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	Changes in TIFF v3.7.0beta

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Current Version: v3.7.0beta

Previous Version: v3.7.0alpha

Master FTP Site: 

ftp.remotesensing.org, directory pub/libtiff

Master HTTP Site: 

http://www.remotesensing.org/libtiff 

This document describes the changes made to the software between the

previous and current 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:

Major Changes

Changes in the software configuration

Changes in libtiff

Changes in the tools

Changes in the contrib area

Changes in the LZW compression kit

<font size="+3">M</font>AJOR CHANGES:

	
 LZW compression enabled by default. You don't need the separate

	compression kit anymore.

	
 bmp2tiff: Added new utility to convert Windows BMP files

	into TIFFs.

	
 The first attempt to implement a test suite.

<font size="+3">C</font>HANGES IN THE SOFTWARE CONFIGURATION:

	
 Many portability fixes in the new autotooled build suite.

<font size="+3">C</font>HANGES IN LIBTIFF:

	
 libtiff/{tif_luv.c, tif_next.c, tif_thunder.c}: Several buffer

	overruns fixed, as noted by Chris Evans.

	
 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.

	
 libtiff/tiff.h: Fix column tagging. Reference current Adobe XMP

	specification. Reference libtiff bug tracking system to submit

	private tag additions.

	
 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

		http://bugzilla.remotesensing.org/show_bug.cgi?id=576.

	
 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:

		http://www.asmail.be/msg0054799560.html.

	
 libtiff/{tiffiop.h, tif_dirinfo.c}: Fixed problem with the static

	variable as per bug

		http://bugzilla.remotesensing.org/show_bug.cgi?id=593.

	
 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.

	
 libtiff/tif_dir.c: Call TIFFError() instead of producing warnings

	when setting custom tags by value. Reported by Eric Fieleke.

<font size="+3">C</font>HANGES IN THE TOOLS:

	
 tiff2ps: Avoid zero division in setupPageState() function;

	properly initialize array in PSDataBW().

	
 tiff2pdf: Multiple bugfixes.

	
 ras2tiff:  Fixed issue with missed big-endian checks as per bug

		 http://bugzilla.remotesensing.org/show_bug.cgi?id=586.

	
 bmp2tiff: Added new utility to convert Windows BMP files

	into TIFFs.

<font size="+3">C</font>HANGES IN THE CONTRIB AREA:

	
 No changes.

<font size="+3">C</font>HANGES IN THE LZW COMPRESSION

KIT:

	
 This one is not longer needed.

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Last updated $Date: 2006/03/18 17:12:47 $.