[Zlib-devel] zlib-1.2.4 build failure on NetBSD 5.0.2 IA-32

[Mark Adler]

On Mar 17, 2010, at 10:19 AM, Nelson H. F. Beebe wrote:
> The configure script for zlib-1.2.4 fails to run with native
> sh on  NetBSD 5.0.2 IA-32:
> 
> ./configure: 94: Syntax error: ";;" unexpected (expecting "fi")
> 
> I was able to get a successful build and install by using
> 
> 	bash ./configure

Nelson,

Yes, this has been a problem for many years.  I don't know how to fix the configure script for the old sh that that NetBSD system has.

Mark