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1.1     ! misho       1: READ THIS BEFORE TRYING TO DYNAMICALLY LINK RSYNC AND ZLIB!
        !             2: 
        !             3: zlib has been adapted slightly for use in rsync. Please don't bother
        !             4: the zlib authors with problems related to the use of zlib in rsync as
        !             5: any bugs are likely to be our fault and not theirs.
        !             6: 
        !             7: Specific changes that have been made to zlib for rsync include:
        !             8: 
        !             9: - add Z_INSERT_ONLY to allow for efficient history updating without
        !            10:   actually emitting any data. This is used to compress the matched
        !            11:   blocks that don't cross the wire, which gives better compression
        !            12:   ratios on the literal data.
        !            13: 
        !            14: - fixed a number of minor compilation issues. (redefinition of MAX and
        !            15:   other such trivial things)
        !            16: 
        !            17: - include rsync.h to ensure that we get a consistent set of includes
        !            18:   for all C code in rsync and to take advantage of autoconf
        !            19: 
        !            20: As a result of the first item, the streams from rsync's version of
        !            21: zlib are *not compatible* with those produced by the upstream version
        !            22: of rsync.  In other words, if you link rsync against your system's
        !            23: copy, it will not be able to interoperate with any other version if
        !            24: the -z option is used.  (Sorry.  Sometimes standard is better than
        !            25: better.)
        !            26: 
        !            27: The rsync maintainers hope to fix this problem in the future by either
        !            28: merging our changes into the upstream version, or backing them out of
        !            29: rsync in a way that preserves wire compatibility.  But in the meantime
        !            30: this version must be maintained in parallel.
        !            31: