[fdo-users] Upgrading to current version of PostGIS

[doggybs]

I am successfully using Map and Mapguide 2010 with postgis-1.3.6. Only
difference is my postgres server is running on a windows server.

James


Mike Toews wrote:
> 
> Ok,
> 
> So I did some quick unit testing using different versions of PostGIS on
> our Ubuntu server described below, and here are my results:
>  * postgis-1.3.3 (2008/04/12) - works with FDO
>  * postgis-1.3.4 (2008/11/24) - works with FDO
>  * postgis-1.3.5 (2008/12/15) - doesn't work with FDO
>  * postgis-1.3.6 (2009/05/04) - doesn't work with FDO
> 
> Note, that I used the same current version of proj and geos for each.
> 
> I'm not sure if anyone cares to confirm these results. Basically, my
> workflow was:
> 
> wget http://postgis.refractions.net/download/postgis-1.3.4.tar.gz
> tar xfvz postgis-1.3.4.tar.gz
> cd postgis-1.3.4/
> ./configure
> make
> sudo make install
> psql -U postgres -f /usr/share/lwpostgis_upgrade.sql mypostgisdb
> 
> # test connecting to PostGIS provider via AutoCAD Map3D
> 
> If Crash:
>   sudo make uninstall
>   # and then repeat from top with a different version of PostGIS
> 
> I'm doing fine now with AutoCAD Map3D 2008 and 2010 with:
> POSTGIS="1.3.4" GEOS="3.1.0-CAPI-1.5.0" PROJ="Rel. 4.6.1, 21 August 2008"
> USE_STATS
> 
> I've also filed a ticket to support the newer versions:
> https://trac.osgeo.org/fdo/ticket/530
> 
> -Mike
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Michael Toews" <mwtoews at sfu.ca>
> To: "FDO Users Mail List" <fdo-users at lists.osgeo.org>
> Sent: Thursday, 4 June, 2009 12:32:48 GMT -08:00 US/Canada Pacific
> Subject: [fdo-users] Upgrading to current version of PostGIS
> 
> Hi,
> 
> I'm using PostGIS on an Ubuntu Hardy 8.04 LTS server, and I've been using
> the FDO PostGIS providers with AutoCAD Map 3D 2008 and 2010 (FDO 3.2 and
> 3.4, respectively) from http://www.geomapgis.com/web/geomap-group/fdo/
> 
> Previously, I was using postgis version 1.3.3 / geos 2.2.3 via apt-get
> http://packages.ubuntu.com/hardy/postgresql-8.3-postgis
> With that setup, my postgis_full_version() SQL command returned:
> POSTGIS="1.3.3" GEOS="2.2.3-CAPI-1.1.1" PROJ="Rel. 4.6.0, 21 Dec 2007"
> USE_STATS
> 
> However, I required an upgrade due to bugs with that version of PostGIS
> and/or geos (namely ST_Buffer). So, I uninstalled the apt-get builds of
> proj, geos and postgis packages, and manually built proj, geos, and
> postgis from source using the current stable versions. Now my
> postgis_full_version() returns:
> POSTGIS="1.3.6" GEOS="3.1.0-CAPI-1.5.0" PROJ="Rel. 4.6.1, 21 August 2008"
> USE_STATS
> 
> The database functions normally, and QGIS can connect, ST_Buffer works,
> etc. However, I cannot connect or use the database as I did before the
> upgrade with the PostGIS provider. When attempting to connect, Map3D 2008
> crashes with an error "AutoCAD cannot continue" an no other message. Map3D
> 2010 doesn't crash, but throws an error/exception "There was a problem
> accessing the connection's schema information."
> 
> So, my question is if the version of PostGIS is important to the FDO
> provider, and if so, what versions are supported? This doesn't have a
> ticket, but I'll start one once I know a bit more info about the versions.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> -Mike
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