http-backend.c uses inflateInit2() to tell the library that it wants to
accept only gzip format. Wrap it in a helper function so that readers do
not have to wonder what the magic numbers 15 and 16 are for.
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Before refactoring the main part of the wrappers, first move the
logic to convert error status that come back from zlib to string
to a helper function.
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Programs using xmalloc() but not git_inflate() require -lz on the
linker command line because git_inflate() is in the same translation
unit as xmalloc().
Signed-off-by: Jonathan Nieder <jrnieder@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
