[mapserver-users] problem with mapserver 3.5 demo. (FWD)

[Stephen Woodbridge]

Added a note on Wiki at:
http://mapserver.gis.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?MapServerDemo

Stephen Woodbridge wrote:
> 
> Tyler et al,
> 
> The issue of GD supporting GIFs has come up many times before. You can
> get a patch that will add gif support to GD if you want it check the
> list archives. There is obviously a licensing issue using GIFs that
> everyone has to decide how you want to deal with on you own basis.
> 
> -Steve
> 
> Tyler Mitchell wrote:
> >
> > Oh how familiar :)  I was just combating the same problem last night.  If
> > you are using the standard/latest version GD it does not support GIF files.
> > If you convert all the GIF files referred to in your demo.map file -> to
> > PNG files, it will work fine.
> > I've attached versions the file that I converted.  Put the images into your
> > symbols folder and the reference.png into the graphics folder.  Then edit
> > demo.map to reflect the change from GIF -> PNG, by renaming each occurence
> > in the file.
> > Steven, can you put this into the demo package - it is a very common
> > problem.  (These may not be the best converted versions though :)Am I right
> > in assuming that GD does not and will not support GIF and we should all
> > move to PNG?
> >
> > Tyler
> >
> > (See attached file: ushwy.png)(See attached file: interstate.png)(See
> > attached file: reference.png)(See attached file: sthwy.png)(See attached
> > file: ctyhwy.png)
> >
> >
> >                     teb <teb at mallit.fr.umn.edu>
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> >                     owner-mapserver-users at lists.g       cc:     fgclaram at alu-ab.uclm.es
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> >
> >                     01/21/2002 07:01 AM
> >                     Please respond to teb
> >
> >
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> > From: Francisco <fgclaram at alu-ab.uclm.es>
> > Subject: problem with mapserver 3.5 demo.
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> > Hello.
> > I have installed the mapserver 3.5 an GD Library.  (under Linux).
> > I am installing the mapserver 3.5. demo, and i done all the steps in
> > documentation
> > http://mapserver.gis.umn.edu/demo_readme.html,
> > but when i call demo_init.html page, I get the next message:
> >
> > msLoadMap(): General error message. Undefined symbol
> > "symbols/ctyhwy.gif"
> > in class 0 of layer ctyrdln3_anno.
> >
> > the symbols/ctyhwy.gif  file exist.
> > I do not know the wrong. What is the matter?
> > Could you help me?.
> >
> > Thank you.
> > Regards!
> >
> > Fran.
> >
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> >   ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> >                 Name: ushwy.png
> >    ushwy.png    Type: PNG Image (image/png)
> >             Encoding: base64
> >
> >                      Name: interstate.png
> >    interstate.png    Type: PNG Image (image/png)
> >                  Encoding: base64
> >
> >                     Name: reference.png
> >    reference.png    Type: PNG Image (image/png)
> >                 Encoding: base64
> >
> >                 Name: sthwy.png
> >    sthwy.png    Type: PNG Image (image/png)
> >             Encoding: base64
> >
> >                  Name: ctyhwy.png
> >    ctyhwy.png    Type: PNG Image (image/png)
> >              Encoding: base64