Re: [FFmpeg-devel] [PATCH 1/5] configure: remove build-time check for gzip support in zlib

["softworkz ." <softworkz-at-hotmail.com@ffmpeg.org>]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: ffmpeg-devel <ffmpeg-devel-bounces@ffmpeg.org> On Behalf Of Ramiro Polla
> Sent: Dienstag, 3. Juni 2025 01:22
> To: FFmpeg development discussions and patches <ffmpeg-devel@ffmpeg.org>
> Subject: Re: [FFmpeg-devel] [PATCH 1/5] configure: remove build-time check for
> gzip support in zlib
> 
> Hi Jacob,
> 
> On Fri, May 30, 2025 at 8:19 PM Jacob Lifshay <programmerjake@gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > On May 30, 2025 4:10:45 AM PDT, Ramiro Polla <ramiro.polla@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > I'll postpone this part of the patchset (patches 1 to 3) for a while
> > > to give more time for people to comment. If anybody can find a system
> > > where zlib doesn't support gzip, please let us know.
> >
> > idk if anyone is using it as the system zlib, but zlib-rs supports zlib's c
> api but doesn't come with a gzip executable.
> https://github.com/trifectatechfoundation/zlib-
> rs/blob/7fafed0d3ed7990349f5863dfba755cbac9ca543/README.md#c-projects
> 
> Thank you for sharing this.
> 
> The issue we're looking for is not whether a gzip executable exists,
> but whether the zlib API supports decoding gzip files or only raw
> deflate streams.
> 
> Ramiro
> _______________________________________________

Hi Ramiro,

with Andreas' new patchset, this question becomes obsoleted.
I'm no sure whether you've seen it?

Thanks,
sw

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