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THE XPK-Archive Library
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V 1.2
© 1994 by Matthias Meixner
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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1. License
2. What is XPK-Archive Library
3. Installation
4. Programming
5. Contact address
1. License/Disclaimer
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XpkArchive.library (C) Copyright 1994 by Matthias Meixner.
All rights reserved.
This program is GIFTWARE which means that if you like the program you
should reward the author with a gift that, you think, matches his efforts.
This library may be freely distributed with the XPK compression
package, as long as it is kept in its original, complete, and unmodified
form. It may not be distributed by itself or in a commercial package of
any kind without my written permission. This also means the distribution
on cover disks, disk magazines etc.
This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY
or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
2. What is the XPK-Archive Library
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The xpkarchive.library is the topmost level of the XPK-project. It features
file-archives much like the archives generated by lha, zoo or shrink. It
uses an advanced version of the IFF-CDAF file-format, which was introduced
by shrink and therefore supports file-generations (See xpkarchive.doc for
further information about generations). It is planned that there will be
support for other archive-formats as well, although they might not give you
this functionality. The xpkarchive.library uses the xpkmaster.library to
de-/compress the files in the archive and gives you the full advantages of
XPK.
3. Installation
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Just copy the includefiles in your include directory and the library in the
LIBS: directory. (OK, you will not need to copy the includes, if you just
want to use the library and not program your own applications using this
library.)
4. Programming
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Supportfiles exist only for SAS yet, although you should be able to use
any compiler that supports the standard objectformat for link-libraries.
You will either use pragmas to get access to the functions or use the
link-library that contains the stub-routines.
5. Contact address
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Send bug-reports and suggestions to
meixner@rbg.informatik.th-darmstadt.de
or
Matthias Meixner
Sandberg 13
36145 Schwarzbach
Germany