[mapserver-dev] Installing multiple versions of MapServer

[Stephen Woodbridge]

I thought that the library was versioned and that the executables 
requested the specific library by version. Is this not the case?

If it is the case, then you should be able to install multiple versions 
assuming that all executables of a given version can use the same 
library, and just rename the executables to unique names.

A related question, might be is it possible to add a configure switch to 
change libtool behavior to link the libraries statically into the 
executable. I know you can do this with other projects, but I do not 
have a reference project handy to point you to. But a quick google of 
"libtools static linking" looks like it has some promising links.

-Steve W

On 7/2/2012 11:09 AM, thomas bonfort wrote:
> --prefix should be sufficient. You might need to also use different
> LD_LIBRARY_PATH settings alongside different prefixes if that is not
> enough (that might be the case on older systems).
>
> --
> thomas
>
> On Mon, Jul 2, 2012 at 5:07 PM, Lime, Steve D (DNR)
> <Steve.Lime at state.mn.us> wrote:
>> With the new libtool build process it’s unclear to me how to install
>> multiple version of MapServer on the same box. In general I can’t upgrade
>> everything in one fell swoop. Perhaps I’m missing something obvious. Is
>> there a recommended approach (perhaps just using PREFIX at configure time)?
>>
>>
>>
>> Steve
>>
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