120 lines
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120 lines
5.6 KiB
Markdown
Zstandard library files
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The __lib__ directory is split into several sub-directories,
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in order to make it easier to select or exclude features.
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#### Building
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`Makefile` script is provided, supporting all standard [Makefile conventions](https://www.gnu.org/prep/standards/html_node/Makefile-Conventions.html#Makefile-Conventions),
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including commands variables, staged install, directory variables and standard targets.
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- `make` : generates both static and dynamic libraries
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- `make install` : install libraries in default system directories
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`libzstd` default scope includes compression, decompression, dictionary building,
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and decoding support for legacy formats >= v0.4.0.
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#### API
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Zstandard's stable API is exposed within [lib/zstd.h](zstd.h).
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#### Advanced API
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Optional advanced features are exposed via :
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- `lib/common/zstd_errors.h` : translates `size_t` function results
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into an `ZSTD_ErrorCode`, for accurate error handling.
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- `ZSTD_STATIC_LINKING_ONLY` : if this macro is defined _before_ including `zstd.h`,
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it unlocks access to advanced experimental API,
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exposed in second part of `zstd.h`.
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These APIs are not "stable", their definition may change in the future.
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As a consequence, it shall ___never be used with dynamic library___ !
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Only static linking is allowed.
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#### Modular build
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It's possible to compile only a limited set of features.
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- Directory `lib/common` is always required, for all variants.
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- Compression source code lies in `lib/compress`
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- Decompression source code lies in `lib/decompress`
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- It's possible to include only `compress` or only `decompress`, they don't depend on each other.
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- `lib/dictBuilder` : makes it possible to generate dictionaries from a set of samples.
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The API is exposed in `lib/dictBuilder/zdict.h`.
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This module depends on both `lib/common` and `lib/compress` .
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- `lib/legacy` : source code to decompress legacy zstd formats, starting from `v0.1.0`.
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This module depends on `lib/common` and `lib/decompress`.
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To enable this feature, it's required to define `ZSTD_LEGACY_SUPPORT` during compilation.
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Typically, with `gcc`, add argument `-DZSTD_LEGACY_SUPPORT=1`.
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Using higher number limits versions supported.
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For example, `ZSTD_LEGACY_SUPPORT=2` means : "support legacy formats >= v0.2.0".
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`ZSTD_LEGACY_SUPPORT=3` means : "support legacy formats >= v0.3.0", and so on.
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Starting v0.8.0, all versions of `zstd` produce frames compliant with specification.
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As a consequence, `ZSTD_LEGACY_SUPPORT=8` (or more) doesn't trigger legacy support.
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Also, `ZSTD_LEGACY_SUPPORT=0` means "do __not__ support legacy formats".
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Once enabled, this capability is transparently triggered within decompression functions.
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It's also possible to invoke directly legacy API, as exposed in `lib/legacy/zstd_legacy.h`.
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Each version also provides an additional dedicated set of advanced API.
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For example, advanced API for version `v0.4` is exposed in `lib/legacy/zstd_v04.h` .
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Note : `lib/legacy` only supports _decoding_ legacy formats.
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- Similarly, you can define `ZSTD_LIB_COMPRESSION, ZSTD_LIB_DECOMPRESSION`, `ZSTD_LIB_DICTBUILDER`,
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and `ZSTD_LIB_DEPRECATED` as 0 to forgo compilation of the corresponding features. This will
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also disable compilation of all dependencies (eg. `ZSTD_LIB_COMPRESSION=0` will also disable
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dictBuilder).
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#### Multithreading support
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Multithreading is disabled by default when building with `make`.
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Enabling multithreading requires 2 conditions :
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- set macro `ZSTD_MULTITHREAD`
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- on POSIX systems : compile with pthread (`-pthread` compilation flag for `gcc`)
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Both conditions are automatically triggered by invoking `make lib-mt` target.
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Note that, when linking a POSIX program with a multithreaded version of `libzstd`,
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it's necessary to trigger `-pthread` flag during link stage.
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Multithreading capabilities are exposed
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via [advanced API `ZSTD_compress_generic()` defined in `lib/zstd.h`](https://github.com/facebook/zstd/blob/dev/lib/zstd.h#L919).
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This API is still considered experimental,
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but is expected to become "stable" at some point in the future.
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#### Windows : using MinGW+MSYS to create DLL
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DLL can be created using MinGW+MSYS with the `make libzstd` command.
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This command creates `dll\libzstd.dll` and the import library `dll\libzstd.lib`.
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The import library is only required with Visual C++.
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The header file `zstd.h` and the dynamic library `dll\libzstd.dll` are required to
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compile a project using gcc/MinGW.
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The dynamic library has to be added to linking options.
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It means that if a project that uses ZSTD consists of a single `test-dll.c`
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file it should be linked with `dll\libzstd.dll`. For example:
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```
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gcc $(CFLAGS) -Iinclude/ test-dll.c -o test-dll dll\libzstd.dll
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```
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The compiled executable will require ZSTD DLL which is available at `dll\libzstd.dll`.
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#### Deprecated API
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Obsolete API on their way out are stored in directory `lib/deprecated`.
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At this stage, it contains older streaming prototypes, in `lib/deprecated/zbuff.h`.
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These prototypes will be removed in some future version.
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Consider migrating code towards supported streaming API exposed in `zstd.h`.
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#### Miscellaneous
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The other files are not source code. There are :
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- `LICENSE` : contains the BSD license text
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- `Makefile` : `make` script to build and install zstd library (static and dynamic)
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- `BUCK` : support for `buck` build system (https://buckbuild.com/)
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- `libzstd.pc.in` : for `pkg-config` (used in `make install`)
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- `README.md` : this file
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