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2Nifti-1 C libraries
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4
5Version 2.0.0 beta release Jul  2010
6Version 1.1.0 beta release Aug  2008
7Version 1.0.0 beta release Dec  2007
8Version 0.6 beta release Aug  2007
9Version 0.5 beta release May  2007
10Version 0.4 beta release Sept. 2006
11Version 0.3 beta release April 2006
12Version 0.2 beta release August 12, 2005
13Version 0.1 beta release March 11, 2005
14
15niftilib code is released into the public domain.
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17
18Library directories
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20znzlib   -- low level library for handling read/write of compressed files.
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22niftilib -- core i/o routines for reading and writing nifti-1 format files.
23	    Primarily routines to read/write and manipulate the header field
24	    information, including orientation matrices.  Volume-wise,
25            timecourse-wise, access to image data.
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27nifticdf -- functions to compute cumulative distributions and their inverses
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29fsliolib -- i/o routines for reading and writing nifti-1 format files, higher
30            level than niftilib, includes routines for reading the data blob by
31            volume, timecourse, etc., and, addresses image orientation issues.
32            *** work in progress, subject to significant revision.....
33
34utils    -- directory containing library utility programs (nifti_tool)
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39Destination directories
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41bin      -- destination directory for installed programs
42include  -- destination directory for library header files
43lib      -- destination directory for compiled libraries
44docs     -- destination directory Doxygen html (created via "make doc")
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46
47
48Example directories
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50examples  -- directory containing sample code using nifti reference library
51real_easy -- code snippets to read nifti-1 files, not using nifti ref. lib.
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53
54Other directories
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56Testing   -- directory containing code to test the libraries
57packaging -- spec file for building RPMs, and template package
58             description for Dev-Cpp (http://www.bloodshed.net/devcpp.html)
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61
62Instructions to build
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64
65command  -- "make all"
66
67            results will be left in the directories: bin/ include/ lib/
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69command  -- "make help"
70
71	    will show more build options
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73
74For more information
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76
77See the niftilib webpage at http://niftilib.sourceforge.net/
78See the NIFTI webpage at http://nifti.nimh.nih.gov/
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