[Zlib-devel] zlib 1.2.3.9 is out (fwd)

[Enrico Weigelt]

* Mark Adler <madler at alumni.caltech.edu> schrieb:

Hi,

> zlib.3.pdf in order to make sure before distributing that 
> the pdf matches the source man page.  (Does nothing when 
> the user runs it unless they changed zlib.3.)

why is that file in the source dist at all ?

> zconf.in.h to make sure before distributing that it matches 
> zconf.h.cmakein.  (Does nothing when the user runs it unless 
> they changed zconf.h.cmakein.)

wouldnt it be better to have some separate (maintainer-only)
rule for that ?
 
> zconf.h to provide that source file for those that build 
> zlib using something other than configure and make, and 
> to undo any changes made by configure.

does anyone still do that ?
shouldnt be specially-tailored versions of zconf.h for those
specific platforms ?
 
> Makefile to tell the user to run configure before trying to 
> run make if they try to run make, undoes what configure did 
> to make Makefile.

Isnt this totally obvious ? Why create an Makefile for that ?


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