You need the development package (don't have a Debian box handy to tell you what it's called... probably something like zlib-devel).
On Wed, 21 Jun 2006, EJG wrote: > On Debian Linux, kernel linux-image-2.6.15-1-486, > after I donload the file: openssh-4.3p2.tar.gz, untar > this and then execute ./configure > After some lines, the proccess stop with this msg: > .... > checking for library containing basename... none > required > checking for deflate in -lz... no > configure: error: *** zlib missing - please install > first or check config.log *** > > I installed zlib package, with apt-get install, but > dont solve the problem.
