Trouble compiling a server from source: ZLIB error

[Uleat]

Mixing code like that is the best way to fall into an error trap.

The safest thing is to build a 'local' copy of the zlib library using your system files and settings.


If you did get copies of the proper header files and a matching dll that works, congrats!

But, if you start getting zlib-based errors or crashes surrounding zlib calls, I would revisit this.

[NostalgiaEQ]

Thanks for the heads up. So could you tell me where I should put the header files and the zdll.lib? The instructions say put the headers in a directory found in the INCLUDE path list and the zdll.lib into a directory in the LIB path list. Trying to find these path lists usually it says in visual studio directories option but now it says they deprecated that so I can't figure out which directory I should be putting these files. Thanks. Also it says to put the zdll.lib to the project so just in the main server folder where the readme is?

[NostalgiaEQ]

So since I didn't know what to do I took your advice and got the zlib source and built it in cmake. That worked well. But now what do I need to do? I tried compiling the server source again and got this error:

The C compiler identification is MSVC 19.0.24215.1
The CXX compiler identification is MSVC 19.0.24215.1
Check for working C compiler: C:/Program Files (x86)/Microsoft Visual Studio 14.0/VC/bin/cl.exe
Check for working C compiler: C:/Program Files (x86)/Microsoft Visual Studio 14.0/VC/bin/cl.exe -- works
Detecting C compiler ABI info
Detecting C compiler ABI info - done
Check for working CXX compiler: C:/Program Files (x86)/Microsoft Visual Studio 14.0/VC/bin/cl.exe
Check for working CXX compiler: C:/Program Files (x86)/Microsoft Visual Studio 14.0/VC/bin/cl.exe -- works
Detecting CXX compiler ABI info
Detecting CXX compiler ABI info - done
Detecting CXX compile features
Detecting CXX compile features - done
CMake Error at C:/Program Files/CMake/share/cmake-3.7/Modules/FindPackageHandleStandardArgs.cmake:138 (message):
Could NOT find ZLIB (missing: ZLIB_LIBRARY ZLIB_INCLUDE_DIR)
Call Stack (most recent call first):
C:/Program Files/CMake/share/cmake-3.7/Modules/FindPackageHandleStandardArgs.cmake:378 (_FPHSA_FAILURE_MESSAGE)
C:/Program Files/CMake/share/cmake-3.7/Modules/FindZLIB.cmake:114 (FIND_PACKAGE_HANDLE_STANDARD_ARGS)
CMakeLists.txt:311 (FIND_PACKAGE)