[mapserver-dev] Out of Box MapServer

[Daniel Morissette]

I agree as well, but perhaps not all in a single deb/rpm package, i.e.
with separate selectable packages for the core binaries, support files,
docs and sample datasets, so that those who only want the CGI can still
install only that. I believe that's already the way we handle the
various mapscript flavors vs the CGI in UbuntuGIS, and other distros for
instance.


Lime, Steve D (DNR) wrote:
> I like it. It's a whole new way to get contributors in the door as well... Steve
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: mapserver-dev-bounces at lists.osgeo.org [mailto:mapserver-dev-bounces at lists.osgeo.org] On Behalf Of Paul Ramsey
> Sent: Monday, September 27, 2010 4:29 PM
> To: MapServer Dev List
> Subject: [mapserver-dev] Out of Box MapServer
> 
> Daniel is trying to avoid scope creep in his simple viewing thread, so
> I'm going to start a new one.
> 
> I think the main reason there isn't a good "out of the box" MapServer
> experience yet is because there is no 'make install' target. Weird
> hey?
> 
> If there was a 'make install' you could install the CGI directly into
> cgi-bin, and install support files, like a standard set of styles, a
> standard set of fonts, some standard templates, some basic data, even
> some HTML files with documentation and whatnot. Linux packagers could
> then say to themselves, "OK, I will have the etc directory be this on,
> the share directory be this one, I'll drop the CGI into the system CGI
> directory here, and now I am set to build an RPM/DEB/whatever". Other
> OSes would do similar stuff, and each copy of MapServer would have a
> similar expectation of "what-is-expected-to-exist-by-default".
> 
> Once you have something more than the CGI available being installed by
> default, the amount of user-friendliness you can implement across all
> platforms goes up quite quickly.
> 
> For exampleness, 'make install' for example on RHEL
> 
> /var/www/cgi-bin/mapserv
> /var/www/htdocs/mapserver/docs
> /var/www/htdocs/mapserver/examples
> /etc/mapserv.conf
> /usr/share/mapserver
> /usr/share/mapserver/symbols
> /usr/share/mapserver/fonts
> /usr/share/mapserver/templates
> /usr/share/mapserver/data
> /usr/docs/mapserver
> 
> What do you think?
> 
> Paul
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