zlib-cmake

Build zlib using modern CMake and override the FindZLIB module

CMake Options

Option	Default	Description
ZLIB_INSTALL	OFF	Install zlib and CMake targets
ZLIB_TEST	OFF	Enable testing and build tests

• CPM_SOURCE_CACHE
  • Set to /path/to/cache to reuse downloaded source code

Usage

Build

cmake --list-presets all                    # List all CMake presets
cmake --preset windows                      # Configure
cmake --build --preset windows              # Build
ctest --preset windows                      # Test
cmake --build --preset windows -t install   # Install

Integration

include(FetchContent)

# Set options before FetchContent_MakeAvailable()
set(ZLIB_TEST ON)

FetchContent_Declare(
    zlib-cmake
    URL https://github.com/jimmy-park/zlib-cmake/archive/main.zip
)

# This line must be preceded before find_package(ZLIB)
FetchContent_MakeAvailable(zlib-cmake)

# If you're using CPM.cmake
# CPMAddPackage(
#     NAME zlib-cmake
#     URL https://github.com/jimmy-park/zlib-cmake/archive/main.tar.gz
#     OPTIONS "ZLIB_TEST ON"
# )

# Use same target as FindZLIB module
add_executable(main main.cpp)
target_link_libraries(main PRIVATE ZLIB::ZLIB)