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VT-DICOM library addapted for (X)MedCon
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Original version: libdicom 0.31
Adapted  version: 12-Jun-2000

 - without jpeg-6a library dependency
 - make use of GNU's automake, autoconf & libtool 
     for linking into the (X)MedCon Project
    (building a libtools convenience library)
 - prevent some rescaling of pixel values
 - using #define MEDCON_INTEGRATED 1 for splitted library which 
      - enables  to set file stream from outside the library
      - disables closing of the file stream 
 - changes to use original OFFIS dicom.dic file

Introduction:
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The distribution contains the original VT-DICOM library code 
written by Tony Voet with additional changes by myself (eNlf)
for use in the (X)MedCon Project.

License & Copyright notices:
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1) VT-DICOM (C) 1998, Tony Voet. 
     => read the file ./COPYING.LIB

2) dicom.dic: borrowed from the Dicom OFFIS Toolkit
        "Copyright (C) 1994-2000, OFFIS"


Usage:
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This directory needs to be configured from within the (X)MedCon distribution 
which will create the proper `Makefile'. Building the library requires another
two dictionary files:

        - dictionary.SQ
        - dictionary.data 

Both are extracted from the basic dictionary file `dicom.dic'. They are included
in the distribution. Replacement of `dicom.dic' with a newer version requires
the rebuilt of the above dictionary files:

     $> make rmdicts   (to remove both dictionary files)

     $> make dodicts   (to make both dictionary file from dicom.dic) 


Notes:
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Any problems? enlf@users.sourceforge.net
Where to get? http://sourceforge.net/projects/xmedcon

Ofcourse, with special credits to Tony Voet (tv@imaging.rug.ac.be)
