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[libpng17] Minor editing of README and comments in example.c and pngtest.c.
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README for libpng version 1.7.0beta38 - September 28, 2014 (shared library 17.0)
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README for libpng version 1.7.0beta38 - October 17, 2014 (shared library 17.0)
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See the note about version numbers near the top of png.h
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See INSTALL for instructions on how to install libpng.
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@@ -30,11 +30,18 @@ png_get_<chunk> functions. These functions should be used when
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accessing/storing the info_struct data, rather than manipulating it
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directly, to avoid such problems in the future.
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It is important to note that the APIs do not make current programs
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It is important to note that the APIs did not make current programs
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that access the info struct directly incompatible with the new
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library. However, it is strongly suggested that new programs use
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the new APIs (as shown in example.c and pngtest.c), and older programs
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be converted to the new format, to facilitate upgrades in the future.
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library, through libpng-1.2.x. In libpng-1.4.x, which was meant to
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be a transitional release, members of the png_struct and the
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info_struct can still be accessed, but the compiler will issue a
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warning about deprecated usage. Since libpng-1.5.0, direct access
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to these structs is not allowed, and the definitions of the structs
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reside in private pngstruct.h and pnginfo.h header files that are not
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accessible to applications. It is strongly suggested that new
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programs use the new APIs (as shown in example.c and pngtest.c), and
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older programs be converted to the new format, to facilitate upgrades
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in the future.
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****
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Additions since 0.90 include the ability to compile libpng as a
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