Cygwin and MapServer

[Pericles S. Nacionales]

> 
> Is anybody out there who compiled MapServer with Cygwin tools
> (http://sourceware.cygnus.com/cygwin/) under M$ Windows. If so - how?
> Can you post step-by-step instructions.
> 

I tried it before and got it to work.  If it's only the basic mapserver
components you're trying to compile--gd-1.2 and gdft--then you shouldn't
have to change much.  Maybe just comment the TIFF stuff and check the
paths.

If you're trying to compile with TIFF and JPEG support, it's still
fairly easy.  Just edit the configure file and replace "/bin/sh" with
"sh".  Do the same thing with config.sub and Makefile.in.  You can then
just type "./configure".  After the configuration is finished just run
make.

Of course, now you'll want the include paths and libpaths added in your
mapserv makefile.

That's the extent of my knowledge about Cygwin stuff.  The last
time I tried Cygwin was with the 3.3.008 distribution.  I don't
know if anything has changed since.  Someone could probably give you a
better set of instructions.

Good luck!

-Perry
pnaciona at gis.umn.edu