[Zlib-devel] Latest configure script; minizip as a shared library

[Jonathan Nieder]

Enrico Weigelt wrote:

> IMHO it's better to have it as a separate package.
> 
> See: git://pubgit.metux.de/oss-qm/zlib.git -> tag METUX.minizip-1.2.5.2

In broad strokes, looks very sane.

Gilles, any thoughts on this?  Is a pkg-config dependency a problem
on Windows?  Personally I think it should be fine, provided the
documentation includes instructions for downloading a copy to use
in place.