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+#!/bin/sh
+# configure script for zlib. This script is needed only if
+# you wish to build a shared library and your system supports them,
+# of if you need special compiler, flags or install directory.
+# Otherwise, you can just use directly "make test; make install"
+#
+# To create a shared library, use "configure --shared"; by default a static
+# library is created. If the primitive shared library support provided here
+# does not work, use ftp://prep.ai.mit.edu/pub/gnu/libtool-*.tar.gz
+#
+# To impose specific compiler or flags or install directory, use for example:
+#    prefix=$HOME CC=cc CFLAGS="-O4" ./configure
+# or for csh/tcsh users:
+#    (setenv prefix $HOME; setenv CC cc; setenv CFLAGS "-O4"; ./configure)
+# LDSHARED is the command to be used to create a shared library
+
+# Incorrect settings of CC or CFLAGS may prevent creating a shared library.
+# If you have problems, try without defining CC and CFLAGS before reporting
+# an error.
+
+LIBS=libz.a
+SHAREDLIB=libz.so
+VER=`sed -n -e '/VERSION "/s/.*"\(.*\)".*/\1/p' < zlib.h`
+AR=${AR-"ar rc"}
+RANLIB=${RANLIB-"ranlib"}
+prefix=${prefix-/usr/local}
+exec_prefix=${exec_prefix-'${prefix}'}
+libdir=${libdir-'${exec_prefix}/lib'}
+includedir=${includedir-'${prefix}/include'}
+shared_ext='.so'
+shared=0
+gcc=0
+old_cc="$CC"
+old_cflags="$CFLAGS"
+
+while test $# -ge 1
+do
+case "$1" in
+    -h* | --h*)
+      echo 'usage:'
+      echo '  configure [--shared] [--prefix=PREFIX]  [--exec_prefix=EXPREFIX]'
+      echo '     [--libdir=LIBDIR] [--includedir=INCLUDEDIR]'
+        exit 0;;
+    -p*=* | --p*=*) prefix=`echo $1 | sed 's/[-a-z_]*=//'`; shift;;
+    -e*=* | --e*=*) exec_prefix=`echo $1 | sed 's/[-a-z_]*=//'`; shift;;
+    -l*=* | --libdir=*) libdir=`echo $1 | sed 's/[-a-z_]*=//'`; shift;;
+    -i*=* | --includedir=*) includedir=`echo $1 | sed 's/[-a-z_]*=//'`;shift;;
+    -p* | --p*) prefix="$2"; shift; shift;;
+    -e* | --e*) exec_prefix="$2"; shift; shift;;
+    -l* | --l*) libdir="$2"; shift; shift;;
+    -i* | --i*) includedir="$2"; shift; shift;;
+    -s* | --s*) shared=1; shift;;
+    esac
+done
+
+test=ztest$$
+cat > $test.c <<EOF
+extern int getchar();
+int hello() {return getchar();}
+EOF
+
+test -z "$CC" && echo Checking for gcc...
+cc=${CC-gcc}
+cflags=${CFLAGS-"-O3"}
+# to force the asm version use: CFLAGS="-O3 -DASMV" ./configure
+case "$cc" in
+  *gcc*) gcc=1;;
+esac
+
+if test "$gcc" -eq 1 && ($cc -c $cflags $test.c) 2>/dev/null; then
+  CC="$cc"
+  SFLAGS=${CFLAGS-"-fPIC -O3"}
+  CFLAGS="$cflags"
+  case `(uname -s || echo unknown) 2>/dev/null` in
+  Linux | linux) LDSHARED=${LDSHARED-"gcc -shared -Wl,-soname,libz.so.1"};;
+  *)             LDSHARED=${LDSHARED-"gcc -shared"};;
+  esac
+else
+  # find system name and corresponding cc options
+  CC=${CC-cc}
+  case `(uname -sr || echo unknown) 2>/dev/null` in
+  HP-UX*)    SFLAGS=${CFLAGS-"-O +z"}
+	     CFLAGS=${CFLAGS-"-O"}
+#	     LDSHARED=${LDSHARED-"ld -b +vnocompatwarnings"}
+	     LDSHARED=${LDSHARED-"ld -b"}
+	     shared_ext='.sl'
+	     SHAREDLIB='libz.sl';;
+  IRIX*)     SFLAGS=${CFLAGS-"-ansi -O2 -rpath ."}
+	     CFLAGS=${CFLAGS-"-ansi -O2"}
+	     LDSHARED=${LDSHARED-"cc -shared"};;
+  OSF1\ V4*) SFLAGS=${CFLAGS-"-O -std1"}
+	     CFLAGS=${CFLAGS-"-O -std1"}
+	     LDSHARED=${LDSHARED-"cc -shared  -Wl,-soname,$SHAREDLIB -Wl,-msym -Wl,-rpath,$(libdir) -Wl,-set_version,${VER}:1.0"};;
+  OSF1*)     SFLAGS=${CFLAGS-"-O -std1"}
+	     CFLAGS=${CFLAGS-"-O -std1"}
