======================================================================= ============================= Xfd 1.00 ============================== ======================================================================= «·» XFD v1.00 «·» --------- supplied By :::::::::. :::::::::. .::::::::. tm :::: :::: :::: :::: :::: :::: :::: :::: :::: :::: :::: :::: :::::::::' ::::::::: :::::::::: :::: :::: :::: :::: :::: :::: :::: :::: :::: :::: :::: :::::::::' :::: :::: Special greetings are going to: TRSI, Beermacht, TEK & SMF... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ======================================================================= ============================= Xfd 1.00 ============================== ======================================================================= XFD Package - Release 1.00 ========================== IMPORTANT NOTE -------------- This is the initial release of the new XFD standard. Because of some problems that have to be solved first, this release doesn't contain the includes and autodocs for the xfdmaster.library. Actually I'm not quite sure whether to release these to the public when finished or only send them to registered users. How about some feedback first? AUTHORS ------- Georg Hörmann - definition of XFD standard, library coding, xfdLibInfo, xfdList, xfdDecrunch. COPYRIGHT --------- All parts of this software package are freely distributable for noncommercial use. If you redistribute XFD, you have to keep all files together. All programs are copyright by their authors. DISCLAIMER ---------- The authors are not liable for any changes made to any part of the package, or consequences thereof as they cannot be made responsible for damages or loss of data directly or indirectly caused by their software. INTRODUCTION ------------ Almost every Amiga user has some crunched files on his (hard)disks, either Powerpacked docs or crunched demos, utilities or whatever. But what to do when you need the files to be uncrunched, and you don't call the cruncher your own (or it doesn't support decrunching)? Enters XFD. FEATURES -------- This software package allows you to decrunch nearly every packed file known on the Amiga. It consists of the xfdmaster.library as the brain and a couple of programs that offer certain functions to the user. The xfdmaster.library is a standard Amiga shared, runtime library. It works with Kickstart V33+ and offers applications the possibility to directly support any crunched files. Other than the predecessor decrunch.library, the xfdmaster.library has a more flexible user interface, offers the possibility to decrunch already loaded program segments and supports external decrunchers. The last mentioned can be easily written by any programmer who has knowledge about the inner workings of a new cruncher. That way almost everybody is able to keep the library up-to-date. HISTORY ------- XFD 1.00 [xfdmaster.library 33.1] - First public release.