rust-lang / rust-lang/libz-sys

Support using pkg-config for zlib-ng

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Rust
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Description

My distro (Nixpkgs) includes zlib-ng with a zlib-ng.pc file. It would be nice if my system zlib-ng could be used, rather than building a new zlib-ng from source (and needing to have cmake available).

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The issue names no file or test; start by locating libz-sys’s build configuration and its existing system-library detection, then inspect how a zlib-ng.pc file could be discovered. Done should mean an installed system zlib-ng can be selected through pkg-config without requiring a source build or CMake.

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Assessment

Tech stack
cmake, rust
Domain
build-system
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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