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Remove mentions of an official zlib DLL distribution.
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There used to be one, but no more. It is up to the user or vendor
to compile zlib.
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madler committed Jan 18, 2024
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2. Where can I get a Windows DLL version?

The zlib sources can be compiled without change to produce a DLL. See the
file win32/DLL_FAQ.txt in the zlib distribution. Pointers to the
precompiled DLL are found in the zlib web site at http://zlib.net/ .
file win32/DLL_FAQ.txt in the zlib distribution.

3. Where can I get a Visual Basic interface to zlib?

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This document describes the design, the rationale, and the usage
of the official DLL build of zlib, named ZLIB1.DLL. If you have
of the common DLL build of zlib, named ZLIB1.DLL. If you have
general questions about zlib, you should see the file "FAQ" found
in the zlib distribution, or at the following location:
http://www.gzip.org/zlib/zlib_faq.html


1. What is ZLIB1.DLL, and how can I get it?

- ZLIB1.DLL is the official build of zlib as a DLL.
- ZLIB1.DLL is the common build of zlib as a DLL.
(Please remark the character '1' in the name.)

Pointers to a precompiled ZLIB1.DLL can be found in the zlib
web site at:
http://www.zlib.net/

Applications that link to ZLIB1.DLL can rely on the following
specification:

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code. But you can make your own private DLL build, under a
different file name, as suggested in the previous answer.


17. I made my own ZLIB1.DLL build. Can I test it for compliance?

- We prefer that you download the official DLL from the zlib
web site. If you need something peculiar from this DLL, you
can send your suggestion to the zlib mailing list.

However, in case you do rebuild the DLL yourself, you can run
it with the test programs found in the DLL distribution.
Running these test programs is not a guarantee of compliance,
but a failure can imply a detected problem.

**

This document is written and maintained by
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