[mapserver-dev] Dropping support for non-GDAL and non-PROJ builds

[Steve Lime]

Wrong link:  https://mapserver.org/installation/index.html

On Mon, Dec 2, 2019 at 12:12 PM Steve Lime <sdlime at gmail.com> wrote:

> Seems like a documentation issue. Why not just add something about
> requirements to https://mapserver.org/mapcache/install.html. Should GEOS
> also be added to list of required software? --Steve
>
> On Fri, Nov 29, 2019 at 10:30 AM Jeff McKenna <
> jmckenna at gatewaygeomatics.com> wrote:
>
>> On 2019-11-29 12:13 PM, Even Rouault wrote:
>> > On vendredi 29 novembre 2019 12:02:12 CET Jeff McKenna wrote:
>> >> Regarding users compiling this, how would they know that GDAL+PROJ are
>> >> required, if we remove WITH-GDAL and WITH-PROJ from the cmake syntax?
>> >> (those cmake hints are a lifeline for compiling software I find).
>> >
>> > Exactly as they would figure out for other required dependencies we have
>> > already (libpng, libjpeg, libfreetype). cmake will loudly and clearly
>> complain
>> > about what's wrong:
>> >
>> > -- Could NOT find PROJ (missing:  PROJ_LIBRARY)
>> > CMake Error at CMakeLists.txt:79 (message):
>> >    PROJ library/component could not be found and is a mandatory
>> dependency
>> >
>> >      HINT:
>> >      - add the PROJ install directory to the CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH variable
>> (-
>> > DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH="/path/to/PROJ-install-dir;/path/to/other/dirs"
>> > Call Stack (most recent call first):
>> >    CMakeLists.txt:390 (report_mandatory_not_found)
>> >
>>
>> I meant besides battling through cmake errors.  cmake command has a
>> switch "-LA" that lists all available options (WITH_PHP, WITH_PIXMAN,
>> etc) that is very useful when compiling a new software, and learning of
>> all its dependencies.  But it sounds like there is no way to tell users
>> of these hidden requirements (at least not from my googling).
>>
>> -jeff
>>
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