python · vstinner · Oct 21, 2013 · Jan 31, 2017
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Security/2017-08-16-17-34-02.bpo-29169.GRXsSt.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Security/2017-08-16-17-34-02.bpo-29169.GRXsSt.rst
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Update zlib from 1.2.5 to 1.2.11 to get security fixes.
diff --git a/Modules/zlib/ChangeLog b/Modules/zlib/ChangeLog
diff --git a/Modules/zlib/FAQ b/Modules/zlib/FAQ
@@ -44,8 +44,8 @@ The lastest zlib FAQ is at http://zlib.net/zlib_faq.html
 
  6. Where's the zlib documentation (man pages, etc.)?
 
-    It's in zlib.h .  Examples of zlib usage are in the files example.c and
-    minigzip.c, with more in examples/ .
+    It's in zlib.h .  Examples of zlib usage are in the files test/example.c
+    and test/minigzip.c, with more in examples/ .
 
  7. Why don't you use GNU autoconf or libtool or ...?
 
@@ -84,8 +84,10 @@ The lastest zlib FAQ is at http://zlib.net/zlib_faq.html
 
 13. How can I make a Unix shared library?
 
-    make clean
-    ./configure -s
+    By default a shared (and a static) library is built for Unix.  So:
+
+    make distclean
+    ./configure
     make
 
 14. How do I install a shared zlib library on Unix?
@@ -325,7 +327,7 @@ The lastest zlib FAQ is at http://zlib.net/zlib_faq.html
     correctly points to the zlib specification in RFC 1950 for the "deflate"
     transfer encoding, there have been reports of servers and browsers that
     incorrectly produce or expect raw deflate data per the deflate
-    specficiation in RFC 1951, most notably Microsoft.  So even though the
+    specification in RFC 1951, most notably Microsoft.  So even though the
     "deflate" transfer encoding using the zlib format would be the more
     efficient approach (and in fact exactly what the zlib format was designed
     for), using the "gzip" transfer encoding is probably more reliable due to

diff --git a/Modules/zlib/INDEX b/Modules/zlib/INDEX
@@ -7,16 +7,21 @@ Makefile.in     template for Unix Makefile
 README          guess what
 configure       configure script for Unix
 make_vms.com    makefile for VMS
+test/example.c  zlib usages examples for build testing
+test/minigzip.c minimal gzip-like functionality for build testing
+test/infcover.c inf*.c code coverage for build coverage testing
 treebuild.xml   XML description of source file dependencies
 zconf.h.cmakein zconf.h template for cmake
 zconf.h.in      zconf.h template for configure
 zlib.3          Man page for zlib
 zlib.3.pdf      Man page in PDF format
 zlib.map        Linux symbol information
 zlib.pc.in      Template for pkg-config descriptor
+zlib.pc.cmakein zlib.pc template for cmake
 zlib2ansi       perl script to convert source files for C++ compilation
 
 amiga/          makefiles for Amiga SAS C
+as400/          makefiles for AS/400
 doc/            documentation for formats and algorithms
 msdos/          makefiles for MSDOS
 nintendods/     makefile for Nintendo DS
@@ -56,10 +61,8 @@ uncompr.c
 zutil.c
 zutil.h
 
-                source files for sample programs:
-example.c
-minigzip.c
-See examples/README.examples for more
+                source files for sample programs
+See examples/README.examples
 
-                unsupported contribution by third parties
+                unsupported contributions by third parties
 See contrib/README.contrib
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