Changeset 846 for trunk/src/3rdparty/libpng/README

Timestamp:

May 5, 2011, 5:36:53 AM (15 years ago)

Author:

Dmitry A. Kuminov

Message:

trunk: Merged in qt 4.7.2 sources from branches/vendor/nokia/qt.

Location:

trunk

Files:

• . (modified) (1 prop)
• src/3rdparty/libpng/README (modified) (11 diffs)

trunk/src/3rdparty/libpng/README

@@ -1 @@
-README for libpng version 1.2.40 - September 10, 2009 (shared library 12.0)
+README for libpng version 1.4.0 - January 3, 2010 (shared library 14.0)
 See the note about version numbers near the top of png.h
 
@@ -5 +5 @@
 
 Libpng comes in several distribution formats.  Get libpng-*.tar.gz,
-libpng-*.tar.lzma, or libpng-*.tar.bz2 if you want UNIX-style line
-endings in the text files, or lpng*.7z or lpng*.zip if you want DOS-style
-line endings.  You can get UNIX-style line endings from the *.zip file
-by using "unzip -a" but there seems to be no simple way to recover
-UNIX-style line endings from the *.7z file.  The *.tar.lzma file is
-recommended for *NIX users instead.
+libpng-*.tar.xz or libpng-*.tar.bz2 if you want UNIX-style line endings
+in the text files, or lpng*.zip if you want DOS-style line endings.
 
 Version 0.89 was the first official release of libpng.  Don't let the
@@ -59 +55 @@
 
 The changes made to the library, and bugs fixed are based on discussions
-on the png-mng-implement mailing list
-and not on material submitted privately to Guy, Andreas, or Glenn.  They will
-forward any good suggestions to the list.
+on the PNG-implement mailing list and not on material submitted
+privately to Guy, Andreas, or Glenn.  They will forward any good
+suggestions to the list.
 
 For a detailed description on using libpng, read libpng.txt.  For
@@ -82 +78 @@
 you are so inclined.
 
-zlib should be available at the same place that libpng is, or at
-ftp://ftp.simplesystems.org/pub/png/src/
+zlib should be available at the same place that libpng is, or at.
+ftp://ftp.info-zip.org/pub/infozip/zlib
 
 You may also want a copy of the PNG specification.  It is available
 as an RFC, a W3C Recommendation, and an ISO/IEC Standard.  You can find
-these at http://www.libpng.org/pub/png/pngdocs.html
+these at http://www.libpng.org/pub/png/documents/
 
 This code is currently being archived at libpng.sf.net in the
@@ -106 +102 @@
 
 This release was created and will be supported by myself (of course
-based in a large way on Guy's and Andreas' earlier work), and the PNG group.
-
-Send comments/corrections/commendations to png-mng-implement at lists.sf.net
-(subscription required; visit 
+based in a large way on Guy's and Andreas' earlier work), and the PNG
+development group.
+
+Send comments/corrections/commendations to png-mng-implement at
+lists.sourceforge.net (subscription required; visit 
 https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/png-mng-implement
 to subscribe) or to glennrp at users.sourceforge.net
 
 You can't reach Guy, the original libpng author, at the addresses
-given in previous versions of this document.  He and Andreas will read mail
-addressed to the png-mng-implement list, however.
+given in previous versions of this document.  He and Andreas will
+read mail addressed to the png-implement list, however.
 
 Please do not send general questions about PNG.  Send them to
-the (png-mng-misc at lists.sourceforge.net, subscription required, visit
-https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/png-mng-implement to subscribe)
+the (png-list at ccrc.wustl.edu, subscription required, write to
+majordomo at ccrc.wustl.edu with "subscribe png-list" in your message).
 On the other hand,
 please do not send libpng questions to that address, send them to me
-or to the png-mng-implement list.  I'll
+or to the png-implement list.  I'll
 get them in the end anyway.  If you have a question about something
 in the PNG specification that is related to using libpng, send it
@@ -130 +127 @@
 
