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+=begin
+#
+# zlib.rd.src
+#
+# Copyright (C) UENO Katsuhiro 2000-2003
+#
+# $Id$
+#
+
+= Ruby/zlib version 0.6.0
+
+Ruby/zlib is an extension library to use zlib from Ruby.
+Ruby/zlib also provides the features for accessing gzipped files.
+
+You can modify or redistribute Ruby/zlib in the same manner of
+Ruby interpreter. The latest version of Ruby/zlib would be found
+at ((<URL:http://www.blue.sky.or.jp/>)).
+
+Any comments and suggestions are always welcome. Please send
+them to ruby-list ML, ruby-ext ML, ruby-talk ML, or the author's
+mail address ((<URL:mailto:katsu@blue.sky.or.jp>)).
+
+This document is experimental and broken English version.
+If you find some mistakes or strange expressions (including
+kidding or unnatural ones) in this document, please let me know
+for my study.
+
+* ((<Zlib>))
+
+ * ((<Zlib::Error>))
+ * ((<Zlib::ZStream>))
+ * ((<Zlib::Deflate>))
+ * ((<Zlib::Inflate>))
+ * ((<Zlib::GzipFile>))
+ * ((<Zlib::GzipFile::Error>))
+ * ((<Zlib::GzipWriter>))
+ * ((<Zlib::GzipReader>))
+
+* ((<Changes from 0.5 to 0.6>))
+* ((<Changes from 0.4 to 0.5>))
+
+== Zlib
+
+Zlib is the module which provides the other features in zlib C
+library. See zlib.h for detail of each module function.
+
+=== Module Functions:
+
+--- Zlib.zlib_version
+
+ Returns the string which represents the version of zlib
+ library.
+
+--- Zlib.adler32([string[, adler]])
+
+ Calculates Alder-32 checksum for ((|string|)),
+ and returns updated value of ((|alder|)).
+ If ((|string|)) is omitted, it returns the Adler-32 initial
+ value. If ((|alder|)) is omitted, it assumes that the initial
+ value is given to ((|alder|)).
+
+--- Zlib.crc32([string[, crc]])
+
+ Calculates CRC checksum for ((|string|)), and returns
+ updated value of ((|crc|)). If ((|string|)) is omitted,
+ it returns the CRC initial value. ((|crc|)) is omitted,
+ it assumes that the initial value is given to ((|crc|)).
+
+--- Zlib.crc_table
+
+ Returns the table for calculating CRC checksum as an array.
+
+=== Constants:
+
+--- Zlib::VERSION
+
+ The Ruby/zlib version string.
+
+--- Zlib::ZLIB_VERSION
+
+ The string which represents the version of zlib.h.
+
+--- Zlib::BINARY
+--- Zlib::ASCII
+--- Zlib::UNKNOWN
+
+ The integers representing data types which
+ ((<Zlib::ZStream#data_type>)) method returns.
+
+--- Zlib::NO_COMPRESSION
+--- Zlib::BEST_SPEED
+--- Zlib::BEST_COMPRESSION
+--- Zlib::DEFAULT_COMPRESSION
+
+ The integers representing compression levels which are
+ an argument for ((<Zlib::Deflate.new>)),
+ ((<Zlib::Deflate#deflate>)), and so on.
+
+--- Zlib::FILTERED
+--- Zlib::HUFFMAN_ONLY
+--- Zlib::DEFAULT_STRATEGY
+
+ The integers representing compression methods which are
+ an argument for ((<Zlib::Deflate.new>)) and
+ ((<Zlib::Deflate#params>)).
+
+--- Zlib::DEF_MEM_LEVEL
+--- Zlib::MAX_MEM_LEVEL
+
+ The integers representing memory levels which are an
+ argument for ((<Zlib::Deflate.new>)),
+ ((<Zlib::Deflate#params>)), and so on.
+
+--- Zlib::MAX_WBITS
+
+ The default value of ((|windowBits|)) which is an argument for
+ ((<Zlib::Deflate.new>)) and ((<Zlib::Inflate.new>)).
