Problems with configure options in JavaMapscript

[Umberto Nicoletti]

On 6/8/06, Philip Mark Donaghy <philip.donaghy at gmail.com> wrote:
> When using java mapscript, I build configure,
>
>  with-freetype
>  without-tiff
>  with-gdal
>  with-proj
>  without-pdf
>  with-threads
>
>  Is this still the recommended configuration? I understood that building
> only what you need is the best way to troubleshoot problems.

Exactly: keep dependencies as low as possible and stay in the beaten track.

Umberto

>
>  Phil
>
>
> On 6/8/06, Umberto Nicoletti <umberto.nicoletti at gmail.com> wrote:
> > On 6/8/06, Nicol Hermann <mapserver at geoworld.de> wrote:
> > > Dear Developers,
> > >
> > > i found two issues with the configure options in JAVA Mapscript.
> > > I use the lastest cvs version of mapserver.
> > >
> > > Here are the two things in found
> > >
> > > 1) --with-sos
> > > This option causes the following error
> > >
> > > Exception in thread "main"
> > > java.lang.UnsatisfiedLinkError:
> /usr/local/j2sdk1.4.2_08/jre/lib/i386/client/libmapscript.so:
> /usr/local/j2sdk1.4.2_08/jre/lib/i386/client/libmapscript.so:
> undefined symbol: xmlFree
> > >         at
> java.lang.ClassLoader$NativeLibrary.load(Native Method)
> > >         at
> java.lang.ClassLoader.loadLibrary0(ClassLoader.java:1586)
> > >         at
> java.lang.ClassLoader.loadLibrary(ClassLoader.java :1511)
> > >         at java.lang.Runtime.loadLibrary0(Runtime.java:788)
> > >         at java.lang.System.loadLibrary(System.java:834)
> > >         at msjava.initms.main(initms.java:8)
> > >
> > > when i try to load the system library.
> > > I'am uncertain if i miss to include an other .so/dll library in my
> > > LD_LIBRARY_PATH or if this is a problem with mapserver.
> > > If i execute 'ldd libmapscript.so' on the .so file all dependencies are
> > > satisfied. Maybe Assefa can comment on this.
> > >
> > > 2. --enable-point-z-m
> > > This flag clauses a crash outside the VM. If i compile mapserver
> > > without this option everything is fine.
> > > I think this is a bug.
> > >
> >
> > Nicol,
> > See this bug:
> > http://mapserver.gis.umn.edu/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=1695
> >
> > The point-z-m option is rarely used (that I know of :-) ) and has a
> > significant impact on performance so the general advice is don't use
> > it unless you need it.
> >
> > Hope this helps,
> > Umberto
> >
> > > Any comments on how to solve this issues are very welcome.
> > >
> > > Greetings
> > > Nicol
> > >
> >
>
>
>
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