backend_tcl: add "win/readme.txt"; fiddle with "readme.txt"

README: copyright 2024 -> 2025; remove primarily Linux bit manual: update Tcl instructions; copyright 2024 -> 2025; Data Matrix ECC200 -> ECC 200, mention previous standards by name; manual/GUI: Pharmacode -> Pharmacode One-Track, 2-track Pharmacode -> Pharmacode Two-Track backend/DEVELOPER: update
2025-05-13 06:34:32 -04:00 · 2025-01-22 08:13:42 +00:00 · 2025-01-22 08:13:42 +00:00 · a4b557786f
commit a4b557786f
parent 60e1c76858
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--- a/8
+++ b/8
@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ Please see "ChangeLog" in the project root directory.

 LICENSE
 -------
-Zint, libzint and Zint Barcode Studio are Copyright © 2024 Robin Stuart. All
+Zint, libzint and Zint Barcode Studio are Copyright © 2025 Robin Stuart. All
 historical versions are distributed under the GNU General Public License
 version 3 or later. Versions 2.5 and later are released under a dual license:
 the encoding library is released under the BSD (3 clause) license whereas the
@ -94,10 +94,8 @@ or join the mailing list at
 BEFORE POSTING TO THE LIST
 --------------------------
 Please note the following points...
-* Zint is primarily developed for Linux. While we have some experience of
-  using Zint on Windows we may be unable to resolve problems if they are
-  specific to other operating systems. We cannot provide support for using
-  Zint with commercial packages such as MS Office or Crystal Reports.
+* We cannot provide support for using Zint with commercial packages such as MS
+  Office or Crystal Reports.
 * Always ensure you are using the latest version of Zint before posting bug
  reports - the bug you are reporting may have been fixed already.
 * Please remember to state what operating system you are using and include
--- a/backend/DEVELOPER
+++ b/backend/DEVELOPER
@ -1,52 +1,70 @@
 Contents
 --------

+2025-01-21
+
 Here is a guide to which bit of source code does what.

 2of5.c:
-	Matrix 2 of 5
-	Industrial 2 of 5
-	IATA 2 of 5
-	Data Logic
-	Interleaved 2 of 5
+	Code 2 of 5 Standard (Matrix)
+	Code 2 of 5 Industrial
+	Code 2 of 5 IATA
+	Code 2 of 5 Data Logic
+
+2of5inter.c:
+	Code 2 of 5 Interleaved
+
+2of5inter_based.c:
 	ITF-14
 	Deutsche Post Leitcode
 	Deutsche Post Identcode

 auspost.c:
-	Australia Post Standard Customer Barcode
-	Australia Post Customer Barcode 2
-	Australia Post Customer Barcode 3
-	Australia Post Reply Paid Barcode
-	Australia Post Routing Barcode
-	Australia Post Redirect Barcode
+	Australia Post Standard Customer
+	Australia Post Reply Paid
+	Australia Post Routing
+	Australia Post Redirection

 aztec.c:
 	Aztec Code
 	Compact Aztec Code
 	Aztec Runes

-blockf.c:
+bc412.c:
+	IBM BC412 (SEMI T1-95)
+
+channel.c:
+	Channel Code
+
+codabar.c:
+	Codabar
+
+codablock.c:
 	Codablock-F

+code11.c:
+	Code 11
+
 code128.c:
 	Code 128
-	Code 128 Subset B
-	NVE-18
+	Code 128 (Suppress Code Set C)
 	GS1-128 (UCC/EAN-128)
+
+code128_based.c:
+	NVE-18
 	EAN-14
+	DPD Code
+	Universal Postal Union S10

 code16k.c:
 	Code 16k

 code.c:
-	Code 11
 	Code 39
-	Pharmazentral Nummer (PZN)
+	LOGMARS
 	Extended Code 39 (Code 39+)
 	Code 93
-	LOGMARS
-	Channel Code
+	VIN

 code1.c:
 	Code One
@ -62,8 +80,12 @@ composite.c:
 dotcode.c:
    Dot Code

-dm200.c:
-	Data Matrix ECC 200
+dmatrix.c:
+	Data Matrix (ECC 200)
+	Royal Mail 2D Mailmark (CMDM)
+
+dxfilmedge.c:
+	DX Film Edge Barcode

 gridmtx.c:
 	Grid Matrix
@ -72,20 +94,20 @@ hanxin.c:
 	Han Xin Code

 imail.c:
-	USPS OneCode (Intelligent Mail)
+	USPS Intelligent Mail (OneCode)

 maxicode.c:
-	UPS Maxicode
+	UPS MaxiCode

 medical.c:
-	Pharma Code
-	Two Track Pharma Code
-	Codabar
-	Code 32
+	Pharmacode One-Track
+	Pharmacode Two-Track
+	Code 32 (Italian Pharmacode)
+	Pharmazentral Nummer (PZN)

