Difference between revisions of "ZIM file format"

ZIM file format (view source)

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 Minor version is updated when an compatible change is integrated (a lib made for a minor version n will be able to read a version n+1)
-The current major version is 6. You may found old zim archives with major version 5. They are the same than 6 less extended cluster, so you can read a 5 major version as if it was a 6.
 The minor version can be :
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 |+ ZIM format versions
 |-
-! Major !! Minor !! Description
+! Major !! Minor !! Backward compatible !! Description
+|-
+| 0 || Example || || Example
+|-
+| 1 || Example || || Example
+|-
+| 2 || Example || || Example
 |-
-| Example || Example || Example
+| 3 || Example || || Example
 |-
-| Example || Example || Example
+| 4 || Example || || Example
 |-
-| Example || Example || Example
+| 5 || 0 || yes || Introduces extended clusters
 |-
-| Example || Example || Example
+| rowspan="3" | 6 || 0 || no  || Still uses old namespaces (see [[ZIM file format old namespace]])
 |-
-| Example || Example || Example
+|                    1 || no  || Introduces new namespaces
 |-
-| Example || Example || Example
+|                    2 || yes || Explicitly allows alias entries (several entries pointing to the same cluster/blob)
 |}