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Remove mentions of an official zlib DLL distribution.
There used to be one, but no more. It is up to the user or vendor to compile zlib.
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FAQ

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2. Where can I get a Windows DLL version?
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The zlib sources can be compiled without change to produce a DLL. See the
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file win32/DLL_FAQ.txt in the zlib distribution. Pointers to the
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precompiled DLL are found in the zlib web site at http://zlib.net/ .
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file win32/DLL_FAQ.txt in the zlib distribution.
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3. Where can I get a Visual Basic interface to zlib?
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win32/DLL_FAQ.txt

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This document describes the design, the rationale, and the usage
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of the official DLL build of zlib, named ZLIB1.DLL. If you have
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of the common DLL build of zlib, named ZLIB1.DLL. If you have
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general questions about zlib, you should see the file "FAQ" found
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in the zlib distribution, or at the following location:
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http://www.gzip.org/zlib/zlib_faq.html
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1. What is ZLIB1.DLL, and how can I get it?
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- ZLIB1.DLL is the official build of zlib as a DLL.
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- ZLIB1.DLL is the common build of zlib as a DLL.
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(Please remark the character '1' in the name.)
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Pointers to a precompiled ZLIB1.DLL can be found in the zlib
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web site at:
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http://www.zlib.net/
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Applications that link to ZLIB1.DLL can rely on the following
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code. But you can make your own private DLL build, under a
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17. I made my own ZLIB1.DLL build. Can I test it for compliance?
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- We prefer that you download the official DLL from the zlib
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web site. If you need something peculiar from this DLL, you
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can send your suggestion to the zlib mailing list.
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However, in case you do rebuild the DLL yourself, you can run
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it with the test programs found in the DLL distribution.
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Running these test programs is not a guarantee of compliance,
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but a failure can imply a detected problem.
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