+
+--- Zlib::NO_FLUSH
+--- Zlib::SYNC_FLUSH
+--- Zlib::FULL_FLUSH
+--- Zlib::FINISH
+
+ The integers to control the output of the deflate stream,
+ which are an argument for ((<Zlib::Deflate#deflate>)) and so on.
+
+--- Zlib::OS_CODE
+--- Zlib::OS_MSDOS
+--- Zlib::OS_AMIGA
+--- Zlib::OS_VMS
+--- Zlib::OS_UNIX
+--- Zlib::OS_VMCMS
+--- Zlib::OS_ATARI
+--- Zlib::OS_OS2
+--- Zlib::OS_MACOS
+--- Zlib::OS_ZSYSTEM
+--- Zlib::OS_CPM
+--- Zlib::OS_TOPS20
+--- Zlib::OS_WIN32
+--- Zlib::OS_QDOS
+--- Zlib::OS_RISCOS
+--- Zlib::OS_UNKNOWN
+
+ The return values of ((<Zlib::GzipFile#os_code>)) method.
+
+
+== Zlib::Error
+
+The superclass for all exceptions raised by Ruby/zlib.
+
+The following exceptions are defined as subclasses of Zlib::Error.
+These exceptions are raised when zlib library functions return
+with an error status.
+
+ * Zlib::StreamEnd
+ * Zlib::NeedDict
+ * Zlib::DataError
+ * Zlib::StreamError
+ * Zlib::MemError
+ * Zlib::BufError
+ * Zlib::VersionError
+
+=== SuperClass:
+
+* StandardError
+
+
+== Zlib::ZStream
+
+The abstract class for the stream which handles the compressed
+data. The operations are defined in the subclasses,
+((<Zlib::Deflate>)) for compression, and ((<Zlib::Inflate>))
+for decompression.
+
+An instance of Zlib::ZStream has one stream (struct zstream) and
+two variable-length buffers which associated to the input
+(next_in) of the stream and the output (next_out) of the stream.
+In this document, "input buffer" means the buffer for input, and
+"output buffer" means the buffer for output.
+
+Data inputed into an instance of Zlib::ZStream are temporally
+stored into the end of input buffer, and then data in input buffer
+are processed from the beginning of the buffer until no more
+output from the stream is produced (i.e. until avail_out > 0
+after processing). During processing, output buffer is allocated
+and expanded automatically to hold all output data.
+
+Some particular instance methods consume the data in output buffer
+and return them as a String.
+
+Here is an ascii art for describing above:
+
+ +================ an instance of Zlib::ZStream ================+
+ || ||
+ || +--------+ +-------+ +--------+ ||
+ || +--| output |<---------|zstream|<---------| input |<--+ ||
+ || | | buffer | next_out+-------+next_in | buffer | | ||
+ || | +--------+ +--------+ | ||
+ || | | ||
+ +===|======================================================|===+
+ | |
+ v |
+ "output data" "input data"
+
+If an error is occurred during processing input buffer,
+an exception which is a subclass of ((<Zlib::Error>)) is raised.
+At that time, both input and output buffer keeps their conditions
+at the time when the error is occurred.
+
+=== SuperClass:
+
+* Object
+
+=== Class Methods:
+
+--- Zlib::ZStream.new
+
+ See ((<Zlib::Deflate.new>)) and ((<Zlib::Inflate.new>)).
+
+=== Methods:
+
+--- Zlib::ZStream#avail_in
+
+ Returns bytes of data in input buffer.
+ Normally, returns 0.
+
+--- Zlib::ZStream#avail_out
+
+ Returns bytes of free spaces in output buffer.
+ Because the free spaces are allocated automatically,
+ this method returns 0 normally.
+
+--- Zlib::ZStream#avail_out = size
+
+ Allocates free spaces of ((|size|)) bytes in output buffer.
+ If there are more than ((|size|)) bytes spaces in the buffer,
+ the buffer is truncated.
+ Because the free spaces are allocated automatically,
+ you usually need not to use this method.
+
+--- Zlib::ZStream#flush_next_in
+
+ Flushes input buffer and returns all data in that buffer.
+
+--- Zlib::ZStream#flush_next_out
+
+ Flushes output buffer and returns all data in that buffer.
