From f7bd44eb32a5d7a8313e6cc96a1e9b197c1a8c01 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Andrew Tridgell Date: Fri, 22 May 1998 12:20:07 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] added a README.rsync to explain what we have changed in zlib and to tell people that any bugs are our responsibility. --- zlib/README.rsync | 19 +++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 19 insertions(+) create mode 100644 zlib/README.rsync diff --git a/zlib/README.rsync b/zlib/README.rsync new file mode 100644 index 00000000..32f3f4e8 --- /dev/null +++ b/zlib/README.rsync @@ -0,0 +1,19 @@ +zlib has been adapted slightly for use in rsync. Please don't bother +the zlib authors with problems related to the use of zlib in rsync as +any bugs are likely to be our fault and not theirs. + +Specific changes that have been made to zlib for rsync include: + +- add Z_INSERT_ONLY to allow for efficient history updating without + actually emitting any data. This is used to compress the matched + blocks that don't cross the wire, which gives better compression + ratios on the literal data. + +- fixed a number of minor compilation issues. (redefinition of MAX and + other such trivial things) + +- include rsync.h to ensure that we get a consistent set of includes + for all C code in rsync and to take advantage of autoconf + +-- +Paul Mackerras and Andrew Tridgell -- 2.34.1