[mapserver-dev] Out of Box MapServer

[Michael Smith]

And these additional parts would be options in the OSGeo4W installer (and
probably default on the MS4W installer) as well.

This would simplify deployments significantly, I believe.


On 9/27/10 5:41 PM, "Daniel Morissette" <dmorissette at mapgears.com> wrote:

> 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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