zliby

= Zliby: Pure Ruby Zlib === Version Information Release:: 0.0.5 Description:: A Ruby 1.8.6 Zlib compatible module. Reference:: Zlib[http://www.zlib.net] 1.2.3

== Introduction

Zliby is an implmention of the Zlib[http://www.zlib.net] library written in pure Ruby. It is meant to be API compatible with the existing Ruby Zlib extension library. The purpose of this library was two-fold:

• To see if it could be done
• To provide IronRuby[http://www.ironruby.net] with a compatible Zlib implementation

While IronRuby[http://www.ironruby.net] was the inspirition for this project, the fact that it's written in pure Ruby means any Ruby implementation should benefit.

=== Acknowledgements

The deflate implmentation is essentially a port of puff.c from the Zlib[http://www.zlib.net] implementation by Jean-loup Gailly and Mark Adler. All due praise should be directed their way.

==== Author

Author:: Michael Letterle [ theprokrammer [ a t ] prokrams.com ] Copyright:: 2008 by Michael Letterle

== License :include: LICENSE