 pdf417.c:
 	PDF417
-	Truncated PDF417
+	Compact PDF417
 	MicroPDF417

 plessey.c:
@ -93,23 +115,26 @@ plessey.c:
 	MSI Plessey

 postal.c:
-	PostNet
+	POSTNET
 	PLANET
+	Brazilian CEPNet
 	Facing Identification Mark (FIM)
 	Royal Mail 4-State Country Code (RM4SCC)
-	KIX Code
+	Dutch Post KIX Code
 	DAFT Code
 	Flattermarken
-	Korean Postal Code
+	Korean Post Barcode
 	Japanese Postal Code

 qr.c:
 	QR Code
 	Micro QR Code
 	UPNQR
+	Rectangular Micro QR Code (rMQR)

 rss.c:
-	GS1 DataBar (DataBar-14) (RSS-14)
+	GS1 DataBar Omnidirectional (RSS-14)
+	GS1 DataBar Truncated
 	GS1 DataBar Stacked (RSS-14 Stacked)
 	GS1 DataBar Stacked Omnidirectional (DataBar-14 Stacked Omnidirectional)
 		(RSS-14 Stacked Omnidirectional)
--- a/backend_tcl/readme.txt
+++ b/backend_tcl/readme.txt
@ -1,21 +1,23 @@
    zint tcl binding readme
    -----------------------
-    2024-12-09
+    2025-01-22
    (C) Harald Oehlmann
    (C) Git Lost
    harald.oehlmann@users.sourceforge.net

-What: tcl binding for zint bar code generator library
+What: tcl binding for Zint Barcode Generator library

 Build:
-The header files of a TCL and Tk build are required for the build.
-They are included in a TCL/Tk source tree or in an installed TCL/Tk.
+The header files of a Tcl and Tk build are required for the build.
+They are included in a Tcl/Tk source tree or in an installed Tcl/Tk.

 There are 3 build environments available:
- configure based build system for Linux/MacOS/MSYS/CYGWIN (Windows)
- Contributed by Christian Werner.
- win/Makefile.vc for TCL/Tk MS-Visual Studio build environment
- zint_tcl.vxproj for interactive VisualStudio 2022 build.
+
+- configure based build system for Linux/macOS and MSYS/Cygwin/MSYS2 (Windows)
+  (contributed by Christian Werner) - see "docs/manual.txt" Annex C for details
+- "win\makefile.vc" for Microsoft Visual Studio command prompt (nmake) - see
+  "win\README.txt" for details
+- "zint_tcl.vcxproj" for Microsoft Visual C++ 2022 interactive build

 Usage:

