I think I figured out where to get zlib.lib. Version 1.1.4 has it.

My next question is, what do I need to do if I want to use zlibstat.lib instead (so that my application will not require zlib.dll at run-time)? Do I just rename it to zlib.lib? Are there any known issues with linking zlib statically?

Thanks,
Ever

-----Original Message-----
From: Olano, Ever
Sent: Tuesday, June 22, 2004 5:50 PM
To: 'curl-library_at_cool.haxx.se'
Subject: zlib on Windows

Hi, there. I'm trying to build libcurl on windows using VC++ 6.0 and have not been successful.

I was able to download and build OpenSSL statically fine. But as for zlib, the only download I could find was the DLL version from http://www.gzip.org/zlib. I also tried downloading the source but I could not make out how to build it. :(

Anyway, so I thought I was okay with just setting ZLIB_PATH to where I unzipped the zlib package. But, I'm getting the following when I run "nmake vc-ssl":

        link.exe /incremental:no /libpath:"../lib" /nologo /libpath:"d:\ever\zli
b-1.2.1" /out:curl.exe /subsystem:console /machine:I386 /LIBPATH:"d:\ever\openss
l-0.9.7d/out32" wsock32.lib libcurl.lib winmm.lib zlib.lib libeay32.lib ssleay32
.lib gdi32.lib hugehelpr.obj writeoutr.obj urlglobr.obj getpassr.obj homedir
r.obj timevalr.obj strtoofftr.obj mainr.obj curlr.res
LINK : fatal error LNK1181: cannot open input file "zlib.lib"
NMAKE : fatal error U1077: 'link.exe' : return code '0x49d'
Stop.
NMAKE : fatal error U1077: 'G:\PROGRA~1\MIAF9D~1\VC98\BIN\NMAKE.EXE' : return co
de '0x2'
Stop.

I checked my zlib directory and it really doesn't have zlib.lib. It has zdll.lib instead in the lib directory. So, I guess, my question is, where do I get zlib.lib?

Thanks. I'd appreciate any help.
Ever
Received on 2004-06-23