> If we do go with using zlib instead of homegrown code, I would recommend
> building and statically linking to our own copy even if there is a copy
> available on the system. This will prevent cross-version compatibility
> problems as well as where'd-my-library-go syndrome. We cannot afford
> those sorts of risks for something that could prevent us from reading
> our database.
I don't know much about zlib, but it is hard to imagine it would have
the flexibility and optimization tuning of Jan's code.
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