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+#
+# Copyright (c) 2018, ARM Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
+#
+
+ZLIB_PATH	:=	lib/zlib
+
+# Imported from zlib 1.2.11 (do not modify them)
+ZLIB_SOURCES	:=	$(addprefix $(ZLIB_PATH)/,	\
+					adler32.c	\
+					crc32.c		\
+					inffast.c	\
+					inflate.c	\
+					inftrees.c	\
+					zutil.c)
+
+# Implemented for TF
+ZLIB_SOURCES	+=	$(addprefix $(ZLIB_PATH)/,	\
+					tf_gunzip.c)
+
+INCLUDES	+=	-Iinclude/lib/zlib
+
+# REVISIT: the following flags need not be given globally
+TF_CFLAGS	+=	-DZ_SOLO -DDEF_WBITS=31