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Compile ZLIB on Windows

Tested on version 1.3 on windows

Requirements

  • cmake (tested with v3.26.1)
  • gcc (tested with v10.3)

Get ZLIB source

You can get ZLIB source from here or from GitHub

Build

bash
cd <ZLIB_SOURCE_DIR>
cmake -S . -B <ZLIB_SOURCE_DIR>/build -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=<ZLIB_SOURCE_DIR>/install
cmake --build <ZLIB_SOURCE_DIR>/build --config Release --target install