--- a/backend_tcl/win/README.txt
+++ b/backend_tcl/win/README.txt
@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+2025-01-22
+(C) Harald Oehlmann
+harald.oehlmann@users.sourceforge.net
+
+To build using nmake on Windows:
+
+Download the tcl and tk 8.6.16 or 9.0.1 source from:
+
+  https://sourceforge.net/projects/tcl/files/Tcl/
+
+Unzip them into a folder (example: c:\temp)
+
+  In the following:
+  <tcl> is c:\temp\tcl8.6.16 (or 9.0.1)
+  <tk> is c:\temp\tk8.6.16 (or 9.0.1)
+  <inst> is the Tcl/Tk install directory (example: c:\Tcl)
+  <zint> is the Zint project root directory
+
+Start a Visual Studio command prompt
+
+  cd <tcl>\win
+  nmake -f makefile.vc release
+  nmake -f makefile.vc install INSTALLDIR=<inst>
+
+  cd <tk>\win
+  nmake -f makefile.vc release TCLDIR=<tcl>
+  nmake -f makefile.vc install TCLDIR=<tcl> INSTALLDIR=<inst>
+
+  cd <zint>\backend_tcl\win
+  nmake -f makefile.vc zint TCLDIR=<tcl> TKDIR=<tk>
+  nmake -f makefile.vc install TCLDIR=<tcl> INSTALLDIR=<inst>
--- a/docs/manual.html
+++ b/docs/manual.html
@ -572,7 +572,8 @@ Identification Number (VIN)</a></li>
 </ul></li>
 <li><a href="#codabar-en-798" id="toc-codabar-en-798">6.1.8 Codabar (EN
 798)</a></li>
-<li><a href="#pharmacode" id="toc-pharmacode">6.1.9 Pharmacode</a></li>
+<li><a href="#pharmacode-one-track" id="toc-pharmacode-one-track">6.1.9
+Pharmacode One-Track</a></li>
 <li><a href="#code-128" id="toc-code-128">6.1.10 Code 128</a>
 <ul>
 <li><a href="#standard-code-128-iso-15417"
@ -650,8 +651,8 @@ id="toc-gs1-composite-symbols-iso-24723">6.3 GS1 Composite Symbols (ISO
 <li><a href="#two-track-symbols" id="toc-two-track-symbols">6.4
 Two-Track Symbols</a>
 <ul>
-<li><a href="#two-track-pharmacode" id="toc-two-track-pharmacode">6.4.1
-Two-Track Pharmacode</a></li>
+<li><a href="#pharmacode-two-track" id="toc-pharmacode-two-track">6.4.1
+Pharmacode Two-Track</a></li>
 <li><a href="#postnet" id="toc-postnet">6.4.2 POSTNET</a></li>
 <li><a href="#planet" id="toc-planet">6.4.3 PLANET</a></li>
 <li><a href="#brazilian-cepnet" id="toc-brazilian-cepnet">6.4.4
@ -1904,7 +1905,7 @@ DataBar Truncated)</td>
 <tr>
 <td style="text-align: left;">102</td>
 <td style="text-align: left;"><code>BARCODE_HIBC_DM</code></td>
-<td style="text-align: left;">HIBC Data Matrix ECC200</td>
+<td style="text-align: left;">HIBC Data Matrix</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
 <td style="text-align: left;">104</td>
@ -4802,16 +4803,16 @@ is generated by default, but a modulo-16 one can be added by setting
 <code>--vers=1</code> (API <code>option_2 = 1</code>). To have the check
 character appear in the Human Readable Text, set <code>--vers=2</code>
 (API <code>option_2 = 2</code>).</p>
-<h3 id="pharmacode">6.1.9 Pharmacode</h3>
+<h3 id="pharmacode-one-track">6.1.9 Pharmacode One-Track</h3>
 <figure>
 <img src="images/pharma.svg" title="fig:" class="lin"
 alt="zint -b PHARMA --compliantheight -d &quot;130170&quot;" />
 <figcaption
 aria-hidden="true"><code>zint -b PHARMA --compliantheight -d "130170"</code></figcaption>
 </figure>
-<p>Developed by Laetus, Pharmacode is used for the identification of
-pharmaceuticals. The symbology is able to encode whole numbers between 3
-and 131070.</p>
+<p>Developed by Laetus, Pharmacode One-Track is used for the
+identification of pharmaceuticals. The symbology is able to encode whole
+numbers between 3 and 131070.</p>
 <h3 id="code-128">6.1.10 Code 128</h3>
 <h4 id="standard-code-128-iso-15417">6.1.10.1 Standard Code 128 (ISO
 15417)</h4>
@ -5533,7 +5534,7 @@ GS1-128 linear component. CC-C can encode up to 2361 numeric digits or
 an alphanumeric string of shorter length. To select CC-C use
 <code>--mode=3</code> (API <code>option_1 = 3</code>).</p>
 <h2 id="two-track-symbols">6.4 Two-Track Symbols</h2>
-<h3 id="two-track-pharmacode">6.4.1 Two-Track Pharmacode</h3>
+<h3 id="pharmacode-two-track">6.4.1 Pharmacode Two-Track</h3>
 <figure>
 <img src="images/pharma_two.svg" title="fig:" class="trk"
 alt="zint -b PHARMA_TWO --compliantheight -d &quot;29876543&quot;" />
@ -5541,9 +5542,10 @@ alt="zint -b PHARMA_TWO --compliantheight -d &quot;29876543&quot;" />
 aria-hidden="true"><code>zint -b PHARMA_TWO --compliantheight -d "29876543"</code></figcaption>
 </figure>
 <p>Developed by Laetus, Pharmacode Two-Track is an alternative system to
-Pharmacode One-Track (see <a href="#pharmacode">6.1.9 Pharmacode</a>)
-used for the identification of pharmaceuticals. The symbology is able to
-encode whole numbers between 4 and 64570080.</p>
+Pharmacode One-Track (see <a href="#pharmacode-one-track">6.1.9
+Pharmacode One-Track</a>) used for the identification of
+pharmaceuticals. The symbology is able to encode whole numbers between 4
+and 64570080.</p>
 <h3 id="postnet">6.4.2 POSTNET</h3>
