Read Me(fstrcmp)                                              Read Me(fstrcmp)



NAME
       fstrcmp - fuzzy string compare library

DESCRIPTION
       The fstrcmp package provides a library which may be used to make fuzzy
       comparisons of strings and byte arrays.  It also provides simple
       commands for use in shell scripts.

   License
       The library is licensed under the GNU GPL.  The code is derived from
       the fuzzy comparisons functions in GNU Gettext, which is GNU GPL
       licensed.  The GNU Gettext fuzzy comparisons functions were, in turn,
       derived from GNU Diff, which is also GNU GPL licensed.

       These license details are important, because only GPL licensed
       programs, or compatibly licensed programs, may link against this
       library.

HOME PAGE
       The latest version of fstrcmp is available on the Web from:

            URL:    http://fstrcmp.sourceforge.net/
            File:   index.html           # the fstrcmp page
            File:   fstrcmp.0.6.README   # Description, from the tar file
            File:   fstrcmp.0.6.lsm      # Description, LSM format
            File:   fstrcmp.0.6.tar.gz   # the complete source
            File:   fstrcmp.0.6.pdf      # Reference Manual

BUILDING FSTRCMP
       Full instructions for building fstrcmp may be found in the BUILDING
       file included in the source distribution.

COPYRIGHT
       fstrcmp version 0.6
       Copyright (C) 2009 Peter Miller
       Peter Miller <pmiller@opensource.org.au>

       The comparison code is derived from the fuzzy comparison functions in
       GNU Gettext 0.17.  The GNU Gettext comparison functions were, in turn,
       derived from GNU Diff 2.7.

       Copyright (C) 1988-2009 Free Software Foundation

       This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
       under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the
       Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or (at your
       option) any later version.

       This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
       WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
       MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
       General Public License for more details.

       You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
       with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.

       It should be in the LICENSE file included in the source distribution.

RELEASE NOTES
       This section details the various features and bug fixes of the various
       releases.  For excruciating and complete detail, and also credits for
       those of you who have generously sent me suggestions and bug reports,
       see the etc/CHANGES.* files.

   Version 0.6 (2012-Dec-05)
       * Several Debian packaging improvements, and fewer Lintian warnings.

   Version 0.5 (2012-Nov-25)
       * Several Debian packaging errors have been fixed.

   Version 0.4 (2011-Oct-06)
       * Several macro warnings issued by lintian(1) have been fixed.

       * The Debian build farm discovered several new warnings issued for
         recent gcc versions.
         Debian Bug#625080
         Debian Bug#625331

   Version 0.3 (2009-Jul-14)
       * The debian/copyright file now explicitly states the provenance of the
       fuzzy comparison code.  The debian/control file now uses the correct
       sections for the runtime library and debug symbols.

   Version 0.2 (2009-Jun-17)
       * The include file now has C++ insulation.

   Version 0.1 (2009-Jun-08)
       First public release.



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