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authorGlenn Randers-Pehrson <glennrp at users.sourceforge.net>2014-01-10 10:37:56 -0600
committerGlenn Randers-Pehrson <glennrp at users.sourceforge.net>2014-01-10 11:57:06 -0600
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Libpng-manual.txt - A description on how to use and modify libpng
- libpng version 1.5.18beta04 - January 1, 2014
+ libpng version 1.5.18beta04 - January 10, 2014
Updated and distributed by Glenn Randers-Pehrson
<glennrp at users.sourceforge.net>
Copyright (c) 1998-2013 Glenn Randers-Pehrson
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ Libpng-manual.txt - A description on how to use and modify libpng
Based on:
- libpng versions 0.97, January 1998, through 1.5.18beta04 - January 1, 2014
+ libpng versions 0.97, January 1998, through 1.5.18beta04 - January 10, 2014
Updated and distributed by Glenn Randers-Pehrson
Copyright (c) 1998-2013 Glenn Randers-Pehrson
@@ -4183,6 +4183,7 @@ X. Changes to Libpng from version 1.4.x to 1.5.x
From libpng-1.4.0 until 1.4.4, the png_get_uint_16 macro (but not the
function) incorrectly returned a value of type png_uint_32.
+The incorrect macro was removed from libpng-1.4.5.
Checking for invalid palette index on write was added at libpng
1.5.10. If a pixel contains an invalid (out-of-range) index libpng issues
@@ -4307,11 +4308,6 @@ reset by pngusr.h or by explicit settings on the compiler command line.
These settings may produce compiler warnings or errors in 1.5.0 because
of macro redefinition.
-From libpng-1.4.0 until 1.4.4, the png_get_uint_16 macro (but not the
-function) incorrectly returned a value of type png_uint_32. libpng 1.5.0
-is consistent with the implementation in 1.4.5 and 1.2.x (where the macro
-did not exist.)
-
Applications can now choose whether to use these macros or to call the
corresponding function by defining PNG_USE_READ_MACROS or
PNG_NO_USE_READ_MACROS before including png.h. Notice that this is
@@ -4329,7 +4325,10 @@ option was off by default, and slightly inaccurate scaling occurred.
This option can no longer be turned off, and the choice of accurate
or inaccurate 16-to-8 scaling is by using the new png_set_scale_16_to_8()
API for accurate scaling or the old png_set_strip_16_to_8() API for simple
-chopping.
+chopping. In libpng-1.5.4, the PNG_READ_16_TO_8_ACCURATE_SCALE_SUPPORTED
+macro became PNG_READ_SCALE_16_TO_8_SUPPORTED, and the PNG_READ_16_TO_8
+macro became PNG_READ_STRIP_16_TO_8_SUPPORTED, to enable the two
+png_set_*_16_to_8() functions separately.
Prior to libpng-1.5.4, the png_set_user_limits() function could only be
used to reduce the width and height limits from the value of
@@ -4668,7 +4667,7 @@ Other rules can be inferred by inspecting the libpng source.
XIV. Y2K Compliance in libpng
-January 1, 2014
+January 10, 2014
Since the PNG Development group is an ad-hoc body, we can't make
an official declaration.