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diff --git a/tiff/html/v3.7.0beta.html b/tiff/html/v3.7.0beta.html new file mode 100755 index 0000000..81701f0 --- /dev/null +++ b/tiff/html/v3.7.0beta.html @@ -0,0 +1,162 @@ +<HTML> +<HEAD> +<TITLE> + Changes in TIFF v3.7.0beta +</TITLE> +</HEAD> + +<BODY BGCOLOR=white> +<FONT FACE="Helvetica, Arial, Sans"> +<FONT FACE="Helvetica, Arial, Sans"> + +<BASEFONT SIZE=4> +<B><FONT SIZE=+3>T</FONT>IFF <FONT SIZE=+2>C</FONT>HANGE <FONT SIZE=+2>I</FONT>NFORMATION</B> +<BASEFONT SIZE=3> + +<UL> +<HR SIZE=4 WIDTH=65% ALIGN=left> +<B>Current Version</B>: v3.7.0beta<BR> +<B>Previous Version</B>: <A HREF=v3.7.0alpha.html>v3.7.0alpha</a><BR> +<B>Master FTP Site</B>: <A HREF="ftp://ftp.remotesensing.org/pub/libtiff"> +ftp.remotesensing.org</a>, directory pub/libtiff</A><BR> +<B>Master HTTP Site</B>: <A HREF="http://www.remotesensing.org/libtiff"> +http://www.remotesensing.org/libtiff</a> +<HR SIZE=4 WIDTH=65% ALIGN=left> +</UL> + +<P> +This document describes the changes made to the software between the +<I>previous</I> and <I>current</I> versions (see above). +If you don't find something listed here, then it was not done in this +timeframe, or it was not considered important enough to be mentioned. +The following information is located here: +<UL> +<LI><A HREF="#hightlights">Major Changes</A> +<LI><A HREF="#configure">Changes in the software configuration</A> +<LI><A HREF="#libtiff">Changes in libtiff</A> +<LI><A HREF="#tools">Changes in the tools</A> +<LI><A HREF="#contrib">Changes in the contrib area</A> +<LI><A HREF="#lzwkit">Changes in the LZW compression kit</A> +</UL> +<p> +<P><HR WIDTH=65% ALIGN=left> + +<!---------------------------------------------------------------------------> + +<A NAME="highlights"><B><FONT SIZE=+3>M</FONT>AJOR CHANGES:</B></A> + +<ul> + <li> LZW compression enabled by default. You don't need the separate + compression kit anymore. + + <li> bmp2tiff: Added new utility to convert Windows BMP files + into TIFFs. + + <li> The first attempt to implement a test suite. +</ul> + + +<P><HR WIDTH=65% ALIGN=left> +<!---------------------------------------------------------------------------> + +<A NAME="configure"><B><FONT SIZE=+3>C</FONT>HANGES IN THE SOFTWARE CONFIGURATION:</B></A> + +<UL> + <li> Many portability fixes in the new autotooled build suite. +</UL> + +<P><HR WIDTH=65% ALIGN=left> + +<!---------------------------------------------------------------------------> + +<A NAME="libtiff"><B><FONT SIZE=+3>C</FONT>HANGES IN LIBTIFF:</B></A> + +<UL> + <li> libtiff/{tif_luv.c, tif_next.c, tif_thunder.c}: Several buffer + overruns fixed, as noted by Chris Evans. + + <li> BSD data types (u_char, u_short, u_int, u_long) is no longer + used internally in the libtiff. Should result in simpler configuration + and better portability. + + <li> libtiff/tiff.h: Fix column tagging. Reference current Adobe XMP + specification. Reference libtiff bug tracking system to submit + private tag additions. + + <li> libtiff/tif_dirread.c: Don't reject to read tags of the + SamplesPerPixel size when the tag count is greater than number of + samples as per bug + <A HREF="http://bugzilla.remotesensing.org/show_bug.cgi?id=576"> + http://bugzilla.remotesensing.org/show_bug.cgi?id=576</A>. + + <li> libtiff/{tiffio.h, tif_open.c}: Applied patches from + Joris Van Damme to avoid requirement for tiffiop.h inclusion in + some applications. Look for details here: + <A HREF="http://www.asmail.be/msg0054799560.html"> + http://www.asmail.be/msg0054799560.html</A>. + + <li> libtiff/{tiffiop.h, tif_dirinfo.c}: Fixed problem with the static + variable as per bug + <A HREF="http://bugzilla.remotesensing.org/show_bug.cgi?id=593"> + http://bugzilla.remotesensing.org/show_bug.cgi?id=593</A>. + + <li> libtiff/tif_lzw.c: LZW compression code is merged back from the + separate package. All libtiff tools are updated to not advertise an + abcence of LZW support. + + <li> libtiff/tif_dir.c: Call TIFFError() instead of producing warnings + when setting custom tags by value. Reported by Eric Fieleke. + +</UL> + +<P><HR WIDTH=65% ALIGN=left> + +<!--------------------------------------------------------------------------> + +<A NAME="tools"><B><FONT SIZE=+3>C</FONT>HANGES IN THE TOOLS:</B></A> + +<UL> + <li> tiff2ps: Avoid zero division in setupPageState() function; + properly initialize array in PSDataBW(). + + <li> tiff2pdf: Multiple bugfixes. + + <li> ras2tiff: Fixed issue with missed big-endian checks as per bug + </A HREF="http://bugzilla.remotesensing.org/show_bug.cgi?id=586"> + http://bugzilla.remotesensing.org/show_bug.cgi?id=586</A>. + + <li> bmp2tiff: Added new utility to convert Windows BMP files + into TIFFs. + +</UL> + +<P><HR WIDTH=65% ALIGN=left> + +<!---------------------------------------------------------------------------> + +<A NAME="contrib"><B><FONT SIZE=+3>C</FONT>HANGES IN THE CONTRIB AREA:</B></A> + +<UL> + + <li> No changes. + +</UL> + +<!---------------------------------------------------------------------------> + +<A NAME="lzwkit"><B><FONT SIZE=+3>C</FONT>HANGES IN THE LZW COMPRESSION +KIT:</B></A> +<UL> + + <li> This one is not longer needed. + +</UL> + +<A HREF="index.html"><IMG SRC="images/back.gif"></A> TIFF home page.<BR> + +<HR> + +Last updated $Date: 2006-03-18 17:12:47 $. + +</BODY> +</HTML> |