Should binutils source tree include zlib source?

[H.J. Lu]

On Fri, Jan 9, 2009 at 12:06 PM, Dave Korn
<dave.korn.cygwin@googlemail.com> wrote:
> H.J. Lu wrote:
>> On Fri, Jan 9, 2009 at 11:41 AM, Dave Korn
>> <dave.korn.cygwin@googlemail.com> wrote:
>>> H.J. Lu wrote:
>>>> Hi,
>>>>
>>>> Binutils uses zlib. Should zlib source be included in binutils tree?
>>>>
>>>  Can't see any terribly good reason to.  It's widely available as a standard
>>> system library, we aren't in any need of forking it, and it would add to the
>>> binutils project's maintenance/support burden, wouldn't it?
>>>
>>
>> Zlib source is included in gcc source tree. It is useful for
>> cross binutils.
>
>  Well, I guess I don't get it (cross and native binutils both use the host
> zlib after all, or are you talking about including it for building a target
> library?), but I won't object if you think it could be useful.  It's not like
> it gets updated upstream very often, after all.
>

I have Canadian cross binutils where host != build != target.


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H.J.