[Bug 78] Use pure Java implementation of zlib from Classpath instead of zlib for java.util.zip

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http://icedtea.classpath.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=78





------- Comment #9 from aph at redhat.com  2007-11-08 12:18 -------
I'm skeptical about this idea.  Java having private copies of things is in
general a bad idea, as the problems when updating tzdata showed.  If we use
system libraries, we get updates as required with the OS.  Also, this would be
a divergence from upstream OpenJDK.  Finally, there's no reason to believe that
system zlib will have any more bugs than Classpath's.

Any divergences from upstream OpenJDK have to be justified by strong arguemnts.
 "But it's written in C!" is a religious argument, not a technical one.


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