+
+--- Zlib::ZStream#total_in
+
+ Returns the total bytes of the input data to the stream.
+
+--- Zlib::ZStream#total_out
+
+ Returns the total bytes of the output data from the stream.
+
+--- Zlib::ZStream#data_type
+
+ Guesses the type of the data which have been inputed into
+ the stream. The returned value is either ((<Zlib::BINARY>)),
+ ((<Zlib::ASCII>)), or ((<Zlib::UNKNOWN>)).
+
+--- Zlib::ZStream#adler
+
+ Returns the alder-32 checksum.
+
+--- Zlib::ZStream#reset
+
+ Resets and initializes the stream. All data in both
+ input and output buffer are discarded.
+
+--- Zlib::ZStream#finish
+
+ Finishes the stream and flushes output buffer.
+ See ((<Zlib::Deflate#finish>)) and ((<Zlib::Inflate#finish>))
+ for detail of the behavior.
+
+--- Zlib::ZStream#finished?
+--- Zlib::ZStream#stream_end?
+
+ Returns true if the stream is finished.
+
+--- Zlib::ZStream#close
+--- Zlib::ZStream#end
+
+ Closes the stream. All operations on the closed stream
+ will raise an exception.
+
+--- Zlib::ZStream#closed?
+--- Zlib::ZStream#ended?
+
+ Returns true if the stream closed.
+
+
+== Zlib::Deflate
+
+The class for compressing string data.
+
+=== SuperClass:
+
+* ((<Zlib::ZStream>))
+
+=== Class Methods:
+
+--- Zlib::Deflate.deflate(string[, level])
+
+ Compresses ((|string|)). The avail values of ((|level|)) are
+ ((<Zlib::NO_COMPRESSION>)), ((<Zlib::BEST_SPEED>)),
+ ((<Zlib::BEST_COMPRESSION>)), ((<Zlib::DEFAULT_COMPRESSION>)),
+ and the integer from 0 to 9.
+
+ This method is almost equivalent to the following code:
+
+ def deflate(string, level)
+ z = Zlib::Deflate.new(level)
+ dst = z.deflate(string, Zlib::FINISH)
+ z.close
+ dst
+ end
+
+--- Zlib::Deflate.new([level[, windowBits[, memlevel[, strategy]]]])
+
+ Creates a new deflate stream for compression.
+ See zlib.h for details of each argument.
+ If an argument is nil, the default value of that
+ argument is used.
+
+=== Methods:
+
+--- Zlib::Deflate#clone
+
+ Duplicates the deflate stream.
+
+--- Zlib::Deflate#deflate(string[, flush])
+
+ Inputs ((|string|)) into the deflate stream and returns
+ the output from the stream. Calling this method,
+ both input and output buffer of the stream are flushed.
+ If ((|string|)) is nil, this method finishes the stream,
+ just like ((<Zlib::ZStream#finish>)).
+ The value of ((|flush|)) should be either ((<Zlib::NO_FLUSH>)),
+ ((<Zlib::SYNC_FLUSH>)), ((<Zlib::FULL_FLUSH>)), or
+ ((<Zlib::FINISH>)).
+ See zlib.h for details.
+
+--- Zlib::Deflate#<< string
+
+ Inputs ((|string|)) into the deflate stream just like
+ ((<Zlib::Deflate#deflate>)), but returns Zlib::Deflate object
+ itself. The output from the stream is preserved in output
+ buffer.
+
+--- Zlib::Deflate#flush([flush])
+
+ This method is equivalent to (({deflate('', ((|flush|)))})).
+ If ((|flush|)) is omitted, ((<Zlib::SYNC_FLUSH>)) is used
+ as ((|flush|)). This method is just provided for
+ readability of your Ruby script.
+
+--- Zlib::Deflate#finish
+
+ Finishes the stream. This method is equivalent to
+ (({deflate('', Zlib::FINISH)})).
+
+--- Zlib::Deflate#params(level, strategy)
+
+ Changes the parameters of the deflate stream.
+ See zlib.h for details. The output from the stream
+ by changing the params is preserved in output buffer.
