/lz4

Simple LZ4 C code from original C++ LZ4X

Primary LanguageCThe UnlicenseUnlicense

LZ4 compression / decompression

Description

A simple lz4 library in C that can do compression and decompression. It is meant to be simple and easily portable to other platforms. Can compress files or memory arrays. Works in little endian and big endian environments.

Note

2021-12-06: apparently the C port was already done years ago for version 1.10 of LZ4X

TODO

Create switch for older architecture

  • Probably a define at compile time
  • For size optimization that will reduce memory requirements

Optimize for speed on older architectures

  • Dependency: create switch for older architecture

Test on other platforms

  • Currently supported: x86_64 Linux, m68k Atari ST
  • Planned: m68k macintosh, m68k amiga, MIPS, SPARC

License

The original very permissive "unlicense" has been kept. See LICENSE

Author

Laurent Chardon

Based on LZ4X v1.60 from Ilya Muravyov

LZ4X is an LZ4-compatible file compressor which uses optimized string parsing to provide higher compression ratios.
The original code from Ilya can be found here

Thanks

Thanks to Ilya Muravyov for the original code.