6.25.2. Contents of Zlib
Installed libraries:
libz.{a,so}
6.25. Zlib-1.2.3
The Zlib package contains compression and decompression routines used by some programs.
Approximate build time:
less than 0.1 SBU
Required disk space:
3.1 MB
6.25.1. Installation of Zlib
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Note
Zlib is known to build its shared library incorrectly if
CFLAGS is specified in the
environment. If using a specified CFLAGS variable, be sure to add the -fPIC directive to the CFLAGS variable for the duration of the configure
command below, then remove it afterwards.
Prepare Zlib for compilation:
./configure --prefix=/usr --shared --libdir=/lib
Compile the package:
make
To test the results, issue: make
check.
Install the shared library:
make install
The previous command installed a .so
file in /lib. We will remove it and
relink it into /usr/lib:
rm -v /lib/libz.so ln -sfv ../../lib/libz.so.1.2.3 /usr/lib/libz.so
Build the static library:
make clean ./configure --prefix=/usr make
To test the results again, issue: make check.
Install the static library:
make install
Fix the permissions on the static library:
chmod -v 644 /usr/lib/libz.a