rust-lang / rust-lang/libz-sys

Allow linking against system zlib-ng

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Rust
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Description

Currently it always(*) builds the vendored zlib-ng when zlib-ng feature is enabled

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Research direction

No file or test is named in the issue. Start by locating the crate's zlib-ng feature and its vendored versus system linking setup; done means enabling that feature can link against an installed system zlib-ng without always building the vendored copy, with coverage for the system-library path.

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Assessment

Tech stack
rust
Domain
build-system
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
42/100

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