10.15. Zlib-1.2.8

The Zlib package contains compression and decompression routines used by some programs.

10.15.1. Installation of Zlib

Prepare Zlib for compilation:

CC="gcc -isystem /usr/include" \
CXX="g++ -isystem /usr/include" \
LDFLAGS="-Wl,-rpath-link,/usr/lib:/lib" \
  ./configure --prefix=/usr

Compile the package:

make

To test the results, issue:

make check

Install the package:

make install

The previous command installed two .so files into /usr/lib. We will move it into /lib and then relink it to /usr/lib:

mv -v /usr/lib/libz.so.* /lib
ln -sfv ../../lib/$(readlink /usr/lib/libz.so) /usr/lib/libz.so

Install the documentation:

mkdir -pv /usr/share/doc/zlib-1.2.8
cp -rv doc/* examples /usr/share/doc/zlib-1.2.8

Installed libraries: libz.[a,so]

Installed directory: /usr/share/doc/zlib-1.2.8

libz

Contains compression and decompression functions used by some programs