[FFmpeg-devel] [PATCH 1/5] configure: remove build-time check for gzip support in zlib

[softworkz .]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: ffmpeg-devel <ffmpeg-devel-bounces at ffmpeg.org> On Behalf Of softworkz .
> Sent: Dienstag, 3. Juni 2025 01:26
> To: FFmpeg development discussions and patches <ffmpeg-devel at ffmpeg.org>
> Subject: Re: [FFmpeg-devel] [PATCH 1/5] configure: remove build-time check for
> gzip support in zlib
> 
> 
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: ffmpeg-devel <ffmpeg-devel-bounces at ffmpeg.org> On Behalf Of Ramiro
> Polla
> > Sent: Dienstag, 3. Juni 2025 01:22
> > To: FFmpeg development discussions and patches <ffmpeg-devel at ffmpeg.org>
> > Subject: Re: [FFmpeg-devel] [PATCH 1/5] configure: remove build-time check
> for
> > gzip support in zlib
> >
> > Hi Jacob,
> >
> > On Fri, May 30, 2025 at 8:19 PM Jacob Lifshay <programmerjake at gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> > > On May 30, 2025 4:10:45 AM PDT, Ramiro Polla <ramiro.polla at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > > > I'll postpone this part of the patchset (patches 1 to 3) for a while
> > > > to give more time for people to comment. If anybody can find a system
> > > > where zlib doesn't support gzip, please let us know.
> > >
> > > idk if anyone is using it as the system zlib, but zlib-rs supports zlib's
> c
> > api but doesn't come with a gzip executable.
> > https://github.com/trifectatechfoundation/zlib-
> > rs/blob/7fafed0d3ed7990349f5863dfba755cbac9ca543/README.md#c-projects
> >
> > Thank you for sharing this.
> >
> > The issue we're looking for is not whether a gzip executable exists,
> > but whether the zlib API supports decoding gzip files or only raw
> > deflate streams.
> >
> > Ramiro
> > _______________________________________________
> 
> Hi Ramiro,
> 
> with Andreas' new patchset, this question becomes obsoleted.

Same do both of our patchsets, so we can close this case 
peacefully 😊

Best regards
sw