MapServer installation

[Pericles S. Nacionales]

Folks,

The error message "loadSymbol(): GD library error" refers to a symbolset
error.  If you look at the marker.sym file, you'll notice it calls for GIF
images.  This needs to be replaced with PNG images when using GD 1.8.3 or
some other version besides 1.2.  This is precisely what Steve Lime was
talking about in the previous post.

I'll share a new GD_1.8.3-enabled demo after I get off my plant taxonomy lab
later this afternoon.  Looks like it's time to update the demo guide
again...  damn!

-Perry


-----Original Message-----
From: owner-mapserver-users at lists [mailto:owner-mapserver-users at lists]On
Behalf Of Stephen Lime
Sent: Tuesday, 24 October, 2000 12:54 AM
To: lyndon.zimmermann at adelaide.edu.au; mapserver-users at lists
Subject: Re: MapServer installation


Yup. GD 1.8.3 is not fully supported in 3.3.011 but is in 3.3.012. That's
not really causing the error just more of a heads up. To fix the error
change any references to GIF images (i.e. the reference image)
to point to a PNG equivalent.

BTW For just getting started I'd recommend just using GD 1.2 and GIFs. No
demo mods needed then.

Steve

>>> Lyndon Zimmermann <lyndon.zimmermann at adelaide.edu.au> 10/23/00 23:48 PM
>>>
Greetings all,

I've downloaded the MapServer, PROJ-4, gd1.8.3 and freetype Source, run
./configure and make on the latter three then MapServer and copied the
mapserv binary to my web root, /var/www/cgi-bin. I now get
"loadSymbol(): GD library error" when I try to run Initialise in the
MapServer demo.  Does this ring a bell with anyone?

Lyndon Zimmermann