 <figure>
 <img src="images/postnet.svg" title="fig:" class="trk"
@ -5897,8 +5899,8 @@ data. The size of the generated symbol can be adjusted using the
 <code>--vers</code> option (API <code>option_2</code>) as shown in the
 table below. A separate symbology ID (<code>BARCODE_HIBC_DM</code>) can
 be used to encode Health Industry Barcode (HIBC) data. Note that only
-ECC200 encoding is supported, the older standards have now been removed
-from Zint.</p>
+ECC 200 symbols are supported, the older standards (ECC 000 to 140) have
+now been removed from Zint.</p>
 <div id="tbl:datamatrix_sizes" class="tablenos">
 <table id="tbl:datamatrix_sizes" data-tag=": Data Matrix Sizes">
 <caption><span>Table : Data Matrix Sizes</span> </caption>
@ -8082,7 +8084,7 @@ not include a check digit.</p>
 <h1 id="legal-and-version-information">7. Legal and Version
 Information</h1>
 <h2 id="license">7.1 License</h2>
-<p>Zint, libzint and Zint Barcode Studio are Copyright © 2024 Robin
+<p>Zint, libzint and Zint Barcode Studio are Copyright © 2025 Robin
 Stuart. All historical versions are distributed under the GNU General
 Public License version 3 or later. Versions 2.5 and later are released
 under a dual license: the encoding library is released under the BSD (3
@ -8148,7 +8150,7 @@ Specification</li>
 and international standards:</p>
 <h3 id="symbology-standards">7.5.1 Symbology Standards</h3>
 <ul>
-<li>ISO/IEC 24778:2008 Information technology - Automatic identification
+<li>ISO/IEC 24778:2024 Information technology - Automatic identification
 and data capture techniques - Aztec Code bar code symbology
 specification</li>
 <li>SEMI T1-95 Specification for Back Surface Bar Code Marking of
@ -8170,8 +8172,8 @@ specification</li>
 <li>ANSI/AIM BC6-2000 - Uniform Symbology Specification Code 49</li>
 <li>ANSI/AIM BC5-1995 - Uniform Symbology Specification Code 93</li>
 <li>AIM Uniform Symbology Specification Code One (1994)</li>
-<li>ISO/IEC 16022:2006 Information technology - Automatic identification
-and data capture techniques - Data Matrix ECC200 bar code symbology
+<li>ISO/IEC 16022:2024 Information technology - Automatic identification
+and data capture techniques - Data Matrix bar code symbology
 specification</li>
 <li>ISO/IEC 21471:2020 Information technology - Automatic identification
 and data capture techniques - Extended rectangular data matrix (DMRE)
@ -8692,10 +8694,11 @@ class="sourceCode bash"><code class="sourceCode bash"><span id="cb123-1"><a href
 <span id="cb123-3"><a href="#cb123-3" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"></a><span class="ex">./configure</span></span>
 <span id="cb123-4"><a href="#cb123-4" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"></a><span class="fu">make</span></span>
 <span id="cb123-5"><a href="#cb123-5" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"></a><span class="fu">sudo</span> make install</span></code></pre></div>
-<p>For Windows, a Visual Studio 6.0 project file is available at
-<code>"backend_tcl\zint_tcl.dsp"</code>. This can also be opened (and
-converted) by more modern Visual Studio versions, though some fixing up
-of the project configuration will likely be required.</p>
+<p>For Windows, a Microsoft Visual C++ project file is available at
+<code>"backend_tcl\zint_tcl.vcxproj"</code>. There is also a Visual
+Studio makefile available at <code>"backend_tcl\win\makefile.vc"</code>,
+which can be run with <code>nmake</code> - for details see
+<code>"backend_tcl\win\README.txt"</code>.</p>
 <p>Once built and installed, invoke the Tcl/Tk CLI
 <code>"wish"</code>:</p>
 <div class="sourceCode" id="cb124"><pre
@ -9444,16 +9447,16 @@ from</p>
 <h2 id="conforming-to">CONFORMING TO</h2>
 <p>Zint is designed to be compliant with a number of international
 standards, including:</p>
-<p>ISO/IEC 24778:2008, ANSI/AIM BC12-1998, EN 798:1996, AIM ISS-X-24
+<p>ISO/IEC 24778:2024, ANSI/AIM BC12-1998, EN 798:1996, AIM ISS-X-24
 (1995), ISO/IEC 15417:2007, EN 12323:2005, ISO/IEC 16388:2007, ANSI/AIM
 BC6-2000, ANSI/AIM BC5-1995, AIM USS Code One (1994), ISO/IEC
-16022:2006, ISO/IEC 21471:2019, ISO/IEC 15420:2009, AIMD014 (v 1.63)
+16022:2024, ISO/IEC 21471:2019, ISO/IEC 15420:2009, AIMD014 (v 1.63)
 (2008), ISO/IEC 24723:2010, ISO/IEC 24724:2011, ISO/IEC 20830:2021,
 ISO/IEC 16390:2007, ISO/IEC 16023:2000, ISO/IEC 24728:2006, ISO/IEC
 15438:2015, ISO/IEC 18004:2015, ISO/IEC 23941:2022, AIM ITS/04-023
 (2022)</p>
 <h2 id="copyright">COPYRIGHT</h2>
-<p>Copyright © 2024 Robin Stuart. Released under GNU GPL 3.0 or
+<p>Copyright © 2025 Robin Stuart. Released under GNU GPL 3.0 or
 later.</p>
 <h2 id="author">AUTHOR</h2>
 <p>Robin Stuart <a href="mailto:robin@zint.org.uk"
--- a/docs/manual.pmd
+++ b/docs/manual.pmd
@ -796,7 +796,7 @@ Value