+	     LDSHARED=${LDSHARED-"cc -shared"};;
+  QNX*)      SFLAGS=${CFLAGS-"-4 -O"}
+             CFLAGS=${CFLAGS-"-4 -O"}
+	     LDSHARED=${LDSHARED-"cc"}
+             RANLIB=${RANLIB-"true"}
+             AR="cc -A";;
+  SCO_SV\ 3.2*) SFLAGS=${CFLAGS-"-O3 -dy -KPIC "}
+	     CFLAGS=${CFLAGS-"-O3"}
+	     LDSHARED=${LDSHARED-"cc -dy -KPIC -G"};;
+  SunOS\ 5*) SFLAGS=${CFLAGS-"-fast -xcg89 -KPIC -R."}
+             CFLAGS=${CFLAGS-"-fast -xcg89"}
+	     LDSHARED=${LDSHARED-"cc -G"};;
+  SunOS\ 4*) SFLAGS=${CFLAGS-"-O2 -PIC"}
+	     CFLAGS=${CFLAGS-"-O2"}
+	     LDSHARED=${LDSHARED-"ld"};;
+  UNIX_System_V\ 4.2.0) 
+	     SFLAGS=${CFLAGS-"-KPIC -O"}
+	     CFLAGS=${CFLAGS-"-O"}
+	     LDSHARED=${LDSHARED-"cc -G"};;
+  UNIX_SV\ 4.2MP)
+	     SFLAGS=${CFLAGS-"-Kconform_pic -O"}
+	     CFLAGS=${CFLAGS-"-O"}
+	     LDSHARED=${LDSHARED-"cc -G"};;
+  # send working options for other systems to support@gzip.org
+  *)         SFLAGS=${CFLAGS-"-O"}
+	     CFLAGS=${CFLAGS-"-O"}
+	     LDSHARED=${LDSHARED-"cc -shared"};;
+  esac
+fi
+
+if test $shared -eq 1; then
+  echo Checking for shared library support...
+  # we must test in two steps (cc then ld), required at least on SunOS 4.x
+  if test "`($CC -c $SFLAGS $test.c) 2>&1`" = "" &&
+     test "`($LDSHARED -o $test$shared_ext $test.o) 2>&1`" = ""; then
+    CFLAGS="$SFLAGS"
+    LIBS="$SHAREDLIB.$VER"
+    echo Building shared library $SHAREDLIB.$VER with $CC.
+  elif test -z "$old_cc" -a -z "$old_cflags"; then
+    echo No shared library suppport.
+    shared=0;
+  else
+    echo 'No shared library suppport; try without defining CC and CFLAGS'
+    shared=0;
+  fi
+fi
+if test $shared -eq 0; then
+  LDSHARED="$CC"
+  echo Building static library $LIBS version $VER with $CC.
+fi
+
+cat > $test.c <<EOF
+#include <unistd.h>
+int main() { return 0; }
+EOF
+if test "`($CC -c $CFLAGS $test.c) 2>&1`" = ""; then
+  CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -DHAVE_UNISTD_H"
+  echo "Checking for unistd.h... Yes."
+else
+  echo "Checking for unistd.h... No."
+fi
+
+cat > $test.c <<EOF
+#include <errno.h>
+int main() { return 0; }
+EOF
+if test "`($CC -c $CFLAGS $test.c) 2>&1`" = ""; then
+  echo "Checking for errno.h...	 Yes."
+else
+  echo "Checking for errno.h...	 No."
+  CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -DNO_ERRNO_H"
+fi
+
+cat > $test.c <<EOF
+#include <sys/types.h>
+#include <sys/mman.h>
+#include <sys/stat.h>
+caddr_t hello() {
+  return mmap((caddr_t)0, (off_t)0, PROT_READ, MAP_SHARED, 0, (off_t)0); 
+}
+EOF
+if test "`($CC -c $CFLAGS $test.c) 2>&1`" = ""; then
+  CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -DUSE_MMAP"
+  echo Checking for mmap support... Yes.
+else
+  echo Checking for mmap support... No.
+fi
+
+CPP=${CPP-"$CC -E"}
+case $CFLAGS in
+  *ASMV*)
+    if test "`nm $test.o | grep _hello`" = ""; then
+      CPP="$CPP -DNO_UNDERLINE"
+      echo Checking for underline in external names... No.
+    else
+      echo Checking for underline in external names... Yes.
+    fi;;
+esac
+
+rm -f $test.[co] $test$shared_ext
+
+# udpate Makefile
+sed < Makefile.in "
+/^CC *=/s%=.*%=$CC%
+/^CFLAGS *=/s%=.*%=$CFLAGS%
+/^CPP *=/s%=.*%=$CPP%
+/^LDSHARED *=/s%=.*%=$LDSHARED%
+/^LIBS *=/s%=.*%=$LIBS%
+/^SHAREDLIB *=/s%=.*%=$SHAREDLIB%
+/^AR *=/s%=.*%=$AR%
+/^RANLIB *=/s%=.*%=$RANLIB%
+/^VER *=/s%=.*%=$VER%
+/^prefix *=/s%=.*%=$prefix%
+/^exec_prefix *=/s%=.*%=$exec_prefix%
+/^libdir *=/s%=.*%=$libdir%
+/^includedir *=/s%=.*%=$includedir%
+" > Makefile