[mapserver-users] msGetEncodedString(): General error message. Not implemeted since Iconv is not enabled.

Daniel Morissette dmorissette at mapgears.com
Thu Dec 24 12:55:18 EST 2009


I'd suggest you try adding --with-libiconv=/usr/local to your configure 
options to force configure to enable it, and then 'make clean;make'

Daniel


woodhead31 wrote:
> Hi, 
>   I am moving from windows to freebsd 7.2, but got some error:
> 
> msGetEncodedString(): General error message. Not implemeted since Iconv is
> not enabled.
> 
> OS: freebsd 7.2
> Mapserver: installed from ports
> 
>    The map file works perfect in a windows system, and I just move the whole
> application to freebsd, including mapfile , symbols, fonts etc.  I think
> it's the iconv problem.
> 
>>From the install manual:
>    http://mapserver.org/installation/unix.html#libgd
> 
> I belive it's the GD and ICONV problem, so try to execute
>    gdlib-config --libs
> and got:
>    -lXpm -lX11 -ljpeg -lfontconfig -lfreetype -lz -lm
> /usr/local/lib/libiconv.so -Wl,-rpath -Wl,/usr/local/lib
> 
> I have iconv installed:
>     pkg_info |grep iconv
>     libiconv-1.13.1     A character set conversion library
> 
> I think I installed iconv(as the pkg_info shows), and make gd with iconv(as
> the gdlib-config shows).  
> 
> what should I do then?    
> 
> thanks!


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Daniel Morissette
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