+
+--- Zlib::Deflate#set_dictionary(string)
+
+ Sets the preset dictionary and returns ((|string|)).
+ This method is available just only after
+ ((<Zlib::Deflate.new>)) or ((<Zlib::ZStream#reset>)) method
+ was called. See zlib.h for details.
+
+
+== Zlib::Inflate
+
+The class for decompressing compressed data.
+Unlike ((<Zlib::Deflate>)), an instance of this class is not able
+to duplicate (clone, dup) itself.
+
+=== SuperClass:
+
+* ((<Zlib::ZStream>))
+
+=== Class Methods:
+
+--- Zlib::Inflate.inflate(string)
+
+ Decompresses ((|string|)). Raises a ((<Zlib::NeedDict>))
+ exception if a preset dictionary is needed for decompression.
+
+ This method is almost equivalent to the following code:
+
+ def inflate(string)
+ zstream = Zlib::Inflate.new
+ buf = zstream.inflate(string)
+ zstream.finish
+ zstream.close
+ buf
+ end
+
+--- Zlib::Inflate.new([windowBits])
+
+ Creates a new inflate stream for decompression.
+ See zlib.h for details of the argument.
+ If ((|windowBits|)) is nil, the default value is used.
+
+=== Methods:
+
+--- Zlib::Inflate#inflate(string)
+
+ Inputs ((|string|)) into the inflate stream and returns
+ the output from the stream. Calling this method,
+ both input and output buffer of the stream are flushed.
+ If ((|string|)) is nil, this method finishes the stream,
+ just like ((<Zlib::ZStream#finish>)).
+
+ Raises a ((<Zlib::NeedDict>)) exception if a preset
+ dictionary is needed to decompress. Set the dictionary
+ by ((<Zlib::Inflate#set_dictionary>)) and then call
+ this method again with an empty string.
+
+--- Zlib::Inflate#<< string
+
+ Inputs ((|string|)) into the inflate stream just like
+ ((<Zlib::Inflate#inflate>)), but returns Zlib::Inflate object
+ itself. The output from the stream is preserved in output
+ buffer.
+
+--- Zlib::Inflate#finish
+
+ Finishes the inflate stream and returns the garbage
+ following the compressed data. Raises an exception
+ if the stream is not finished
+ (i.e. ((<Zlib::ZStream#finished?>)) doesn't returns true).
+
+ The inflate stream finishes itself as soon as it meets
+ the end code of the compressed data, you need not to call
+ this method explicitly. However, this method is useful
+ for checking whether the data is correctly ended or not.
+
+--- Zlib::Inflate#set_dictionary(string)
+
+ Sets the preset dictionary and returns ((|string|))
+ This method is available just only after a ((<Zlib::NeedDict>))
+ exception was raised. See zlib.h for details.
+
+--- Zlib::Inflate#sync(string)
+
+ Inputs ((|string|)) into the end of input buffer and
+ skips data until a full flush point can be found.
+ If the point is found in the buffer, this method flushes
+ the buffer and returns false. Otherwise it returns true
+ and the following data of full flush point is preserved
+ in the buffer.
+
+--- Zlib::Inflate#sync_point?
+
+ What is this?
+
+
+== Zlib::GzipFile
+
+The abstract class for handling a gzip formatted compressed file.
+The operations are defined in the subclasses,
+((<Zlib::GzipReader>)) for reading, and ((<Zlib::GzipWriter>))
+for writing.
+
+GzipReader should be used with associating an instance of IO class
+(or an object which has the same methods as IO has).
+
+=== SuperClass:
+
+* Object
+
+=== Class Methods:
+
+--- Zlib::GzipFile.new(args...)
+
+ See ((<Zlib::GzipReader.new>)) and ((<Zlib::GzipWriter.new>)).
+
+--- Zlib::GzipFile.wrap(args...) {|gz| ... }
+
+ See ((<Zlib::GzipReader.wrap>)) and ((<Zlib::GzipWriter.wrap>)).
+
+--- Zlib::GzipFile.open(args...) {|gz| ... }
+
+ See ((<Zlib::GzipReader.open>)) and ((<Zlib::GzipWriter.open>)).
