>
> > There are 3 ways to solve this problem:
> > 1. In devel/ftoption.h:226 enable the macro #define
> > FT_CONFIG_OPTION_SYSTEM_ZLIB
> > 2. Revert my patch altogether. But then gzip encoded glyphs from
> > ot-svg fonts won't work. (Don't know the impact on WOFF2 fonts)
> > 3. Update the internal version of zlib to the newest version.
>
> Solution 3 is the way to go, of course (and thanks for your
> willingness to work on it :-). However, as a temporary measure, maybe
> you could add some #ifdef stuff until you are done with updating the
> internal zlib? `FT_CONFIG_OPTION_SYSTEM_ZLIB' is a user option, and
> it has to work both switched on and off.
>
You mean something like this?
#ifdef FT_CONFIG_OPTION_SYSTEM_ZLIB
err = inflateInit2( &stream, MAX_WBITS|32 );
#else
err = inflateInit2( &stream, MAX_WBITS );
#endif
Basically, support the gzip header only if a system installation of
zlib is being used.
