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Dieter Baron2188f102005-06-09 20:37:41 +00001 This is libzip, a C library for reading, creating, and modifying zip
2archives. Files can be added from data buffers, files, or compressed
3data copied directly from other zip archives. Changes made without
4closing the archive can be reverted. The API is documented by man
5pages.
Thomas Klausner8026a252005-06-09 17:23:09 +00006
Dieter Baron2188f102005-06-09 20:37:41 +00007 For more information, take a look at the included man pages. You
8can start with libzip(3), which lists all others. Example source code
9is in the src/ subdirectory.
Thomas Klausner8026a252005-06-09 17:23:09 +000010
Thomas Klausner98b82962012-10-06 12:44:00 +020011 If you have developed an application using libzip, you can find out
12about API changes and how to adapt your code for them in the included
13file API-CHANGES.
14
Thomas Klausner9c76d1c2015-12-11 10:59:03 +010015 For generic installation instructions, see file 'INSTALL', which
16describes the approach using autoconf; alternatively, you can
17use cmake to build.
18
19 Additionally, you'll need zlib (at least version 1.1.2). It comes
Thomas Klausner04383902005-06-12 16:10:06 +000020with most operating systems nowadays, or you can get it at
Thomas Klausner29dca6e2015-04-29 22:49:56 +020021 http://www.zlib.net/
Thomas Klausner8026a252005-06-09 17:23:09 +000022
Thomas Klausner3b0ea212014-06-15 23:52:14 +020023 When using a static Windows library, you need to define ZIP_STATIC
24when compiling packages using libzip.
25
Thomas Klausner8026a252005-06-09 17:23:09 +000026 If you make a binary distribution, please include a pointer to the
27distribution site:
28 http://www.nih.at/libzip/
29 ftp.nih.at /pub/nih/libzip
30The latest version can always be found there.
31
Thomas Klausner36114912014-06-09 11:40:25 +020032 There is a mailing list for developers using libzip. You can
33subscribe to it by sending a mail with the subject "subscribe
34libzip-discuss" to minimalist at nih.at. List mail should be sent
35to libzip-discuss at nih.at. Use this for bug reports or questions.
Dieter Baron4d9c4902010-01-11 10:11:03 +010036
Thomas Klausner36114912014-06-09 11:40:25 +020037 If you want to reach the authors in private, use <libzip@nih.at>.