1 Building instructions for the DLL versions of Zlib 1.2.8
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   3 
   4 This directory contains projects that build zlib and minizip using
   5 Microsoft Visual C++ 9.0/10.0.
   6 
   7 You don't need to build these projects yourself. You can download the
   8 binaries from:
   9   http://www.winimage.com/zLibDll
  10 
  11 More information can be found at this site.
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  17 Build instructions for Visual Studio 2008 (32 bits or 64 bits)
  18 --------------------------------------------------------------
  19 - Uncompress current zlib, including all contrib/* files
  20 - Compile assembly code (with Visual Studio Command Prompt) by running:
  21    bld_ml64.bat (in contrib\masmx64)
  22    bld_ml32.bat (in contrib\masmx86)
  23 - Open contrib\vstudio\vc9\zlibvc.sln with Microsoft Visual C++ 2008
  24 - Or run: vcbuild /rebuild contrib\vstudio\vc9\zlibvc.sln "Release|Win32"
  25 
  26 Build instructions for Visual Studio 2010 (32 bits or 64 bits)
  27 --------------------------------------------------------------
  28 - Uncompress current zlib, including all contrib/* files
  29 - Open contrib\vstudio\vc10\zlibvc.sln with Microsoft Visual C++ 2010
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  31 Build instructions for Visual Studio 2012 (32 bits or 64 bits)
  32 --------------------------------------------------------------
  33 - Uncompress current zlib, including all contrib/* files
  34 - Open contrib\vstudio\vc11\zlibvc.sln with Microsoft Visual C++ 2012
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  37 Important
  38 ---------
  39 - To use zlibwapi.dll in your application, you must define the
  40   macro ZLIB_WINAPI when compiling your application's source files.
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  43 Additional notes
  44 ----------------
  45 - This DLL, named zlibwapi.dll, is compatible to the old zlib.dll built
  46   by Gilles Vollant from the zlib 1.1.x sources, and distributed at
  47     http://www.winimage.com/zLibDll
  48   It uses the WINAPI calling convention for the exported functions, and
  49   includes the minizip functionality. If your application needs that
  50   particular build of zlib.dll, you can rename zlibwapi.dll to zlib.dll.
  51 
  52 - The new DLL was renamed because there exist several incompatible
  53   versions of zlib.dll on the Internet.
  54 
  55 - There is also an official DLL build of zlib, named zlib1.dll. This one
  56   is exporting the functions using the CDECL convention. See the file
  57   win32\DLL_FAQ.txt found in this zlib distribution.
  58 
  59 - There used to be a ZLIB_DLL macro in zlib 1.1.x, but now this symbol
  60   has a slightly different effect. To avoid compatibility problems, do
  61   not define it here.
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  64 Gilles Vollant
  65 info@winimage.com