Add -lz when PHOBOS_SYSTEM_ZLIB=on and -link-defaultlib-shared#4963
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Some projects use the zlib C function directly and, given that those symbols are available when phobos embeds zlib (the default) and when linking the stdlib statically, the projects often don't include a `-lz` in their build settings. This omission then prevents a successful build with PHOBOS_SYSTEM_ZLIB=on and -link-defaultlib-shared. Until a permanent decision is made if those projects should change their build scripts or if the compiler should always add `-lz`, add the library anyway, to minimize breakages. This also makes the behavior consistent with gdc which also adds an unconditional `-lz` when zlib is not embedded. See-Also: ldc-developers#4742 Signed-off-by: Andrei Horodniceanu <[email protected]>
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Some projects use the zlib C function directly and, given that those symbols are available when phobos embeds zlib (the default) and when linking the stdlib statically, the projects often don't include a
-lzin their build settings. This omission then prevents a successful build with PHOBOS_SYSTEM_ZLIB=on and-link-defaultlib-shared.
Until a permanent decision is made if those projects should change their build scripts or if the compiler should always add
-lz, add the library anyway, to minimize breakages.This also makes the behavior consistent with gdc which also adds an unconditional
-lzwhen zlib is not embedded.See-Also: #4742