zlib detection code is a bit wired. Try using the additional option:
LIBS=/cygdrive/c/libraries/hdf5/libs/zlib.lib Satish On Tue, 19 Mar 2013, Chen Shapira wrote: > Hi Again, > > While configuring PETSc in Cygwin, > I recieve the following error : > "Compression library [libz.a or equivalent] not found" > > The thing is, I already have the file : zlib.lib included in the > configuration of petsc . > > My configure command is : > ./config/configure.py --with-cc='win32fe cl' --with-fc='win32fe ifort' > --with-cxx='win32fe cl' --with-mpi-dir="/cygdrive/C/Program Files > (x86)/MPICH2" --download-f-blas-lapack=1 --with-clanguage=c > --with-petsc-arch=arch-mswin-c-debug > --CFLAGS=-D_CRT_SECURE_NO_DEPRECATE --with-debugging=0 > --ignore-cygwin-link --with-valgrind=0 --with-c2html=0 > --download-sowing=1 --with-hdf5=1 > --with-hdf5-include=/cygdrive/c/libraries/hdf5/include > --with-hdf5-lib=\[/cygdrive/c/libraries/hdf5/libs/hdf5dll.lib,/cygdrive/c/libraries/hdf5/libs/hdf5_fortrandll.lib,/cygdrive/c/libraries/hdf5/libs/szip.lib,/cygdrive/c/libraries/hdf5/libs/zlib.lib\] > > Thank you again.. > Chen >