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From: "Juan Manuel Guerrero" <ST001906 AT HRZ1 DOT HRZ DOT TU-Darmstadt DOT De>
Organization: Darmstadt University of Technology
To: djgpp-announce AT delorie DOT com
Date: Wed, 29 Jan 2003 17:39:20 +0100
Subject: ANNOUNCE: *alpha* port of GNU Gzip 1.3.5
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This is an *ALPHA* port of GNU Gzip 1.3.5 to MSDOS/DJGPP.
=========================================================

  gzip (GNU zip) is a compression utility designed to be a replacement
  for 'compress'. Its main advantages over compress are much better
  compression and freedom from patented algorithms. The GNU Project
  uses it as the standard compression program for its system.


  The port consists of two packages that can be downloaded
  from simtel.net and mirrors as (timestamp: 2003-01-27):

    Gzip 1.3.5 binary, info and man format documentation:
    http://www.simtel.net/gnudlpage.php?product=/gnu/djgpp/v2gnu/alphas/gzip135b.zip&name=gzip135b.zip

    Gzip 1.3.5 source:
    http://www.simtel.net/gnudlpage.php?product=/gnu/djgpp/v2gnu/alphas/gzip135s.zip&name=gzip135s.zip



  DJGPP specific changes.
  =======================

  There are no new DJGPP specific features compared with gzip133[bsd].zip.
  The reason why this is called an alpha release is that the sources have
  not been officialy released by FSF.
  This port is based on the alpha release of GNU Gzip available at:
    <ftp://alpha.gnu.org/gnu/gzip/gzip-1.3.5.tar.gz>

  All the changes done to the original distribution are documented in the
  diffs file and located together with all the files needed to configure
  the package (config.bat, config.sed and config.site) in the djgpp subdir.
  If you want to recompile the package, run the command:
    make
  Install the products running the command:
    make install
  And reconfigure the package, if needed at all, running the commands:
    rm djgpp\config.cache
    make distclean
    djgpp\config

  Please read the documentation to become familiar with this program
  and to learn about the changes and/or impruvements.



  Send gzip specific bug reports to <bug-gzip AT gnu DOT org>.
  Send suggestions and bug reports concerning the DJGPP port
  to comp.os.msdos.djgpp or <djgpp AT delorie DOT com>.

Enjoy.

      Guerrero, Juan Manuel <st001906 AT hrz1 DOT hrz DOT tu-darmstadt DOT de>