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Re: BUG (v1.5.6.1): ./configure missing check for zlib.h

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IHIan Hilt <ian.hilt@gmx.com>
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Jun 29, 2008, 03:13 UTC
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On Fri, 27 Jun 2008 at 11:07am -0000, tom fogal wrote:
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> I should note, however, that I disagree with that macro's logic in that
> it `searches' for zlib if the user does not specify it.  IMO, if the
> user does not give a --with option, and it doesn't work `out of the
> box' (without hacking FLAGS), macros should die with an error rather
> than retry with changed FLAGS.
> 
> -tom
Or, one could read the INSTALL file included with git,
 - Git is reasonably self-sufficient, but does depend on a few external
   programs and libraries:
	- "zlib", the compression library. Git won't build without it.
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Message 5 of 6 in “BUG (v1.5.6.1): ./configure missing check for zlib.h”
  1. Mircea BardacJun 27, 2008
  2. Jakub NarebskiJun 27, 2008
  3. tom fogalJun 27, 2008
  4. Jakub NarebskiJun 27, 2008
  5. Ian HiltJun 29, 2008
  6. Mircea BardacJun 27, 2008

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