[Python-Dev] zlib module doesn't build - inflateCopy() not found

Thu Jun 8 19:51:57 CEST 2006

Chris AtLee wrote:
> On 5/21/06, Guido van Rossum <guido at python.org> wrote:
>> Then options 2 and 3 are both fine.
>>>> Not compiling at all is *not*, so if nobody has time to implement 2 or
>> 3, we'll have to do 4.
>>>> --Guido
>> Is this thread still alive?

At least I still have this on my todo list.
> I've posted patch #1503046 to sourceforge which implements option #2
> by checking for inflateCopy() in the system zlib during the configure
> step.

Thank you! As this involves autotools magic, I hope Martin (who assigned
the patch to himself) can look over it instead of me.
Georg