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support for zlib-dev and other packages?

Asked by Simson Garfinkel

Greetings. I maintain open source software that cross-compiles for Windows using mingw. We would like our users to be able to compile on Ubuntu. Currently they cannot because there is not zlib-dev and there is no pthreads in the Ubuntu mingw-w64 build system.

Are there any plans to add these? it is actually quite difficult to build them from sources on mingw, as it requires editing the distribution files.

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#1

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/precise/+package/zlib1g-dev

Is this what you need?

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Simson Garfinkel (simsong) said : 		#2

Yes, that's what I need. How come it doesn't show up when I do an "apt-cache search mingw" ? Is there an additional repository I need to add?

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Simson Garfinkel (simsong) said : 		#3

NO, that is not what I need. I need zlib-dev COMPILED WITH THE MINGW CROSS COMPILER. Specifically, there need to be two versions, one that is compiled with mingw32 (for 32-bit windows) and one that is compiled with mingw-w64 (for 64-bit windows).

The ubuntu mingw installation has a LOT of mingw libraries, but it is missing ZLIB, for some inconceivable reason. So much software requires zlib that not having zlib in the system is kind of pointless.

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#4

I suggest you report a bug

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Simson Garfinkel (simsong) said : 		#5

Will do. Thanks.

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