How to install zlib 1.3.1 using CMake and Visual Studio 2022 for Desktop

This library is needed for IXWebSocket to work with WebSockets in C++

• Install Visual Studio 2022 Community and CMake using this guide: Installation of Visual Studio 2022 Community with CMake support
• Type in the browser search field: zlib github, press "Enter", and click on the first link:

• You will be moved to this page: https://github.com/madler/zlib
• Scroll down and click on the "Releases" link on the on the right panel and click on the latest release:

• Scroll down and click on the "zlib131.zip":

• Move the downloaded archive somewhere, for example, in the "E:\libs" folder, and "Extract Here":

• Run CMake GUI. For this, click on the Windows "Start" button, type cmake-gui, and press "Enter":

• Copy a path to the unzipped folder and paste it to the "Where is the source code" field:

• Paste this path in the "Where to build the binaries" field and add the "/dist" to the path like this:

• Click on the "Configure" button:

• Click "Yes" to confirm that you want to create the "dist" folder:

• The "Visual Studio 17 2022" should be selected:

• Note. Such options are available:

• Click the "Finish" button:

• Configuration was finished without errors:

Note. Configuration output:

Selecting Windows SDK version 10.0.22621.0 to target Windows 10.0.19045.
The C compiler identification is MSVC 19.42.34436.0
Detecting C compiler ABI info
Detecting C compiler ABI info - done
Check for working C compiler: C:/Program Files/Microsoft Visual Studio/2022/Community/VC/Tools/MSVC/14.42.34433/bin/Hostx64/x64/cl.exe - skipped
Detecting C compile features
Detecting C compile features - done
Looking for sys/types.h
Looking for sys/types.h - found
Looking for stdint.h
Looking for stdint.h - found
Looking for stddef.h
Looking for stddef.h - found
Check size of off64_t
Check size of off64_t - failed
Looking for fseeko
Looking for fseeko - not found
Looking for unistd.h
Looking for unistd.h - not found
Renaming
    E:/libs/zlib-1.3.1/zconf.h
to 'zconf.h.included' because this file is included with zlib
but CMake generates it automatically in the build directory.
Configuring done (15.1s)

• Set the installation paths:

• Search for types:

• Type Debug in the "CMAKE_CONFIGURATION_TYPES" field:

• Click buttons: "Configure", "Generate", and "Open Project":

Note. Configuration output

Selecting Windows SDK version 10.0.22621.0 to target Windows 10.0.19045.
Configuring done (0.1s)
Generating done (0.1s)

• Visual Studio 2022 will be opened. Click "Build" > "Build Solution" or F7:

• Wait for finishing of building
Note. Building output

Build started at 1:59 AM...
1>------ Build started: Project: ZERO_CHECK, Configuration: Debug x64 ------
1>1>Checking Build System
2>------ Build started: Project: zlibstatic, Configuration: Debug x64 ------
3>------ Build started: Project: zlib, Configuration: Debug x64 ------
4>------ Skipped Build: Project: RUN_TESTS, Configuration: Debug x64 ------
4>Project not selected to build for this solution configuration 
2>Building Custom Rule E:/libs/zlib-1.3.1/CMakeLists.txt
2>adler32.c
3>Building Custom Rule E:/libs/zlib-1.3.1/CMakeLists.txt
3>adler32.c
2>compress.c
3>compress.c
2>crc32.c
3>crc32.c
2>deflate.c
3>deflate.c
2>gzclose.c
3>gzclose.c
3>gzlib.c
2>gzlib.c
3>gzread.c
2>gzread.c
2>gzwrite.c
3>gzwrite.c
3>inflate.c
2>inflate.c
3>infback.c
2>infback.c
2>inftrees.c
3>inftrees.c
2>inffast.c
3>inffast.c
2>trees.c
3>trees.c
2>uncompr.c
2>zutil.c
3>uncompr.c
3>zutil.c
2>Generating Code...
3>Generating Code...
2>zlibstatic.vcxproj -> E:\libs\zlib-1.3.1\dist\Debug\zlibstaticd.lib
3>   Creating library E:/libs/zlib-1.3.1/dist/Debug/zlibd.lib and object E:/libs/zlib-1.3.1/dist/Debug/zlibd.exp
3>zlib.vcxproj -> E:\libs\zlib-1.3.1\dist\Debug\zlibd.dll
5>------ Build started: Project: minigzip, Configuration: Debug x64 ------
6>------ Build started: Project: example, Configuration: Debug x64 ------
5>Building Custom Rule E:/libs/zlib-1.3.1/CMakeLists.txt
6>Building Custom Rule E:/libs/zlib-1.3.1/CMakeLists.txt
6>example.c
5>minigzip.c
5>minigzip.vcxproj -> E:\libs\zlib-1.3.1\dist\Debug\minigzip.exe
6>example.vcxproj -> E:\libs\zlib-1.3.1\dist\Debug\example.exe
7>------ Build started: Project: ALL_BUILD, Configuration: Debug x64 ------
7>Building Custom Rule E:/libs/zlib-1.3.1/CMakeLists.txt
8>------ Skipped Build: Project: INSTALL, Configuration: Debug x64 ------
8>Project not selected to build for this solution configuration 
========== Build: 6 succeeded, 0 failed, 0 up-to-date, 2 skipped ==========
========== Build completed at 2:00 AM and took 12.238 seconds ==========

