I remember I read Justin's modifications to zlib were in the data itself too. But we have the unit tests for that and if they still pass, go ahead and commit. Feel free to also update the Windows port and zip2exe in the process.
Are you sure this works? Our zlib library is a modified library that's supposed to have different output format.
As for the security threat, we control both the compressor and the decompressor. Any vulnerabilities in the decompressor are (a) not affected by this patch and (b) require modification of the executable file which already allows complete control.
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) is a professional open-source tool for the development of Windows installers. It is designed to be as small and flexible as possible and is therefore highly suitable for internet distribution.NSIS 2.46 is released. It brings with it some minor fixes and a kick start for the monthly release.Download:
