[Bug 788] request for zlib.h configure test

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http://bugzilla.mindrot.org/show_bug.cgi?id=788

           Summary: request for zlib.h configure test
           Product: Portable OpenSSH
           Version: -current
          Platform: PPC
        OS/Version: AIX
            Status: NEW
          Severity: enhancement
          Priority: P2
         Component: Build system
        AssignedTo: openssh-bugs at mindrot.org
        ReportedBy: jbasney at ncsa.uiuc.edu


I see a configure test for the presence of zlib.h was removed from configure.in 
in the following revision.

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revision 1.317
date: 2001/10/24 05:36:55;  author: tim;  state: Exp;  lines: +10 -10

[configure.in] Fix test for broken dirname. Based on patch from
Dave Dykstra <dwd at bell-labs.com>. Remove un-needed test for zlib.h.
[contrib/caldera/openssh.spec, contrib/redhat/openssh.spec,
contrib/suse/openssh.spec] Update version to match version.h
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However, I find that some systems such as an AIX 5.2 system I'm using 
have /usr/lib/libz.a but no /usr/include/zlib.h (a broken setup, I agree).  I 
see a report at http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=openssh-unix-
dev&m=106627358830467&w=2 that Compaq Tru64 UNIX has a similar setup.  Building 
OpenSSH on these systems results in a successful configure but a failed compile 
due to the missing zlib.h.  Could the zlib.h check be put back in to 
configure.ac to catch this problem earlier?  I think it might cut down on user 
confusion.



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