Jack Howarth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I noticed that in gcc trunk and gcc 4.2 branch > that multilib builds of zlib occur. Does gcc > actually use the multlib zlib? For instance on > x86_64 linux does the 32-bit zlib get used or on > Darwin does the 64-bit zlib get used? We are > considering using the --with-system-zlib option > when building gcc 4.2 but MacOS X 10.4 and earlier > lacks a 64-bit zlib support library. Thanks in > advance for any clarifications.
libjava appears to use zlib. If you are building java, then you need a multilib zlib. Mind you, I wouldn't be particularly surprised if you wind up with a multilib zlib even if you aren't building java. Ian
