-README for libpng version 1.4.3 - June 26, 2010 (shared library 14.0)
+README for libpng version 1.5.2 - March 31, 2011 (shared library 15.0)
See the note about version numbers near the top of png.h
See INSTALL for instructions on how to install libpng.
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
+For a detailed description on using libpng, read libpng-manual.txt. For
examples of libpng in a program, see example.c and pngtest.c. For usage
information and restrictions (what little they are) on libpng, see
png.h. For a description on using zlib (the compression library used by
TODO => Things not implemented in the current library
Y2KINFO => Statement of Y2K compliance
example.c => Example code for using libpng functions
- libpng.3 => manual page for libpng (includes libpng.txt)
- libpng.txt => Description of libpng and its functions
+ libpng.3 => manual page for libpng (includes libpng-manual.txt)
+ libpng-manual.txt => Description of libpng and its functions
libpngpf.3 => manual page for libpng's private functions
png.5 => manual page for the PNG format
png.c => Basic interface functions common to library
- png.h => Library function and interface declarations
- pngconf.h => System specific library configuration
+ png.h => Library function and interface declarations (public)
+ pngpriv.h => Library function and interface declarations (private)
+ pngconf.h => System specific library configuration (public)
+ pngstruct.h => png_struct declaration (private)
+ pnginfo.h => png_info struct declaration (private)
+ pngdebug.h => debugging macros (private)
pngerror.c => Error/warning message I/O functions
pngget.c => Functions for retrieving info from struct
pngmem.c => Memory handling functions
visupng => Contains a MSVC workspace for VisualPng
projects => Contains project files and workspaces for
building a DLL
- c5builder => Contains a Borland workspace for building
+ cbuilder5 => Contains a Borland workspace for building
libpng and zlib
visualc6 => Contains a Microsoft Visual C++ (MSVC)
workspace for building libpng and zlib
+ visualc71 => Contains a Microsoft Visual C++ (MSVC)
+ workspace for building libpng and zlib
+ xcode => Contains an Apple xcode
+ 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.elf => Linux/ELF makefile symbol versioning,
- gcc, creates libpng14.so.14.1.4.3)
- makefile.linux => Linux/ELF makefile
- (gcc, creates libpng14.so.14.1.4.3)
- makefile.gcc => Generic makefile (gcc, creates static libpng.a)
- makefile.knr => Archaic UNIX Makefile that converts files with
- ansi2knr (Requires ansi2knr.c from
- ftp://ftp.cs.wisc.edu/ghost)
- makefile.aix => AIX makefile
- makefile.cygwin => Cygwin/gcc makefile
- makefile.darwin => Darwin makefile
- makefile.dec => DEC Alpha UNIX makefile
- makefile.freebsd => FreeBSD makefile
- makefile.hpgcc => HPUX makefile using gcc
- makefile.hpux => HPUX (10.20 and 11.00) makefile
- makefile.hp64 => HPUX (10.20 and 11.00) makefile, 64 bit
- makefile.ibmc => IBM C/C++ version 3.x for Win32 and OS/2 (static)
- makefile.intel => Intel C/C++ version 4.0 and later
- 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 libpng14.so.14.1.4.3)
- makefile.sunos => Sun makefile
- makefile.solaris => Solaris 2.X makefile
- (gcc, creates libpng14.so.14.1.4.3)
- makefile.so9 => Solaris 9 makefile
- (gcc, creates libpng14.so.14.1.4.3)
- makefile.32sunu => Sun Ultra 32-bit makefile
- makefile.64sunu => Sun Ultra 64-bit makefile
- makefile.sco => For SCO OSr5 ELF and Unixware 7 with Native cc
- makefile.mips => MIPS makefile
- makefile.acorn => Acorn makefile
- makefile.amiga => Amiga makefile
- smakefile.ppc => AMIGA smakefile for SAS C V6.58/7.00 PPC
- compiler (Requires SCOPTIONS, copied from
- scripts/SCOPTIONS.ppc)
- makefile.atari => Atari makefile
- makefile.beos => BEOS makefile for X86
- makefile.bor => Borland makefile (uses bcc)
- makefile.bc32 => 32-bit Borland C++ (all modules compiled in C mode)
- makefile.tc3 => Turbo C 3.0 makefile
- makefile.dj2 => DJGPP 2 makefile
- makefile.msc => Microsoft C makefile
- 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)
- 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
- SCOPTIONS.ppc => Used with smakefile.ppc
+ (see scripts/README.txt for the list of scripts)
Good luck, and happy coding.