Hello,
> >> How do I tell ./config where zlib.h is located ?
> > With Configure you may add something like:
> >  --with-zlib-lib=/path
> >  --with-zlib-include=/path
> 
> I find that when I run ./config.... the operating system 
> "i686-whatever-mingw" is detected. And that seems to work quite well in 
> general.
> 
> If I run /Configure.... I usually get a message requesting that I 
specify 
> the OS/compiler. I'm also given a list of options, but I don't see 
> "i686-whatever-mingw" mentioned anywhere in that list. Consequently I've 

> been avoiding ./Configure.... , preferring instead to run ./config.....
> 
> Is there anything to be gained by running Configure instead of config ?
> 
> I tried:
> ./config no-shared 
> zlib --with-zlib-include=/usr/local/include 
--with-zlib-lib=/usr/local/lib --prefix/usr/
> local/depot/static
> 
> I also tried:
> ./config no-shared 
> zlib --with-zlib-include=/c/_32/msys//local/include 
--with-zlib-lib=/c/_32/msys/local/lib 
>  --prefix/usr/local/depot/static
> 
> zlib.h is in C:/_32/msys/local/include (and the msys shell regards that 
> location as /usr/local/include) so either incantation should work. 
However, 
> I always end up with the error "zlib.h:  No such file or directory" - 
> followed by a number of syntax errors arising from the inability to find 

> zlib.h.
> 
> When I look at the actual gcc command that is being run I don't see an 
-I 
> switch that includes the relevant location for zlib.h so I guess it's no 

> surprise that zlib.h can't be found.
> 
> I've also tried "CPPFLAGS=-I/usr/local/include" - which usually works 
for me 
> (wrt other libraries), but no joy in this instance.
> 
> I suspect that if I were to place zlib.h in my MinGW/include folder and 
> libz.a in MinGW/lib folder, then it would work. But I would prefer (if 
> possible) to be able to build without doing that.
You may just use:
  $ ./Configure zlib --with-zlib-lib=/path --with-zlib-include=/path mingw

Best regards,
--
Marek Marcola <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

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