Then it won't hurt to make it current :) It would be easy to test, too. My Linux builds use -lz to pull zlib in.
I would guess that Borland makes it available for linking, too. I wonder if that would be an option with minizip. Both from a Linux perspective and a Borland one. -- DM On Sep 20, 2007, at 10:56 PM, Troy A. Griffitts wrote: > OK, I'm wrong a little. > > We compile one file: untgz.c > > "Troy A. Griffitts" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> DM Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> Found out a bit more: >>> Sword uses a 2002 copy of zlib. It has been updated since then with >>> bug, security and performance fixes. >> >> Thanks for all the investigation DM! >> >> Just to clarify: From memory, I don't believe the SWORD engine >> actually >> uses the copy of zlib which is in svn. It is located at: >> >> sword/src/utilfuns/zlib >> >> I believe it is included for frontends who wish to use zlib >> support in the >> engine, but don't have zlib-devel available for their platform. >> >> I would guess BibleCS uses it. >> >> I'm quite sure if you enable zlib support (the default) on a linux >> box it >> uses your system's zlib-devel package. >> >> We could remove it and see if things still compile. :) >> >> -Troy. >> >> >>> >>> On Sep 20, 2007, at 10:02 PM, DM Smith wrote: >>> >>>> More results of exploration: >>>> >>>> At zlib.net, the home of the zlib code, there is a faq question >>>> regarding zip archives with a recommended solution: >>>> >>>> 11. Can zlib handle .zip archives? >>>> Not by itself, no. See the directory contrib/minizip in >>>> the zlib distribution. >>>> >>>> Minizip is what I found by other searches. It's home is at: >>>> http://www.winimage.com/zLibDll/minizip.html >>>> >>>> It appears that it requires only a few files to do unzip of an >>>> archive. >>>> >>>> What do I need to do to continue on this track? I don't want my >>>> efforts to go to waste. I realize this might not make a 1.5.10 >>>> effort, unless it is incredibly easy and fully testable :) >>>> >>>> In Him, >>>> DM >>>> >>>> On Sep 20, 2007, at 6:59 PM, DM Smith wrote: >>>> >>>>> Troy, >>>>> I studied the untargz code and all the other code in >>>>> the zlib >>>>> directory. It does not apply to zip files. A zipfile has a >>>>> table of >>>>> contents and the zlib code does not read it. An entry in the >>>>> TOC will >>>>> have the location of the file and it's size in the zipfile and >>>>> how it >>>>> is stored. (Typically, images are stored uncompressed.) IIRC, >>>>> the TOC >>>>> also has CRC info. I'm looking for code that reads the TOC. I have >>>>> found some, but I'm wondering if anyone else has seen something >>>>> that >>>>> they can recommend. >>>>> >>>>> The zlib code essentially reads a byte stream and >>>>> uncompresses >>> it. >>>>> There is also code present to untar a stream. >>>>> DM >>>>> >>>>> On Sep 20, 2007, at 6:21 PM, Troy A. Griffitts wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> There is already code to unpack the mods.d.tar.gz file. I >>>>>> believe >>>>>> the code >>>>>> we used for that came from the zlib project. It may be >>>>>> similar to >>>>>> what you >>>>>> need to do for a zip file. I can't remember offhand. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> DM Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>>>>>> I'm looking into adding to installmgr the download of a cached >>>>>>> zipped >>>>>>> module, if present at the download site. Otherwise the code will >>>>>>> work as >>>>>>> before. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I've run into an obstacle: zlib cannot read the "table of >>>>>>> contents" in a >>>>>>> zipfile. I'm looking for a portable way to do the unzip. Any >>>>>>> suggestions? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Many thanks, >>>>>>> DM >>>>>>> >>>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>>> sword-devel mailing list: sword-devel@crosswire.org >>>>>>> http://www.crosswire.org/mailman/listinfo/sword-devel >>>>>>> Instructions to unsubscribe/change your settings at above page >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>> sword-devel mailing list: sword-devel@crosswire.org >>>>>> http://www.crosswire.org/mailman/listinfo/sword-devel >>>>>> Instructions to unsubscribe/change your settings at above page >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> sword-devel mailing list: sword-devel@crosswire.org >>>>> http://www.crosswire.org/mailman/listinfo/sword-devel >>>>> Instructions to unsubscribe/change your settings at above page >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> sword-devel mailing list: sword-devel@crosswire.org >>>> http://www.crosswire.org/mailman/listinfo/sword-devel >>>> Instructions to unsubscribe/change your settings at above page >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> sword-devel mailing list: sword-devel@crosswire.org >>> http://www.crosswire.org/mailman/listinfo/sword-devel >>> Instructions to unsubscribe/change your settings at above page >>> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> sword-devel mailing list: sword-devel@crosswire.org >> http://www.crosswire.org/mailman/listinfo/sword-devel >> Instructions to unsubscribe/change your settings at above page >> >> > > > > _______________________________________________ > sword-devel mailing list: sword-devel@crosswire.org > http://www.crosswire.org/mailman/listinfo/sword-devel > Instructions to unsubscribe/change your settings at above page _______________________________________________ sword-devel mailing list: sword-devel@crosswire.org http://www.crosswire.org/mailman/listinfo/sword-devel Instructions to unsubscribe/change your settings at above page
