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