minizip from zlib-1.3.2

Introduction to minizip

The minizip package provides a library for mini zip and unzip, based on Zlib.

Installation of minizip

Note

You must unpack the downloaded zlib-1.3.2.tar.gz tarball and navigate to the extracted source directory. This package is inside that source.

Install minizip by running the following commands:

cd contrib/minizip &&

sed -i 's/crypt.h/ints.h/' Makefile.am &&

mv Makefile{,.orig} &&
autoreconf -fi      &&

./configure --prefix=/usr --disable-static &&
make

Now, as the root user:

make install

Command Explanations

sed -i 's/crypt.h/ints.h/' ...: This command both ensures that a needed header (ints.h) is installed and that another header (crypt.h) is not, as it conflicts with another header and can cause issues for other packages.

mv Makefile{,.orig}; autoconf -fi: These commands remove the pregenerated Makefile and generate a new one.

--disable-static: This switch prevents installation of static versions of the libraries.

Contents

Installed Programs: None
Installed Libraries: libminizip
Installed Directories: /usr/include/minizip

Short Descriptions

libminizip

contains mini zip and unzip functions