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Re: mingw: is configure --without-zlib ok?


  • From: Bruce Momjian <pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us>
  • To: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
  • Cc: Matthew England <mengland(at)mengland(dot)net>, pgsql-ports(at)postgresql(dot)org
  • Subject: Re: mingw: is configure --without-zlib ok?
  • Date: Mon, 27 Feb 2006 21:14:52 -0500 (EST)
  • Message-id: <200602280214.k1S2Eqi26122@candle.pha.pa.us> <text/plain>

Tom Lane wrote:
> Matt England <mengland(at)mengland(dot)net> writes:
> > Is it safe to make a build with './configure --without-zlib'?
> 
> > What's the consequences of doing this?  Will something not work properly in 
> > the resulting psql application/database?
> 
> AFAIR the only thing you lose is the ability to create or read
> compressed custom-format dump files in pg_dump/pg_restore.  You
> can certainly live without this --- unless you need to read
> compressed dumps that someone else sends you.

And it is in our manual:

      The <productname>zlib</productname> compression library will be
      used by default. If you don't want to use it then you must
      specify the <option>--without-zlib</option> option for
      <filename>configure</filename>. Using this option disables
      support for compressed archives in <application>pg_dump</> and
      <application>pg_restore</>.

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