/**
 * @mainpage
 *
 * # Introduction #
 * 
 * The **MUtilities** library is a collection of routines and classes to extend the [*Qt cross-platform framework*](http://qt-project.org/). It contains various convenience and utility functions as well as wrappers for OS-specific functionalities. The library was originally created as a "side product" of the [**LameXP**](http://lamexp.sourceforge.net/) application: Over the years, a lot of code, **not** really specific to *LameXP*, had accumulated in the *LameXP* code base. Some of that code even had been used in other projects too, in a "copy & paste" fashion – which had lead to redundancy and much complicated maintenance. In order to clean-up the LameXP code base, to eliminate the ugly redundancy and to simplify maintenance, the code in question has finally been refactored into the **MUtilities** (aka "MuldeR's Utilities for Qt") library. This library now forms the foundation of *LameXP* and [*other OpenSource projects*](https://github.com/lordmulder).
 * 
 * 
 * # Project Structure
 * 
 * The *MUtilities* project directory is organized as follows:
 * 
 * - `bin/` – compiled library files (static or shared), link those files in projects that use the MUtilities library
 * - `docs/` – programming interface documentation, generated with Doxygen tool
 * - `etc/` – miscellaneous files, everything that doesn't fit in anywhere else
 * - `include/` – public header files, include this directory in projects that use the MUtilities library
 * - `obj/` – object code files, intermediate files generated during the build process
 * - `res/` – resource files, required for building the MUtilities library
 * - `src/` – source code files, required for building the MUtilities library (third-party code in `src/3rd_party/`)
 * - `test/` – unit tests, based on Google Test framework
 * - `tmp/` – temporary files, automatically generated during the build process
 * 
 * 
 * # API Documentation
 * 
 * The public API of the *MUtilities* library is defined in the following header files (select file for details):
 * - **Global.h** – miscellaneous useful functions
 * 
 * 
 * # Example
 * 
 * Here is a minimal example on how to use the *MUtilities* library in your project:
 * 
 *     //MUtils
 *     #include <MUtils/Global.h>
 *     
 *     int main(int argc, char **argv)
 *     {
 *         qDebug("Random number: %u\n", MUtils::next_rand_u32());
 *     }
 * 
 * ## Build Notes
 * 
 * - In order to use the *MUtilities* library in your project, your build environment must have already been set up for building Qt-based projects. Setting up Qt is *not* covered by this document.
 * - Additionally, make sure that *MUtilities'* `include/` directory is contained in your "Additional Include Directories" and that the *MUtilities'* `bin/` directory is contained in your "Additional Library Directories".
 * - Finally, make sure that your project links against the `MUtils32-1.lib` library file. For each build configuration, pick the proper **.lib** file from the corresponding `bin/<platform>/<config>/` directory!
 * - If your projects intends to use the *MUtilities* library as a **static** library, then the macro `MUTILS_STATIC_LIB` *must* be added to your project's "Preprocessor Definitions".
 * 
 * 
 * # License
 * 
 * This library is free software. It is released under the terms of the [*GNU Lesser General Public License (LGPL), Version 2.1*](https://www.gnu.org/licenses/lgpl-2.1.html).
 * 
 *     MUtilities - MuldeR's Utilities for Qt
 *     Copyright (C) 2004-2016 LoRd_MuldeR <MuldeR2@GMX.de>. Some rights reserved.
 *     
 *     This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
 *     modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
 *     License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
 *     version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
 *     
 *     This library 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
 *     Lesser General Public License for more details.
 *     
 *     You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
 *     License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
 *     Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301 USA.
 * 
 * 
 * # Acknowledgement
 * 
 * The following third-party code is used in the MUtilities library:
 * 
 * - **Keccak/SHA-3 Reference Implementation**  
 *   Implementation by the Keccak, Keyak and Ketje Teams, namely, Guido Bertoni, Joan Daemen, Michaël Peeters, Gilles Van Assche and Ronny Van Keer  
 *   No Copyright / Dedicated to the Public Domain
 * 
 * - **Natural Order String Comparison**  
 *   Copyright (C) 2000, 2004 by Martin Pool <mbp@sourcefrog.net>  
 *   Released under the zlib License
 * 
 * - **Adler-32 Checksum Algorithm (from zlib)**  
 *   Copyright (C) 1995-2013 Jean-loup Gailly and Mark Adler  
 *   Released under the zlib License
 */