Re: [lmi] Do we have zlib already?

[Greg Chicares]

On 2016-06-09 22:05, Vadim Zeitlin wrote:
> On Thu, 9 Jun 2016 21:39:29 +0000 Greg Chicares <address@hidden> wrote:
> 
> GC> > GC> Here's why I ask. We've been distributing product files as plain
> GC> > GC> xml.
> 
>  Just to be certain: what are these product files exactly? Do I understand
> correctly that they're sample.{database,funds,policy,rounding,strata} ones?

Aye.

>  If so, I can already confirm that compressing these files with gzip (and
> renaming them to _not_ have the .gz suffix) works,

[BTW, I've discovered a way to get 'gmail' to accept tarball attachments
that include '.exe' files. It seems inappropriate to disclose it here,
but you seem to have invented the crucial idea independently.]

> i.e. I can still create
> a new illustration using the sample product. So far I've tested it only
> with my MSVC build of lmi which uses a default build of libxml2 which does
> include zlib support, but I'll retest it with the official build later.
> 
>  I'd just like to know if compressing the files above and checking if an
> illustration can be created is a sufficient test or whether I should try to
> compress/check something more/else?

I believe that's not merely sufficient, but plenary and conclusive.