Re: [Mingw-users] Problems in compiling zlib into my app (using mingw + msys)

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From: "JonY" <10...@gm...>
To: "MinGW Users List" <min...@li...>
Sent: Sunday, November 09, 2008 1:32 AM
Subject: Re: [Mingw-users] Problems in compiling zlib into my app (using
mingw + msys)

> It comes from the fact that older versions of MSYS couldn't tell MSYS
> apps from native apps, often breaking them when UNIX/Win32 path
> translation takes place.

OK I see.

> I won't recommend installing MSYS packages to the same directory as
> MinGW.

Thanks for your opinion. Well, I too assumed it comes from old times of
MSYS, but I wasn't sure.
BTW is the last version of MSYS really that of 2004, read aloud, from a
whoppin' 4 years ago?

> If you are using Windows 2000/XP/Vista, try using a junction point.
> Sysinternals junction utility does this quite nicely.

Thanks for the tip, this could indeed do some good.

Now I have zpipe.c up and running, there's even more woes:
This thing appears to use its own special ZIP format!

My app must also support files that were zipped using common tools like
WinRAR or WinZIP, however, the sample tool appears to use it's own shiny
algorithm which is only understood by zlib, i. e. only zlib can unpack
the files again.
Now, this really makes less sense.

-Andreas