diff --git a/src/zlib_compress.cpp b/src/zlib_compress.cpp
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+++ b/src/zlib_compress.cpp
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+/***************************************************************************
+ *   Copyright (C) 2008 by Lothar May                                      *
+ *                                                                         *
+ *   This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify  *
+ *   it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by  *
+ *   the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or     *
+ *   (at your option) any later version.                                   *
+ *                                                                         *
+ *   This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,       *
+ *   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of        *
+ *   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the         *
+ *   GNU General Public License for more details.                          *
+ *                                                                         *
+ *   You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License     *
+ *   along with this program; if not, write to the                         *
+ *   Free Software Foundation, Inc.,                                       *
+ *   59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307, USA.             *
+ ***************************************************************************/
+
+#include <boost/filesystem.hpp>
+#include <boost/iostreams/filtering_streambuf.hpp>
+#include <boost/iostreams/copy.hpp>
+#include <boost/iostreams/filter/zlib.hpp>
+#include <iostream>
+#include <fstream>
+#include <string>
+
+
+using namespace std;
+using namespace boost::filesystem;
+
+
+int
+main(int argc, char *argv[])
+{
+	if (argc != 2)
+	{
+		cout << "Usage: zlib_compress <text input file>" << endl;
+		return 1;
+	}
+	// Use input file name, and write to input file with additional ".z".
+	path inputFilePath(argv[1]);
+	path outputFilePath(inputFilePath);
+	outputFilePath = change_extension(outputFilePath, extension(outputFilePath) + ".z");
+	// Check whether file exists.
+	if (!exists(inputFilePath))
+	{
+		cerr << "Input file does not exist." << endl;
+		return 2;
+	}
+	try {
+		ifstream inFile(inputFilePath.directory_string().c_str(), ios_base::in);
+		ofstream outFile(outputFilePath.directory_string().c_str(), ios_base::out | ios_base::binary);
+		boost::iostreams::filtering_streambuf<boost::iostreams::output> out;
+		out.push(boost::iostreams::zlib_compressor());
+		out.push(outFile);
+		boost::iostreams::copy(inFile, out);
+		cout << "Compression of \"" << inputFilePath.directory_string() << "\" to \"" << outputFilePath.directory_string() << "\" was successful." << endl;
+	} catch (...)
+	{
+		cerr << "Compression failed." << endl;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
diff --git a/zlib_compress.pro b/zlib_compress.pro
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+++ b/zlib_compress.pro
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+# QMake pro-file for the file compression tool
+
+isEmpty( PREFIX ) {
+    PREFIX=/usr
+}
+
+TEMPLATE = app
+CODECFORSRC = UTF-8
+
+#CONFIG += thread console embed_manifest_exe exceptions rtti stl warn_on release
+CONFIG += thread console embed_manifest_exe exceptions rtti stl warn_on debug
+
+UI_DIR = uics
+TARGET = bin/zlib_compress
+MOC_DIR = mocs
+OBJECTS_DIR = obj
+DEFINES += PREFIX=\"$${PREFIX}\"
+QT -= core gui
+
+INCLUDEPATH += . \
+		src
+
+DEPENDPATH += . \
+		src
+
+SOURCES += \
+		src/zlib_compress.cpp
+
+win32 {
+    INCLUDEPATH += ../boost/
+
+    LIBPATH += ../boost/stage/lib
+
+	win32-g++{
+		LIBS += -llibboost_filesystem-mgw34-mt-1_35
+		LIBS += -llibboost_system-mgw34-mt-1_35
+		LIBS += -llibboost_iostreams-mgw34-mt-1_35
+		LIBS += -llibboost_zlib-mgw34-mt-1_35
+	}
+
+    LIBS += -lgdi32 -lcomdlg32 -loleaut32 -limm32 -lwinmm -lwinspool -lole32 -luuid -luser32 -lmsimg32 -lshell32 -lkernel32
+}
+
+unix {
+	# workaround for problems with boost_filesystem exceptions
+	QMAKE_LFLAGS += -no_dead_strip_inits_and_terms
+}
+
+unix : !mac {
+
+	##### My release static build options
+	#QMAKE_CXXFLAGS += -ffunction-sections -fdata-sections
+	#QMAKE_LFLAGS += -Wl,--gc-sections
+
+	LIB_DIRS = $${PREFIX}/lib $${PREFIX}/lib64
+	BOOST_FS = boost_filesystem boost_filesystem-mt
+	BOOST_IOSTREAMS = boost_iostreams boost_iostreams-mt
+
+	for(dir, LIB_DIRS) {
+		exists($$dir) {
+			for(lib, BOOST_FS) {
+				exists($${dir}/lib$${lib}.so*) {
+					message("Found $$lib")
+					BOOST_FS = -l$$lib
+				}
+			}
+			for(lib, BOOST_IOSTREAMS) {
+				exists($${dir}/lib$${lib}.so*) {
+					message("Found $$lib")
+					BOOST_IOSTREAMS = -l$$lib
+				}
+			}
+ 		}
+ 	}
+	BOOST_LIBS = $$BOOST_FS $$BOOST_IOSTREAMS
+	!count(BOOST_LIBS, 2) {
+		error("could not locate required library: \
+		    libboost (version >= 1.34.1)  --> http://www.boost.org/")
+	}
+
+	#### INSTALL ####
+
+	binary.path += $${PREFIX}/bin/
+	binary.files += zlib_compress
+
+	INSTALLS += binary
+}
+
+mac{
+	# make it universal  
+	CONFIG += x86
+	CONFIG += ppc
+	QMAKE_MACOSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET = 10.3
+
+	# for universal-compilation on PPC-Mac uncomment the following line
+	# on Intel-Mac you have to comment this line out or build will fail.
+	#       QMAKE_MAC_SDK=/Developer/SDKs/MacOSX10.4u.sdk/
+
+	# standard path for darwinports
+	# make sure you have a universal version of boost
+	LIBS += /usr/local/lib/libboost_filesystem-mt-1_35.a
+	LIBS += /usr/local/lib/libboost_system-mt-1_35.a
+	LIBS += /usr/local/lib/libboost_iostreams-mt-1_35.a
+	# libraries installed on every mac
+	LIBPATH += /Developer/SDKs/MacOSX10.4u.sdk/usr/lib
+	INCLUDEPATH += /Developer/SDKs/MacOSX10.4u.sdk/usr/include/
+}