 99      `BARCODE_HIBC_39`         HIBC Code 39

- 102     `BARCODE_HIBC_DM`         HIBC Data Matrix ECC200
+ 102     `BARCODE_HIBC_DM`         HIBC Data Matrix

 104     `BARCODE_HIBC_QR`         HIBC QR Code

@ -3094,11 +3094,11 @@ one can be added by setting `--vers=1` (API `option_2 = 1`). To have the check
 character appear in the Human Readable Text, set `--vers=2` (API
 `option_2 = 2`).

-### 6.1.9 Pharmacode
+### 6.1.9 Pharmacode One-Track

 ![`zint -b PHARMA --compliantheight -d "130170"`](images/pharma.svg){.lin}

-Developed by Laetus, Pharmacode is used for the identification of
+Developed by Laetus, Pharmacode One-Track is used for the identification of
 pharmaceuticals. The symbology is able to encode whole numbers between 3 and
 131070.

@ -3690,13 +3690,13 @@ string of shorter length. To select CC-C use `--mode=3` (API `option_1 = 3`).

 ## 6.4 Two-Track Symbols

-### 6.4.1 Two-Track Pharmacode
+### 6.4.1 Pharmacode Two-Track

 ![`zint -b PHARMA_TWO --compliantheight -d
 "29876543"`](images/pharma_two.svg){.trk}

 Developed by Laetus, Pharmacode Two-Track is an alternative system to Pharmacode
-One-Track (see [6.1.9 Pharmacode]) used for the identification of
+One-Track (see [6.1.9 Pharmacode One-Track]) used for the identification of
 pharmaceuticals. The symbology is able to encode whole numbers between 4 and
 64570080.

@ -3956,8 +3956,8 @@ default but also supports encoding in other character sets using the ECI
 mechanism. It can also encode GS1 data. The size of the generated symbol can be
 adjusted using the `--vers` option (API `option_2`) as shown in the table below.
 A separate symbology ID (`BARCODE_HIBC_DM`) can be used to encode Health
-Industry Barcode (HIBC) data. Note that only ECC200 encoding is supported, the
-older standards have now been removed from Zint.
+Industry Barcode (HIBC) data. Note that only ECC 200 symbols are supported, the
+older standards (ECC 000 to 140) have now been removed from Zint.

 Input  Symbol Size      Input  Symbol Size      Input  Symbol Size
 -----  -----------  --  -----  -----------  --  -----  -----------
@ -4762,7 +4762,7 @@ maximum of 128 digits and does not include a check digit.

 ## 7.1 License

-Zint, libzint and Zint Barcode Studio are Copyright © 2024 Robin Stuart. All
+Zint, libzint and Zint Barcode Studio are Copyright © 2025 Robin Stuart. All
 historical versions are distributed under the GNU General Public License version
 3 or later. Versions 2.5 and later are released under a dual license: the
 encoding library is released under the BSD (3 clause) license whereas the GUI,
@ -4838,7 +4838,7 @@ international standards:

 ### 7.5.1 Symbology Standards

- ISO/IEC 24778:2008 Information technology - Automatic identification and data
+- ISO/IEC 24778:2024 Information technology - Automatic identification and data
     capture techniques - Aztec Code bar code symbology specification
 - SEMI T1-95 Specification for Back Surface Bar Code Marking of Silicon Wafers
      (BC412) (1996)
@ -4853,8 +4853,8 @@ international standards:
 - ANSI/AIM BC6-2000 - Uniform Symbology Specification Code 49
 - ANSI/AIM BC5-1995 - Uniform Symbology Specification Code 93
 - AIM Uniform Symbology Specification Code One (1994)
- ISO/IEC 16022:2006 Information technology - Automatic identification and data
-     capture techniques - Data Matrix ECC200 bar code symbology specification
+- ISO/IEC 16022:2024 Information technology - Automatic identification and data
+     capture techniques - Data Matrix bar code symbology specification
 - ISO/IEC 21471:2020 Information technology - Automatic identification and data
     capture techniques - Extended rectangular data matrix (DMRE) bar code
     symbology specification
@ -5032,10 +5032,10 @@ make
 sudo make install
 ```

-For Windows, a Visual Studio 6.0 project file is available at
-`"backend_tcl\zint_tcl.dsp"`. This can also be opened (and converted) by more
-modern Visual Studio versions, though some fixing up of the project
-configuration will likely be required.
+For Windows, a Microsoft Visual C++ project file is available at
+`"backend_tcl\zint_tcl.vcxproj"`. There is also a Visual Studio makefile
+available at `"backend_tcl\win\makefile.vc"`, which can be run with `nmake` -
+for details see `"backend_tcl\win\README.txt"`.

 Once built and installed, invoke the Tcl/Tk CLI `"wish"`:

--- a/docs/manual.txt
+++ b/docs/manual.txt
@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ January 2025
            -   6.1.7.7 HIBC Code 39
            -   6.1.7.8 Vehicle Identification Number (VIN)
        -   6.1.8 Codabar (EN 798)
-        -   6.1.9 Pharmacode
+        -   6.1.9 Pharmacode One-Track
        -   6.1.10 Code 128
            -   6.1.10.1 Standard Code 128 (ISO 15417)
            -   6.1.10.2 Code 128 Suppress Code Set C (Code Sets A and B only)
@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ January 2025
        -   6.3.2 CC-B
        -   6.3.3 CC-C
    -   6.4 Two-Track Symbols
-        -   6.4.1 Two-Track Pharmacode
+        -   6.4.1 Pharmacode Two-Track
        -   6.4.2 POSTNET
        -   6.4.3 PLANET
        -   6.4.4 Brazilian CEPNet
@ -931,7 +931,7 @@ underscores are optional.

  99        BARCODE_HIBC_39           HIBC Code 39

-  102       BARCODE_HIBC_DM           HIBC Data Matrix ECC200
+  102       BARCODE_HIBC_DM           HIBC Data Matrix

  104       BARCODE_HIBC_QR           HIBC QR Code

@ -2997,11 +2997,11 @@ plus (+). No check character is generated by default, but a modulo-16 one can be
 added by setting --vers=1 (API option_2 = 1). To have the check character appear
 in the Human Readable Text, set --vers=2 (API option_2 = 2).

-6.1.9 Pharmacode
+6.1.9 Pharmacode One-Track

 [zint -b PHARMA --compliantheight -d "130170"]

-Developed by Laetus, Pharmacode is used for the identification of
+Developed by Laetus, Pharmacode One-Track is used for the identification of
 pharmaceuticals. The symbology is able to encode whole numbers between 3 and
 131070.

@ -3545,13 +3545,14 @@ string of shorter length. To select CC-C use --mode=3 (API option_1 = 3).

 6.4 Two-Track Symbols

-6.4.1 Two-Track Pharmacode
+6.4.1 Pharmacode Two-Track

 [zint -b PHARMA_TWO --compliantheight -d "29876543"]

 Developed by Laetus, Pharmacode Two-Track is an alternative system to Pharmacode
-One-Track (see 6.1.9 Pharmacode) used for the identification of pharmaceuticals.
-The symbology is able to encode whole numbers between 4 and 64570080.
+One-Track (see 6.1.9 Pharmacode One-Track) used for the identification of
+pharmaceuticals. The symbology is able to encode whole numbers between 4 and
+64570080.

 6.4.2 POSTNET

@ -3789,8 +3790,8 @@ default but also supports encoding in other character sets using the ECI
 mechanism. It can also encode GS1 data. The size of the generated symbol can be
 adjusted using the --vers option (API option_2) as shown in the table below. A
 separate symbology ID (BARCODE_HIBC_DM) can be used to encode Health Industry
-Barcode (HIBC) data. Note that only ECC200 encoding is supported, the older
-standards have now been removed from Zint.
+Barcode (HIBC) data. Note that only ECC 200 symbols are supported, the older