• Open CMD inside of the "E:\libs\zlib-1.3.1" folder
• Type the installation command in CMD and press "Enter":

cmake --install dist

• The zlib files will be copied to the installation folder
Note. Installation output

-- Install configuration: "Debug"
-- Installing: E:/libs/zlib-1.3.1-msvc/win/debug/lib/zlibd.lib
-- Installing: E:/libs/zlib-1.3.1-msvc/win/debug/bin/zlibd.dll
-- Installing: E:/libs/zlib-1.3.1-msvc/win/debug/lib/zlibstaticd.lib
-- Installing: E:/libs/zlib-1.3.1-msvc/win/debug/include/zconf.h
-- Installing: E:/libs/zlib-1.3.1-msvc/win/debug/include/zlib.h
-- Installing: E:/libs/zlib-1.3.1-msvc/win/debug/share/man/man3/zlib.3
-- Installing: E:/libs/zlib-1.3.1-msvc/win/debug/share/pkgconfig/zlib.pc

• Do not close CMake GUI and VS to build and install the "Release" version

Installation of the "Release" version

• Clear the Search field:

• Set paths to the release installation folder:

• Search for types and type Release in the "CMAKE_CONFIGURATION_TYPES" field:

• Click on the "Configure and "Generate" buttons:

Note. Configuration output

Selecting Windows SDK version 10.0.22621.0 to target Windows 10.0.19045.
Configuring done (0.1s)
Generating done (0.2s)

• Switch to the VS window using Alt+Tab or by click on the VS in the task bar
• VS asks you to reload:

• Note. You see that Debug was changed to Release in the tool bar:

• Click "Build" > "Build Solution" or F7:

• Wait for finishing of building
Note. Building output

Build started at 2:27 AM...
1>------ Build started: Project: ZERO_CHECK, Configuration: Release x64 ------
1>1>Checking Build System
2>------ Build started: Project: zlibstatic, Configuration: Release x64 ------
3>------ Build started: Project: zlib, Configuration: Release x64 ------
4>------ Skipped Build: Project: RUN_TESTS, Configuration: Release x64 ------
4>Project not selected to build for this solution configuration 
2>Building Custom Rule E:/libs/zlib-1.3.1/CMakeLists.txt
2>adler32.c
3>Building Custom Rule E:/libs/zlib-1.3.1/CMakeLists.txt
3>adler32.c
3>compress.c
2>compress.c
3>crc32.c
2>crc32.c
2>deflate.c
3>deflate.c
3>gzclose.c
2>gzclose.c
3>gzlib.c
2>gzlib.c
3>gzread.c
2>gzread.c
2>gzwrite.c
3>gzwrite.c
2>inflate.c
3>inflate.c
3>infback.c
2>infback.c
2>inftrees.c
3>inftrees.c
2>inffast.c
3>inffast.c
2>trees.c
3>trees.c
2>uncompr.c
2>zutil.c
3>uncompr.c
3>zutil.c
2>Generating Code...
3>Generating Code...
2>zlibstatic.vcxproj -> E:\libs\zlib-1.3.1\dist\Release\zlibstatic.lib
3>   Creating library E:/libs/zlib-1.3.1/dist/Release/zlib.lib and object E:/libs/zlib-1.3.1/dist/Release/zlib.exp
3>zlib.vcxproj -> E:\libs\zlib-1.3.1\dist\Release\zlib.dll
5>------ Build started: Project: minigzip, Configuration: Release x64 ------
6>------ Build started: Project: example, Configuration: Release x64 ------
6>Building Custom Rule E:/libs/zlib-1.3.1/CMakeLists.txt
5>Building Custom Rule E:/libs/zlib-1.3.1/CMakeLists.txt
6>example.c
5>minigzip.c
5>minigzip.vcxproj -> E:\libs\zlib-1.3.1\dist\Release\minigzip.exe
6>example.vcxproj -> E:\libs\zlib-1.3.1\dist\Release\example.exe
7>------ Build started: Project: ALL_BUILD, Configuration: Release x64 ------
7>Building Custom Rule E:/libs/zlib-1.3.1/CMakeLists.txt
8>------ Skipped Build: Project: INSTALL, Configuration: Release x64 ------
8>Project not selected to build for this solution configuration 
========== Build: 6 succeeded, 0 failed, 0 up-to-date, 2 skipped ==========
========== Build completed at 2:27 AM and took 10.466 seconds ==========

• Open CMD inside of the "E:\libs\openal-soft-1.24.2" source folder
• Type the installation command in CMD:

cmake --install dist

• The OpenAL Soft files will be copied to the installation folder
Note. Installation output

-- Install configuration: "Release"
-- Installing: E:/libs/zlib-1.3.1-msvc/win/release/lib/zlib.lib
-- Installing: E:/libs/zlib-1.3.1-msvc/win/release/bin/zlib.dll
-- Installing: E:/libs/zlib-1.3.1-msvc/win/release/lib/zlibstatic.lib
-- Installing: E:/libs/zlib-1.3.1-msvc/win/release/include/zconf.h
-- Installing: E:/libs/zlib-1.3.1-msvc/win/release/include/zlib.h
-- Installing: E:/libs/zlib-1.3.1-msvc/win/release/share/man/man3/zlib.3
-- Installing: E:/libs/zlib-1.3.1-msvc/win/release/share/pkgconfig/zlib.pc