zlib: Data compression library¶
Description¶
Massively Spiffy Yet Delicately Unobtrusive Compression Library (Also Free, Not to Mention Unencumbered by Patents)
License¶
Modified BSD.
Upstream Contact¶
Dependencies¶
None
Special Update/Build Instructions¶
Patches¶
cygwin_symbols.patch: remove undefined symbols on Cygwin.
Type¶
standard
Equivalent System Packages¶
conda:
$ conda install zlib
cygwin:
$ apt-cyg install zlib
Debian/Ubuntu:
$ sudo apt-get install zlib
Fedora/Redhat/CentOS:
$ sudo yum install zlib
homebrew:
$ brew install zlib
opensuse:
$ sudo zypper install zlib
slackware:
$ sudo slackpkg install zlib
See https://repology.org/project/zlib/versions
If the system package is installed, ./configure will check whether it can be used.