[postgis-devel] Adding postgis-config to PostGIS 1.1.2

[strk at refractions.net]

I think using SQL gives less chances of being confusing.
PostGIS *is* a database extension, so all info are related
to the specific database, not to a "primary" installation itself.

What use did you have in mind for your proposed command ?

--strk;

On Wed, Mar 29, 2006 at 01:16:18AM +0200, TECHER David wrote:
> Hi PostGISers,
> 
> Happy to send a mail to my favorite mailing-list ;)
> 
> I know that my idea is not new but I ask myself, if it could be (before
> writing anything...)
> 
> Why not using a postgis-config like (geos-config does) for debugging and
> maintenance!
> 
> I know, i know that for each info I need (example postgis_full_version)
> there is a query and a function
> (thanks Sandro for the work U do ;) )
> 
> But I think that there is a helpfull info which is very interesting is
> the information returns at the end of
> a 'configure':
> 
> cd postgis-1.1.1
> ./configure
> .....
> ....
> ....
> 
>  SUMMARY
>  -------------------------------------------------------
> 
>  HOST_OS: linux-gnu
> 
>    PGSQL: /usr/local/pgsql/bin/pg_config
>     GEOS: /usr/local/bin/geos-config (with C-API)
>     PROJ: dir=/usr/local
>    ICONV: 1
> 
>  PORTNAME: linux
>    PREFIX: /usr/local/pgsql
>   EPREFIX: ${prefix}
>       DOC: /usr/local/pgsql/doc/contrib
>      DATA: /usr/local/pgsql/share/contrib
>       MAN: /usr/local/pgsql/man
>       BIN: /usr/local/pgsql/bin
>       EXT: /usr/local/pgsql/lib (\$$libdir)
>  -------------------------------------------------------
> 
> I think there are interesting information (above) on these summary that
> should be helpfull to have on
> command like a 'postgis-config' with options for debugging...
> 
> For example, on a Debian (or other ..) PGLIB, PGHOME are not the same
> directory! (/usr/local/pgsql and /var/lib/postgresql,
> or
> 
> So why not writting a command that can do
> 
> postgis-config --help
> 
> Options available:
> 
>        --version                               PostGIS version
>       --configure                            give you the command line
> use by configure to build postgis here,
>       --configure-summary              ( like above)
>       --prefix                                      you guess, i think
>      --with-geos                               0 is PostGIS was compiled
> with Geos or else 0
>     --with-proj                                 (same idea...)
>     --help           prints these help then exit
> 
> Others options?
> 
> If U think it could be usefull, please let me know?
> 
> But that's only an idea?
> 
> --david;
> 
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