lzip 1.3

Includes file compression and decompression methods.

All the library functions are thread safe.

All files created with lzip have the .lz extension.

Here are some key features of "lzip":

· Cross-platform supported
· Cross-OS tested
· Small memory footprint

What's New in This Release: [ read full changelog ]

· Lzlib has been translated to C from the C++ source of lzlib 1.2. This has been done to avoid the dependency on libstdc++, making lzlib useful in more environments.
· Quote characters in messages have been changed as advised by GNU Coding Standards.
· Configure option "--datadir" has been renamed to "--datarootdir" to follow GNU Standards.