+
+=== Methods:
+
+--- Zlib::GzipFile#closed?
+--- Zlib::GzipFile#to_io
+
+ Same as IO.
+
+--- Zlib::GzipFile#close
+
+ Closes the GzipFile object. This method calls close method
+ of the associated IO object. Returns the associated IO object.
+
+--- Zlib::GzipFile#finish
+
+ Closes the GzipFile object. Unlike ((<Zlib::GzipFile#close>)),
+ this method ((*never*)) calls close method of the associated IO
+ object. Returns the associated IO object.
+
+--- Zlib::GzipFile#crc
+
+ Returns CRC value of the uncompressed data.
+
+--- Zlib::GzipFile#level
+
+ Returns compression level.
+
+--- Zlib::GzipFile#mtime
+
+ Returns last modification time recorded in the gzip
+ file header.
+
+--- Zlib::GzipFile#os_code
+
+ Returns OS code number recorded in the gzip file header.
+
+--- Zlib::GzipFile#orig_name
+
+ Returns original filename recorded in the gzip file header,
+ or nil if original filename is not present.
+
+--- Zlib::GzipFile#comment
+
+ Returns comments recorded in the gzip file header, or
+ nil if the comments is not present.
+
+--- Zlib::GzipFile#sync
+--- Zlib::GzipFile#sync= flag
+
+ Same as IO. If ((|flag|)) is true, the associated IO object
+ must respond to flush method. While `sync' mode is true,
+ the compression ratio decreases sharply.
+
+
+== Zlib::GzipFile::Error
+
+The superclass for all exceptions raised during processing a gzip
+file.
+
+The following exceptions are defined as subclasses of
+Zlib::GzipFile::Error.
+
+: Zlib::GzipFile::NoFooter
+
+ Raised when gzip file footer has not found.
+
+: Zlib::GzipFile::CRCError
+
+ Raised when the CRC checksum recorded in gzip file footer
+ is not equivalent to CRC checksum of the actually
+ uncompressed data.
+
+: Zlib::GzipFile::LengthError
+
+ Raised when the data length recorded in gzip file footer
+ is not equivalent to length of the actually uncompressed data.
+
+=== SuperClass:
+
+* ((<Zlib::Error>))
+
+
+== Zlib::GzipReader
+
+The class for reading a gzipped file. GzipReader should be used
+with associating an instance of IO class (or an object which has
+the same methods as IO has).
+
+ Zlib::GzipReader.open('hoge.gz') {|gz|
+ print gz.read
+ }
+
+ f = File.open('hoge.gz')
+ gz = Zlib::GzipReader.new(f)
+ print gz.read
+ gz.close
+
+=== SuperClass:
+
+* ((<Zlib::GzipFile>))
+
+=== Included Modules:
+
+* Enumerable
+
+=== Class Methods:
+
+--- Zlib::GzipReader.new(io)
+
+ Creates a GzipReader object associated with ((|io|)).
+ The GzipReader object reads gzipped data from ((|io|)),
+ and parses/decompresses them. At least, ((|io|)) must have
+ read method that behaves same as read method in IO class.
+
+ If the gzip file header is incorrect, raises an
+ ((<Zlib::GzipFile::Error>)) exception.
+
+--- Zlib::GzipReader.wrap(io) {|gz| ... }
+
+ Creates a GzipReader object associated with ((|io|)), and
+ executes the block with the newly created GzipReader object,
+ just like File::open. The GzipReader object will be closed
+ automatically after executing the block. If you want to keep
+ the associated IO object opening, you may call
+ ((<Zlib::GzipFile#finish>)) method in the block.
+
+--- Zlib::GzipReader.open(filename)
+--- Zlib::GzipReader.open(filename) {|gz| ... }
+
+ Opens a file specified by ((|filename|)) as a gzipped file,
+ and returns a GzipReader object associated with that file.
+ Further details of this method are same as
+ ((<Zlib::GzipReader.new>)) and ((<ZLib::GzipReader.wrap>)).
+
+=== ¥á¥½¥Ã¥É:
+
+--- Zlib::GzipReader#eof
+--- Zlib::GzipReader#eof?
+
+ Returns true if the object reaches the end of compressed data.