+standards (ECC 000 to 140) have now been removed from Zint.

  Input   Symbol Size      Input   Symbol Size      Input   Symbol Size
  ------- ------------- -- ------- ------------- -- ------- -------------
@ -4571,7 +4572,7 @@ maximum of 128 digits and does not include a check digit.

 7.1 License

-Zint, libzint and Zint Barcode Studio are Copyright © 2024 Robin Stuart. All
+Zint, libzint and Zint Barcode Studio are Copyright © 2025 Robin Stuart. All
 historical versions are distributed under the GNU General Public License version
 3 or later. Versions 2.5 and later are released under a dual license: the
 encoding library is released under the BSD (3 clause) license whereas the GUI,
@ -4647,7 +4648,7 @@ international standards:

 7.5.1 Symbology Standards

-   ISO/IEC 24778:2008 Information technology - Automatic identification and
+-   ISO/IEC 24778:2024 Information technology - Automatic identification and
    data capture techniques - Aztec Code bar code symbology specification
 -   SEMI T1-95 Specification for Back Surface Bar Code Marking of Silicon Wafers
    (BC412) (1996)
@ -4662,9 +4663,8 @@ international standards:
 -   ANSI/AIM BC6-2000 - Uniform Symbology Specification Code 49
 -   ANSI/AIM BC5-1995 - Uniform Symbology Specification Code 93
 -   AIM Uniform Symbology Specification Code One (1994)
-   ISO/IEC 16022:2006 Information technology - Automatic identification and
-    data capture techniques - Data Matrix ECC200 bar code symbology
-    specification
+-   ISO/IEC 16022:2024 Information technology - Automatic identification and
+    data capture techniques - Data Matrix bar code symbology specification
 -   ISO/IEC 21471:2020 Information technology - Automatic identification and
    data capture techniques - Extended rectangular data matrix (DMRE) bar code
    symbology specification
@ -4830,10 +4830,10 @@ A Tcl binding is available in the "backend_tcl” sub-directory. To make on Unix
    make
    sudo make install

-For Windows, a Visual Studio 6.0 project file is available at
-"backend_tcl\zint_tcl.dsp". This can also be opened (and converted) by more
-modern Visual Studio versions, though some fixing up of the project
-configuration will likely be required.
+For Windows, a Microsoft Visual C++ project file is available at
+"backend_tcl\zint_tcl.vcxproj". There is also a Visual Studio makefile available
+at "backend_tcl\win\makefile.vc", which can be run with nmake - for details see
+"backend_tcl\win\README.txt".

 Once built and installed, invoke the Tcl/Tk CLI "wish":

@ -5552,9 +5552,9 @@ CONFORMING TO
 Zint is designed to be compliant with a number of international standards,
 including:

-ISO/IEC 24778:2008, ANSI/AIM BC12-1998, EN 798:1996, AIM ISS-X-24 (1995),
+ISO/IEC 24778:2024, ANSI/AIM BC12-1998, EN 798:1996, AIM ISS-X-24 (1995),
 ISO/IEC 15417:2007, EN 12323:2005, ISO/IEC 16388:2007, ANSI/AIM BC6-2000,
-ANSI/AIM BC5-1995, AIM USS Code One (1994), ISO/IEC 16022:2006, ISO/IEC
+ANSI/AIM BC5-1995, AIM USS Code One (1994), ISO/IEC 16022:2024, ISO/IEC
 21471:2019, ISO/IEC 15420:2009, AIMD014 (v 1.63) (2008), ISO/IEC 24723:2010,
 ISO/IEC 24724:2011, ISO/IEC 20830:2021, ISO/IEC 16390:2007, ISO/IEC 16023:2000,
 ISO/IEC 24728:2006, ISO/IEC 15438:2015, ISO/IEC 18004:2015, ISO/IEC 23941:2022,
@ -5562,7 +5562,7 @@ AIM ITS/04-023 (2022)

 COPYRIGHT

-Copyright © 2024 Robin Stuart. Released under GNU GPL 3.0 or later.
+Copyright © 2025 Robin Stuart. Released under GNU GPL 3.0 or later.

 AUTHOR

--- a/docs/zint.1
+++ b/docs/zint.1
@ -722,16 +722,16 @@ and at
 Zint is designed to be compliant with a number of international
 standards, including:
 .PP
-ISO/IEC 24778:2008, ANSI/AIM BC12\-1998, EN 798:1996, AIM ISS\-X\-24
+ISO/IEC 24778:2024, ANSI/AIM BC12\-1998, EN 798:1996, AIM ISS\-X\-24
 (1995), ISO/IEC 15417:2007, EN 12323:2005, ISO/IEC 16388:2007, ANSI/AIM
 BC6\-2000, ANSI/AIM BC5\-1995, AIM USS Code One (1994), ISO/IEC
-16022:2006, ISO/IEC 21471:2019, ISO/IEC 15420:2009, AIMD014 (v 1.63)
+16022:2024, ISO/IEC 21471:2019, ISO/IEC 15420:2009, AIMD014 (v 1.63)
 (2008), ISO/IEC 24723:2010, ISO/IEC 24724:2011, ISO/IEC 20830:2021,
 ISO/IEC 16390:2007, ISO/IEC 16023:2000, ISO/IEC 24728:2006, ISO/IEC
 15438:2015, ISO/IEC 18004:2015, ISO/IEC 23941:2022, AIM ITS/04\-023
 (2022)
 .SH COPYRIGHT
-Copyright © 2024 Robin Stuart.
+Copyright © 2025 Robin Stuart.
 Released under GNU GPL 3.0 or later.
 .SH AUTHOR
 Robin Stuart \c
--- a/docs/zint.1.pmd
+++ b/docs/zint.1.pmd
@ -646,10 +646,10 @@ and at

 Zint is designed to be compliant with a number of international standards, including:

