Homebrew Error when compiling zlib for HBL compilation

[mashers]

Hi all

I'm trying to set up devkitproarm so I can build the Homebrew Launcher from source. According to this page I need to install zlib first (and building HBL indeed fails due to missing zlib.h). I have followed the instructions and downloaded zlib-1.2.8.tar.gz and created the Makefile as described. The Makefile and zlib-1.2.8.tar.gz are in the same folder. When I try to make zlib I get the following output in the terminal:

Usage:
  List:    tar -tf <archive-filename>
  Extract: tar -xf <archive-filename>
  Create:  tar -cf <archive-filename> [filenames...]
  Help:    tar --help
make: *** [all] Error 1

I've googled the error and it seems to be a generic error indicating that gcc failed, so I have no idea what's going wrong. Any help would be appreciated!



Edit
Ok, sorted. The bit above the make error was the obvious clue - the tar command in the Makefile was sending invalid parameters to the OS X version of tar, so it was failing and providing guidance on the correct arguments. I changed it from tar -xaf to tar -xf in the Makefile and it's working now

 

[suloku]

You'll need this: https://gbatemp.net/threads/can-someone-zip-the-3ds-portlibs-for-me.392966/#post-5577623

I forgot about that earlier

 

[mashers]

Thank you. What are the portlibs?

 

[suloku]

A set of libraries ported to use in 3ds/nds development:
libpng
libjpg
zlib
libtremor (OGG sound)
freetype ("It is written in C, designed to be small, efficient, highly customizable, and portable while capable of producing high-quality output (glyph images) of most vector and bitmap font formats."
sqlite
mxml (there's also tinyxml2, as included with the hblauncher).

For images, I guess it is better to use native format, but you can look at portal3DS since it uses image files. I haven't looked at that matter since I'm no good with UIs and graphics.