 Please do not send suggestions on how to change PNG.  We have
-been discussing PNG for twelve years now, and it is official and
+been discussing PNG for nine years now, and it is official and
 finished.  If you have suggestions for libpng, however, I'll
 gladly listen.  Even if your suggestion is not used immediately,
@@ -145 +142 @@
       Y2KINFO       =>  Statement of Y2K compliance
       example.c     =>  Example code for using libpng functions
-      libpng-*-*-diff.txt => Diff from previous release
       libpng.3      =>  manual page for libpng (includes libpng.txt)
       libpng.txt    =>  Description of libpng and its functions
@@ -179 +175 @@
        pngsuite     =>  Test images
        visupng      =>  Contains a MSVC workspace for VisualPng
-      projects      =>  Contains project files and workspaces for building DLL
-       beos             =>  Contains a Beos workspace for building libpng
-       c5builder        =>  Contains a Borland workspace for building libpng
-                            and zlib
-       visualc6         =>  Contains a Microsoft Visual C++ (MSVC) workspace
-                            for building libpng and zlib
-       netware.txt      =>  Contains instructions for downloading a set of
-                            project files for building libpng and zlib on
-                            Netware.
-       wince.txt        =>  Contains instructions for downloading a Microsoft
-                            Visual C++ (Windows CD Toolkit) workspace for
-                            building libpng and zlib on WindowsCE
+      projects      =>  Contains project files and workspaces for
+                        building a DLL
+       c5builder        =>  Contains a Borland workspace for building
+                            libpng and zlib
+       visualc6         =>  Contains a Microsoft Visual C++ (MSVC)
+                            workspace for building libpng and zlib
       scripts       =>  Directory containing scripts for building libpng:
        descrip.mms      =>  VMS makefile for MMS or MMK
-       makefile.std     =>  Generic UNIX makefile (cc, creates static libpng.a)
+       makefile.std     =>  Generic UNIX makefile (cc, creates static
+                            libpng.a)
        makefile.elf     =>  Linux/ELF makefile symbol versioning,
-                            gcc, creates libpng12.so.0.1.2.40)
+                            gcc, creates libpng14.so.14.1.4.0)
        makefile.linux   =>  Linux/ELF makefile
-                            (gcc, creates libpng12.so.0.1.2.40)
-       makefile.gcmmx   =>  Linux/ELF makefile
-                            (gcc, creates libpng12.so.0.1.2.40,
-                            uses assembler code tuned for Intel MMX platform)
+                            (gcc, creates libpng14.so.14.1.4.0)
        makefile.gcc     =>  Generic makefile (gcc, creates static libpng.a)
        makefile.knr     =>  Archaic UNIX Makefile that converts files with
@@ -215 +203 @@
        makefile.ibmc    =>  IBM C/C++ version 3.x for Win32 and OS/2 (static)
        makefile.intel   =>  Intel C/C++ version 4.0 and later
-       libpng.icc       =>  Project file, IBM VisualAge/C++ 4.0 or later
-       makefile.netbsd  =>  NetBSD/cc makefile, PNGGCCRD, makes libpng.so.
-       makefile.ne12bsd  =>  NetBSD/cc makefile, PNGGCCRD, makes libpng12.so
+       makefile.mingw   =>  Mingw/gcc makefile
+       makefile.netbsd  =>  NetBSD/cc makefile, makes libpng.so.
+       makefile.ne14bsd  =>  NetBSD/cc makefile, makes
+                            libpng14.so
        makefile.openbsd =>  OpenBSD makefile
        makefile.sgi     =>  Silicon Graphics IRIX (cc, creates static lib)
        makefile.sggcc   =>  Silicon Graphics
-                            (gcc, creates libpng12.so.0.1.2.40)
+                            (gcc, creates libpng14.so.14.1.4.0)
        makefile.sunos   =>  Sun makefile
        makefile.solaris =>  Solaris 2.X makefile
-                            (gcc, creates libpng12.so.0.1.2.40)
+                            (gcc, creates libpng14.so.14.1.4.0)
        makefile.so9     =>  Solaris 9 makefile
-                            (gcc, creates libpng12.so.0.1.2.40)
+                            (gcc, creates libpng14.so.14.1.4.0)
        makefile.32sunu  =>  Sun Ultra 32-bit makefile
        makefile.64sunu  =>  Sun Ultra 64-bit makefile
@@ -243 +232 @@
        makefile.dj2     =>  DJGPP 2 makefile
        makefile.msc     =>  Microsoft C makefile
-       makefile.vcawin32=>  makefile for Microsoft Visual C++ 5.0 and
-                            later (uses assembler code tuned for Intel MMX
-                            platform)
        makefile.vcwin32 =>  makefile for Microsoft Visual C++ 4.0 and
                             later (does not use assembler code)
        makefile.os2     =>  OS/2 Makefile (gcc and emx, requires pngos2.def)
-       pngos2.def       =>  OS/2 module definition file used by makefile.os2
+       png32ce.def      =>  module definition for makefile.cegccg
+       pngos2.def       =>  OS/2 module definition file used by
+                            makefile.os2
+       pngwin.def       =>  module definition file used by
+                            makefile.cygwin and makefile.mingw
        makefile.watcom  =>  Watcom 10a+ Makefile, 32-bit flat memory model
        makevms.com      =>  VMS build script
@@ -256 +246 @@
 Good luck, and happy coding.
 
--Glenn Randers-Pehrson (current maintainer)
+-Glenn Randers-Pehrson (current maintainer, since 1998)
  Internet: glennrp at users.sourceforge.net
 
 -Andreas Eric Dilger (former maintainer, 1996-1997)
  Internet: adilger at enel.ucalgary.ca
- Web: http://members.shaw.ca/adilger/
+ Web: http://www-mddsp.enel.ucalgary.ca/People/adilger/
 
 -Guy Eric Schalnat (original author and former maintainer, 1995-1996)