d to be required for this operation to work properly.
           This is no longer necessary.
           The function nonetheless keeps its signature, in an effort to not break API.
 
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<a name="Chapter6"></a><h2>Streaming Compression Functions</h2><pre></pre>

<pre><b>LZ4_stream_t* LZ4_createStream(void);
int           LZ4_freeStream (LZ4_stream_t* streamPtr);
</b><p>  LZ4_createStream() will allocate and initialize an `LZ4_stream_t` structure.
  LZ4_freeStream() releases its memory.
 
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