Thomas (Heller) and I have been discussing whether the zlib module should become builtin, atleast on Win32 (i.e. part of python25.dll). This would simplify py2exe, which then could bootstrap extraction from the compressed file just with pythonxy.dll (clearly, zlib.pyd cannot be *in* the compressed file).
We currently don't do this, because the pythoncore.vcproj would then not be buildable anymore unless you also have the right version of zlib on disk. To solve this, Thomas has proposed that the Python release could incorporate a copy of zlib, primarily for use on Windows (with the project files appropriately adjusted). I'm in favour of such a change: the library is fairly small, and it would not only simplify py2exe, but also simplify the build process. Whether or not this copy of zlib would be integrated in the Unix build process, in case where the system does not provide a zlib, is a separate question. Regards, Martin _______________________________________________ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-dev Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com
