Installing Zlib-1.1.4

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Estimated required disk space:  1 MB

Contents of Zlib

Last checked against version 1.1.4.

The Zlib package contains the zlib library, which is used by many programs for its compression and uncompression functions.

Zlib installs the following:

Library Files

libz[a,so]

Zlib Installation Dependencies

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Installation of Zlib

Prepare Zlib to be compiled:

CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -fPIC" \
����./configure --prefix=/usr --shared

The -fPIC flag helps to assure quality in the dynamic zlib library.

Some packages expect a static zlib library to be present on the system. To satisfy those programs, compile both the shared and static libraries:

make LIBS="libz.so.1.1.4 libz.a"

Install the libraries:

make LIBS="libz.so.1.1.4 libz.a" install

The shared zlib library should be installed in the /lib directory. That way, in the event that you must boot without the /usr directory, vital system programs will still have access to the library:

mv /usr/lib/libz.so.* /lib

The /usr/lib/libz.so symlink is linked to a file which no longer exists, because we moved it. Create a symbolic link to the new location of the library:

ln -sf ../../lib/libz.so.1 /usr/lib/libz.so

Zlib does not install its manual page. Issue the following command to install this documentation:

cp zlib.3 /usr/share/man/man3