Conan + CMake + Zlib

build.sh

#!/bin/sh

mkdir -p build
pushd build
conan install ..
cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release ..
cmake --build .
bin/hello

CMakeLists.txt

cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8)
project(hello CXX)

set(CMAKE_VERBOSE_MAKEFILE ON)

include(${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/conanbuildinfo.cmake)
conan_basic_setup()

add_executable(${CMAKE_PROJECT_NAME} hello.cpp)
target_link_libraries(${CMAKE_PROJECT_NAME} ${CONAN_LIBS})

conafile.txt

[requires]
zlib/1.2.11@conan/stable

[generators]
cmake

hello.cpp

#include <cstdlib>
#include <cstring>
#include <iostream>

#include <zlib.h>

int main() {
    char buffer_in [32] = {"Conan Package Manager"};
    char buffer_out [32] = {0};

    z_stream defstream;
    defstream.zalloc = Z_NULL;
    defstream.zfree = Z_NULL;
    defstream.opaque = Z_NULL;
    defstream.avail_in = (uInt) strlen(buffer_in);
    defstream.next_in = (Bytef *) buffer_in;
    defstream.avail_out = (uInt) sizeof(buffer_out);
    defstream.next_out = (Bytef *) buffer_out;

    deflateInit(&defstream, Z_BEST_COMPRESSION);
    deflate(&defstream, Z_FINISH);
    deflateEnd(&defstream);

    std::cout << "Compressed size is: " << strlen(buffer_in) << std::endl;
    std::cout << "Compressed string is: " << buffer_in << std::endl;
    std::cout << "Compressed size is: " << strlen(buffer_out) << std::endl;
    std::cout << "Compressed string is: " << buffer_out << std::endl;
    std::cout << "ZLIB VERSION: " << zlibVersion() << std::endl;

    return EXIT_SUCCESS;
}