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 Zlib-&zlib-version; Zlib <para>The Zlib package contains compression and decompression routines used by some programs.</para> <segmentedlist> <segtitle>&buildtime;</segtitle> <segtitle>&diskspace;</segtitle> <seglistitem> <seg>&zlib-fin-sbu;</seg> <seg>&zlib-fin-du;</seg> </seglistitem> </segmentedlist> </sect2> <sect2 role="installation"> <title>Installation of Zlib Prepare Zlib for compilation: ./configure --prefix=/usr Compile the package: make To test the results, issue: make check Install the package: make install Remove a useless static library: rm -fv /usr/lib/libz.a Installation of Zlib - 32bit Clean previous build: make distclean Prepare Zlib for compilation: CC="gcc -m32" \ ./configure --prefix=/usr \ --libdir=/usr/lib32 Compile the package: make Install the package: make DESTDIR=$PWD/DESTDIR install cp -Rv DESTDIR/usr/lib32/* /usr/lib32 rm -rf DESTDIR Installation of Zlib - x32bit make distclean Prepare Zlib for compilation: CC="gcc -mx32" \ ./configure --prefix=/usr \ --libdir=/usr/libx32 Compile the package: make Install the package: make DESTDIR=$PWD/DESTDIR install cp -Rv DESTDIR/usr/libx32/* /usr/libx32 rm -rf DESTDIR Contents of Zlib Installed libraries libz.so Short Descriptions libz Contains compression and decompression functions used by some programs libz