-ISO/IEC 24778:2008, ANSI/AIM BC12-1998, EN 798:1996,
+ISO/IEC 24778:2024, ANSI/AIM BC12-1998, EN 798:1996,
 AIM ISS-X-24 (1995), ISO/IEC 15417:2007, EN 12323:2005,
 ISO/IEC 16388:2007, ANSI/AIM BC6-2000, ANSI/AIM BC5-1995,
-AIM USS Code One (1994), ISO/IEC 16022:2006, ISO/IEC 21471:2019,
+AIM USS Code One (1994), ISO/IEC 16022:2024, ISO/IEC 21471:2019,
 ISO/IEC 15420:2009, AIMD014 (v 1.63) (2008), ISO/IEC 24723:2010,
 ISO/IEC 24724:2011, ISO/IEC 20830:2021, ISO/IEC 16390:2007,
 ISO/IEC 16023:2000, ISO/IEC 24728:2006, ISO/IEC 15438:2015,
@ -657,7 +657,7 @@ ISO/IEC 18004:2015, ISO/IEC 23941:2022, AIM ITS/04-023 (2022)

 # COPYRIGHT

-Copyright © 2024 Robin Stuart. Released under GNU GPL 3.0 or later.
+Copyright © 2025 Robin Stuart. Released under GNU GPL 3.0 or later.

 # AUTHOR

--- a/frontend_qt/mainwindow.cpp
+++ b/frontend_qt/mainwindow.cpp
@ -169,8 +169,8 @@ static const struct bstyle_item bstyle_items[] = {
    { QSL("MSI Plessey"), BARCODE_MSI_PLESSEY },
    { QSL("NVE-18 (SSCC-18)"), BARCODE_NVE18 },
    { QSL("PDF417 (ISO 15438) (and Compact and HIBC)"), BARCODE_PDF417 },
-    { QSL("Pharmacode"), BARCODE_PHARMA },
-    { QSL("Pharmacode 2-track"), BARCODE_PHARMA_TWO },
+    { QSL("Pharmacode One-Track"), BARCODE_PHARMA },
+    { QSL("Pharmacode Two-Track"), BARCODE_PHARMA_TWO },
    { QSL("Pharma Zentralnummer (PZN)"), BARCODE_PZN },
    { QSL("PLANET"), BARCODE_PLANET },
    { QSL("POSTNET"), BARCODE_POSTNET },
--- a/win32/zint_cmdline_vc6/readme.txt
+++ b/win32/zint_cmdline_vc6/readme.txt
@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 Harald Oehlmann
-2021-06-10
+2025-01-22

 Why to use VC6 ?
 It avoids DLL Hell as the runtime is present on all Windows Versions since XP.
@ -13,13 +13,13 @@ $ZR is the zint root folder (this file is in $ZR\win32\zint_cmdline_vc6)
 if not available in the Start Menu, open a Command Prompt and run
 "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\VC98\Bin\VCVARS32.BAT"

-a) zlib (current version: 1.2.13)
+a) zlib (current version: 1.3.1)
 * put zlib to $ZR\..\zlib
 cd $ZR\..\zlib
 nmake -f win32\Makefile.msc
 -> generates zlib.lib, zlib1.dll

-b) lpng (current version: 1.6.39)
+b) lpng (version: 1.6.44 - note 1.6.45 has non-C89 variable declaration)
 * put libpng to $ZR\..\lpng
 cd $ZR\..\lpng
 nmake -f scripts\makefile.vcwin32
--- a/win32/zint_cmdline_vc6/zint_cmdline_vc6.dsp
+++ b/win32/zint_cmdline_vc6/zint_cmdline_vc6.dsp
@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ LINK32=link.exe
 # PROP Ignore_Export_Lib 0
 # PROP Target_Dir ""
 # ADD BASE CPP /nologo /W3 /Gm /GX /ZI /Od /D "WIN32" /D "_DEBUG" /D "_CONSOLE" /D "_MBCS" /YX /FD /GZ /c
-# ADD CPP /nologo /MTd /W3 /Gm /GX /ZI /Od /I "..\..\backend" /I "..\..\..\lpng" /I "..\..\..\zlib" /D "WIN32" /D "_DEBUG" /D "_CONSOLE" /D "_MBCS" /D "ZINT_NO_PNG" /D "DEBUG" /YX /FD /GZ /D ZINT_VERSION="\"2.13.0.9\"" /c
+# ADD CPP /nologo /MTd /W3 /Gm /GX /ZI /Od /I "..\..\backend" /D "WIN32" /D "_DEBUG" /D "_CONSOLE" /D "_MBCS" /D "ZINT_NO_PNG" /D "DEBUG" /YX /FD /GZ /D ZINT_VERSION="\"2.13.0.9\"" /c
 # ADD BASE RSC /l 0x407 /d "_DEBUG"
 # ADD RSC /l 0x407 /d "_DEBUG"
 BSC32=bscmake.exe
@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ BSC32=bscmake.exe
 # ADD BSC32 /nologo
 LINK32=link.exe
 # ADD BASE LINK32 kernel32.lib user32.lib gdi32.lib winspool.lib comdlg32.lib advapi32.lib shell32.lib ole32.lib oleaut32.lib uuid.lib odbc32.lib odbccp32.lib kernel32.lib user32.lib gdi32.lib winspool.lib comdlg32.lib advapi32.lib shell32.lib ole32.lib oleaut32.lib uuid.lib odbc32.lib odbccp32.lib /nologo /subsystem:console /debug /machine:I386 /pdbtype:sept
-# ADD LINK32 kernel32.lib user32.lib gdi32.lib winspool.lib comdlg32.lib advapi32.lib shell32.lib ole32.lib oleaut32.lib uuid.lib odbc32.lib odbccp32.lib kernel32.lib user32.lib gdi32.lib winspool.lib comdlg32.lib advapi32.lib shell32.lib ole32.lib oleaut32.lib uuid.lib odbc32.lib odbccp32.lib libpng.lib zlib.lib /nologo /subsystem:console /debug /machine:I386 /out:"Debug/zint.exe" /pdbtype:sept /libpath:"..\..\..\lpng" /libpath:"..\..\..\zlib"
+# ADD LINK32 kernel32.lib user32.lib gdi32.lib winspool.lib comdlg32.lib advapi32.lib shell32.lib ole32.lib oleaut32.lib uuid.lib odbc32.lib odbccp32.lib kernel32.lib user32.lib gdi32.lib winspool.lib comdlg32.lib advapi32.lib shell32.lib ole32.lib oleaut32.lib uuid.lib odbc32.lib odbccp32.lib /nologo /subsystem:console /debug /machine:I386 /out:"Debug/zint.exe" /pdbtype:sept
 # SUBTRACT LINK32 /nodefaultlib

 !ENDIF