Re: [Boost-users] [zlib] Compression intended use

Subject: Re: [Boost-users] [zlib] Compression intended use
From: Jeff Flinn (jeffrey.flinn_at_[hidden])
Date: 2013-08-10 08:16:04

On 8/10/13 7:15 AM, Michael Powell wrote:
> Hello,
>
> This is probably out of scope with boost's intended usage pattern, but
> I'll ask anyhow.
>
> I've got a package of output files that I want to bundle, tarball,
> gzip, or however I can manage to compress them.
>
> I see there is the zlib usage, but methinks that is more for in-memory
> compression. Not sure exactly how that translates to
> folders-/files-oriented compression I am thinking of.

See the iostreams lib's zlib_[de]compressor and filtering streams and 
streambufs. Also there was a very recent posting with the tag 
[iostreams] in the subject describing a usage pattern that may be of 
interest.

Jeff