+ Note that eof? does ((*not*)) return true when reaches the
+ end of ((*file*)).
+
+--- Zlib::GzipReader#pos
+--- Zlib::GzipReader#tell
+
+ Returns the total bytes of data decompressed until now.
+ Not that it does ((*not*)) the position of file pointer.
+
+--- Zlib::GzipReader#each([rs])
+--- Zlib::GzipReader#each_line([rs])
+--- Zlib::GzipReader#each_byte([rs])
+--- Zlib::GzipReader#gets([rs])
+--- Zlib::GzipReader#getc
+--- Zlib::GzipReader#lineno
+--- Zlib::GzipReader#lineno=
+--- Zlib::GzipReader#read([length])
+--- Zlib::GzipReader#readchar
+--- Zlib::GzipReader#readline([rs])
+--- Zlib::GzipReader#readlines([rs])
+--- Zlib::GzipReader#ungetc(char)
+
+ Same as IO, but raises ((<Zlib::Error>)) or
+ ((<Zlib::GzipFile::Error>)) exception if an error was found
+ in the gzip file.
+
+ Be careful of the footer of gzip file. A gzip file has
+ the checksum of pre-compressed data in its footer.
+ GzipReader checks all uncompressed data against that checksum
+ at the following cases, and if failed, raises
+ ((<Zlib::GzipFile::NoFooter>)), ((<Zlib::GzipFile::CRCError>)),
+ or ((<Zlib::GzipFile::LengthError>)) exception.
+
+ * When an reading request is received beyond the end of file
+ (the end of compressed data).
+ That is, when ((<Zlib::GzipReader#read>)),
+ ((<Zlib::GzipReader#gets>)), or some other methods for reading
+ returns nil.
+
+ * When ((<Zlib::GzipFile#close>)) method is called after
+ the object reaches the end of file.
+
+ * When ((<Zlib::GzipReader#unused>)) method is called after
+ the object reaches the end of file.
+
+--- Zlib::GzipReader#rewind
+
+ Resets the position of the file pointer to the point
+ created the GzipReader object.
+ The associated IO object need to respond to seek method.
+
+--- Zlib::GzipReader#unused
+
+ Returns the rest of the data which had read for parsing gzip
+ format, or nil if the whole gzip file is not parsed yet.
+
+
+== Zlib::GzipWriter
+
+The class for writing a gzipped file. GzipWriter should be used
+with associate with an instance of IO class (or an object which
+has the same methods as IO has).
+
+ Zlib::GzipWriter.open('hoge.gz') {|gz|
+ gz.write 'jugemu jugemu gokou no surikire...'
+ }
+
+ f = File.open('hoge.gz', 'w')
+ gz = Zlib::GzipWriter.new(f)
+ gz.write 'jugemu jugemu gokou no surikire...'
+ gz.close
+
+NOTE: Due to the limitation in finalizer of Ruby, you must close
+explicitly GzipWriter object by ((<Zlib::GzipWriter#close>)) etc.
+Otherwise, GzipWriter should be not able to write gzip footer and
+generate broken gzip file.
+
+=== SuperClass:
+
+* ((<Zlib::GzipFile>))
+
+=== Class Methods:
+
+--- Zlib::GzipWriter.new(io[, level[, strategy]])
+
+ Creates a GzipWriter object associated with ((|io|)).
+ ((|level|)) and ((|strategy|)) should be same as the
+ arguments of ((<Zlib::Deflate.new>)). The GzipWriter object
+ writes gzipped data to ((|io|)). At least, ((|io|)) must
+ respond to write method that behaves same as write method
+ in IO class.
+
+--- Zlib::GzipWriter.wrap(io[, level[, strategy]]) {|gz| ... }
+
+ Creates a GzipWriter object associated with ((|io|)), and
+ executes the block with the newly created GzipWriter object,
+ just like File::open. The GzipWriter object will be closed
+ automatically after executing the block. If you want to keep
+ the associated IO object opening, you may call
+ ((<Zlib::GzipFile#finish>)) method in the block.
+
+--- Zlib::GzipWriter.open(filename[, level[, strategy]])
+--- Zlib::GzipWriter.open(filename[, level[, strategy]]) {|gz| ... }
+
+ Opens a file specified by ((|filename|)) for writing
+ gzip compressed data, and returns a GzipWriter object
+ associated with that file. Further details of this method
+ are same as ((<Zlib::GzipWriter.new>)) and
+ ((<Zlib::GzipWriter#wrap>)).
+
+
+=== Methods:
+
+--- Zlib::GzipWriter#close
+--- Zlib::GzipWriter#finish
+
+ Closes the GzipFile object. This method calls close method
+ of the associated IO object. Returns the associated IO object.
+ See ((<Zlib::GzipFile#close>)) and ((<Zlib::GzipFile#finish>))
+ for the difference between close and finish.
+
+ ((*NOTE: Due to the limitation in finalizer of Ruby, you must
+ close GzipWriter object explicitly. Otherwise, GzipWriter
+ should be not able to write gzip footer and generate broken
+ gzip file.*))
+
+--- Zlib::GzipWriter#pos
+--- Zlib::GzipWriter#tell
+
+ Returns the total bytes of data compressed until now.
+ Note that it does ((*not*)) the position of file pointer.
+
+--- Zlib::GzipWriter#<< str
+--- Zlib::GzipWriter#putc(ch)
+--- Zlib::GzipWriter#puts(obj...)
+--- Zlib::GzipWriter#print(arg...)
+--- Zlib::GzipWriter#printf(format, arg...)
+--- Zlib::GzipWriter#write(str)
+
+ Same as IO.
+
+--- Zlib::GzipWriter#flush([flush])
+
+ Flushes all the internal buffers of the GzipWriter object.
+ The meaning of ((|flush|)) is same as one of the argument of
+ ((<Zlib::Deflate#deflate>)).
+ ((<Zlib::SYNC_FLUSH>)) is used if ((|flush|)) is omitted.
+ It is no use giving ((|flush|)) ((<Zlib::NO_FLUSH>)).
+
+--- Zlib::GzipWriter#mtime= time
+
+ Sets last modification time to be stored in the gzip file
+ header. ((<Zlib::GzipFile::Error>)) exception will be raised
+ if this method is called after writing method (like
+ ((<Zlib::GzipWriter#write>))) was called.
+
+--- Zlib::GzipWriter#orig_name= filename
+
+ Sets original filename to be stored in the gzip file header.
+ ((<Zlib::GzipFile::Error>)) exception will be raised
+ if this method is called after writing method (like
+ ((<Zlib::GzipWriter#write>))) was called.
+
+--- Zlib::GzipWriter#comment= string
+
+ Sets comments to be stored in the gzip file header.
+ ((<Zlib::GzipFile::Error>)) exception will be raised
+ if this method is called after writing method (like
+ ((<Zlib::GzipWriter#write>))) was called.
+
+
+== Changes from 0.5 to 0.6
+
+* New methods:
+
+ * ((<Zlib::GzipFile.wrap>))
+ * ((<Zlib::GzipFile#finish>))
+
+* New constants:
+
+ * ((<Zlib::ZLIB_VERSION>))
+ * ((<Zlib::OS_VMCMS>))
+ * ((<Zlib::OS_ZSYSTEM>))
+ * ((<Zlib::OS_CPM>))
+ * ((<Zlib::OS_QDOS>))
+ * ((<Zlib::OS_RISCOS>))
+ * ((<Zlib::OS_UNKNOWN>))
+
+* Changed methods:
+
+ * ((<Zlib::GzipFile.new>)) now takes no block. Use
+ ((<Zlib::GzipFile.wrap>)) instead.
+
+ * ((<Zlib::GzipFile#close>)) now takes no argument. Use
+ ((<Zlib::GzipFile#finish>)) instead.
+
+* Renamed methods:
+
+ * Zlib.version is renamed to ((<Zlib.zlib_version>)).
+
+* Changed constants:
+
+ * ((<Zlib::VERSION>)) indicates the version of Ruby/zlib.
+ The zlib.h version is now in ((<Zlib::ZLIB_VERSION>)).
