Compilation fails on windows due to assimp-sys

[blooop]

cargo install urdf-viz fails on windows while compiling assimp-sys:

error: could not find native static library `zlibstatic`, perhaps an -L flag is missing?
error: aborting due to previous error
error: Could not compile `assimp-sys`.

I tried installing zlib for windows using this installer: http://gnuwin32.sourceforge.net/packages/zlib.htm but that does not fix the issue.

I found one of your comments about this issue where you found a solution, but I don't think its working any more: https://github.com/Eljay/assimp-sys/issues/16

Thanks

[OTL]

Hi, thank you for trying urdf-viz!

I know that it is difficult to build urdf-viz (assimp-sys) on windows.

At least, on appveyor (windows CI environment), it succeeds.

bellow is the setting for appveyor (I think there are nothing special). https://github.com/OTL/urdf-viz/blob/master/appveyor.yml

And the log https://ci.appveyor.com/project/OTL/urdf-viz/builds/19688606

It seems it depends on the environments, and it is difficult to support you for me.

If you solve the problem, please let me know.