[PATCH 1/2] configure: add a fallback check for zlib

[Felipe Contreras]

Fraser Tweedale wrote:
> On Sat, May 10, 2014 at 05:27:34PM -0500, Felipe Contreras wrote:
> > Tomi Ollila wrote:
> > > On Sun, May 11 2014, Felipe Contreras <felipe.contreras at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > 
> > > > Xīcò wrote:
> > > >> Since zlib is part of the base system, FreeBSD chose not to register it
> > > >> in pkg-config through zlib.pc. As a fallback test, configure will build
> > > >> and run a zlib version check and make sure the header and library
> > > >> versions are compatible.
> > > >
> > > > We could try to generate our on zlib.pc, this way the configure script
> > > > would be cleaner.
> > > 
> > > But for that we'd need to figure out the version, and is there simpler
> > > robust way to do that some other way ?
> > 
> > I don't meant to change the code that is checking for the version in the
> > patch, you use the same code, but instead of have_zlib.c gen_zlib_pc.c,
> > or something.
> > 
> 
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Unless the list does Reply-To munging, there's no need to say that. And
this is a sane list, so no Reply-To munging :)

http://felipec.wordpress.com/2010/08/03/avoid-reply-to-munging-mail-as-mail-was-meant-to-be/

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Felipe Contreras