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Subject: Re: RFC: Add zlib source to src CVS resposity
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On 10/31/2010 08:12 PM, Ian Lance Taylor wrote:
> I assume that the reason we do that for intl is because it has complex
> interactions with the rest of the C library, so using the wrong intl
> library will cause confusing behaviour when the LC_ environment
> variables are set.  That case does not arise for zlib.  I think that if
> we do ship zlib with the binutils, we might as well always build it
> rather than using complex configure tests.

I think it's also for historical reasons.  Nowadays most GNU utilities 
are not shipping with a copy intl anymore.

Paolo