+
+* Backward compatibility:
+
+ * For backward compatibility for 0.5, the obsoleted methods and
+ arguments are still available.
+
+ * Obsoleted classes, methods, and constants for backward
+ compatibility for 0.4 or earlier are removed.
+
+== Changes from 0.4 to 0.5
+
+Almost all the code are rewritten.
+I hope all changes are enumerated below :-)
+
+* The names of almost classes and some methods are changed.
+ All classes and constants are now defined under module
+ ((<Zlib>)). The obsoleted names are also available for backward
+ compatibility.
+
+ * Classes
+
+ * Deflate -> ((<Zlib::Deflate>))
+ * Inflate -> ((<Zlib::Inflate>))
+ * Zlib::Gzip -> ((<Zlib::GzipFile>))
+ * GzipReader -> ((<Zlib::GzipReader>))
+ * GzipWriter -> ((<Zlib::GzipWriter>))
+ * Zlib::Gzip::Error -> ((<Zlib::GzipFile::Error>))
+ * Zlib::GzipReader::NoFooter -> ((<Zlib::GzipFile::NoFooter>))
+ * Zlib::GzipReader::CRCError -> ((<Zlib::GzipFile::CRCError>))
+ * Zlib::GzipReader::LengthError -> ((<Zlib::GzipFile::LengthError>))
+
+ * Constants
+
+ * Zlib::ZStream::BINARY -> ((<Zlib::BINARY>))
+ * Zlib::ZStream::ASCII -> ((<Zlib::ASCII>))
+ * Zlib::ZStream::UNKNOWN -> ((<Zlib::UNKNOWN>))
+ * Zlib::Deflate::NO_COMPRESSION -> ((<Zlib::NO_COMPRESSION>))
+ * Zlib::Deflate::BEST_SPEED -> ((<Zlib::BEST_SPEED>))
+ * Zlib::Deflate::BEST_COMPRESSION -> ((<Zlib::BEST_COMPRESSION>))
+ * Zlib::Deflate::DEFAULT_COMPRESSION -> ((<Zlib::DEFAULT_COMPRESSION>))
+ * Zlib::Deflate::FILTERED -> ((<Zlib::FILTERED>))
+ * Zlib::Deflate::HUFFMAN_ONLY -> ((<Zlib::HUFFMAN_ONLY>))
+ * Zlib::Deflate::DEFAULT_STRATEGY -> ((<Zlib::DEFAULT_STRATEGY>))
+ * Zlib::Deflate::MAX_WBITS -> ((<Zlib::MAX_WBITS>))
+ * Zlib::Deflate::DEF_MEM_LEVEL -> ((<Zlib::DEF_MEM_LEVEL>))
+ * Zlib::Deflate::MAX_MEM_LEVEL -> ((<Zlib::MAX_MEM_LEVEL>))
+ * Zlib::Deflate::NO_FLUSH -> ((<Zlib::NO_FLUSH>))
+ * Zlib::Deflate::SYNC_FLUSH -> ((<Zlib::SYNC_FLUSH>))
+ * Zlib::Deflate::FULL_FLUSH -> ((<Zlib::FULL_FLUSH>))
+ * Zlib::Inflate::MAX_WBITS -> ((<Zlib::MAX_WBITS>))
+ * Zlib::GzipReader::OS_* -> ((<Zlib::OS_*|Zlib::OS_CODE>))
+
+ * Methods
+
+ * Zlib::ZStream#flush_out -> ((<Zlib::ZStream#flush_next_out>))
+
+* Made buffer for input (next_in).
+
+* ((<Zlib::GzipReader#unused>)) returns nil after closing.
+
+* Now you are up to call ((<Zlib::GzipWriter#close>)) explicitly
+to avoid segv in finalizer.
+((<[ruby-dev:11915]|URL:http://blade.nagaokaut.ac.jp/cgi-bin/scat.rb/ruby/ruby-dev/11915>))
+
+* divided initialize from new.
+
+* remove sanity checks for arguments for deflateInit2 and
+ inflateInit2.
+
+* adapted the behavior of ((<Zlib::GzipWriter#puts>)) to Ruby-1.7.
+
+* Made all functions static.
+
+
+=end