libz
A Massively Spiffy Yet Delicately Unobtrusive Compression Library
General Information
The HLRN system does not meet the requirements of some software and a separate zlib-library is provided.
Read more on the vendor pages.
| Version | Compiler | Build date | Installation Path | modulefile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.2.11 | gcc-8 | 22-jan-2020 | /sw/tools/zlib/ | zlib/gcc.8/1.2.11 |
| 1.2.13 | gcc-9 | 28-jul-2023 | /sw/tools/zlib/ | zlib/gcc.8/1.2.13 |
| 1.2.13 | intel-22 | 28.-jul-2023 | /sw/tools/zlib/ | zlib/intel.22/1.2.13 |
For some more information consult the man-page.
Usage at HLRN
Load the modulefile
$ module load zlib
This provides access to the script pkg-config that can be used to explore details of the library installation. The environment variable LD_RUN_PATH is set to make linking with rpath easy.
Building zlib
Installation includes
- download from web page
- load a compiler module file
- run configure. Use –prefix=<install_path>.
- run make, make test and make install.