Standard libraries for AmigaOS

Expat XML parser library version 1.95.7

Expat is the standard reference implementation XML parser.

My plans for this library are to integrate it into the expat.library code and then complete that library with an ARexx host, to add XML support to ARexx.

The archive contains the original library, including support for non-Amiga platforms, hence the size of the archive and it's beta status. There is no Amiga specific documentation yet either.

bzip2 compression library version 1.0.2

bzip2 is a library growing in popularity as an alternative and complement to zip. It offers much higher compression but is slightly slower, though not enough to bother today's computers.

You will also need Frank Wille's PosixLib from Aminet for this build.

My plans for this library are to remove the unnecessary Posix dependencies and also persuade people it can be the OS4 / next generation compression tool of choice, taking the place of Lha. It's main weakness is that the standard bzip2 command only works on one file at a time, it doesn't archive collections of files, and therefore is normally used together with the tar command.

It will compile with SAS/C or GCC and includes a working bzip2 command. The archive contains the original library, including support for non-Amiga platforms, hence the size of the archive and it's beta status. There is no Amiga specific documentation yet either.

zlib compression library version 1.2.1

z library is the standard simple file compression and archiving library used in the famous zip standard, amongst others. This port was easy as the library already contains Amiga support thanks to Osma Ahvenlampi.

My plans for the future of this library are to provide a nice Amiga-ised version of the zip utility.

In the meantime please feel free to use this beta version, designed for compilation with SAS/C or GCC. The archive contains the original library, including support for non-Amiga platforms, hence the size of the archive and it's beta status. There is no Amiga specific documentation yet either.