[mapserver-users] Running ./configure bails on me

[LBallard at YesVirginia.org]

Personally, I would uninstall the Apache.rpm (or mandrake equivalent) and
install it from the source.

That will give you much better control over things and will allow you to
compile with PHP etc.

I would use Apachetoolbox (http://www.apachetoolbox.com).

Get the Script Only from the downloads section, untarit into the
/usr/local/src directory, and run the install script as root.  You can make
selection from the menu for things you would like to compile into it.  It's
great and a huge time saver.

You might try accepting the defaults the first time.  It will create (after
you do a: make, then make install) /usr/local/apache/cgi-bin directory for
you.  Put your mapserv cgi in there and she'll be happy.

Lowell Ballard
Unix/Database Administrator
Virginia Economic Development Partnership
901 E. Byrd St., Richmond, Va. 23218
http://gis.vedp.org


-----Original Message-----
From: Tyler Mitchell [mailto:TMitchell at lignum.com] 
Sent: Friday, October 12, 2001 1:09 PM
To: mapserver-users at lists.gis.umn.edu
Subject: Re: [mapserver-users] Running ./configure bails on me


Okay, now I've got my configure and make done and I've copied the mapserv
file into cgi-bin.
But now when I access the executable by running
http://myserver/cgi-bin/mapserv - I get prompted to download a txt file
which looks strange.
Have I missed some documentation or FAQ somewhere on this.  Please point me
to right place if I have missed this issue in another spot.

Tyler


 

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Do you have g++ installed?

Stephen Lime
Data & Applications Manager

Minnesota DNR
500 Lafayette Road
St. Paul, MN 55155
651-297-2937

>>> "Tyler Mitchell" <TMitchell at lignum.com> 10/12/01 11:27AM >>>
Hi guys,
I've been compiling lots of programs without any problems lately, but once
I tried to run ./configure from the latest download of ms_3.4.tar - it
tells me the following and gives up on me :(
----------------------------
loading cache ./config.cache
checking for gcc... gcc
checking whether the C compiler (gcc  ) works... yes
checking whether the C compiler (gcc  ) is a cross-compiler... no
checking whether we are using GNU C... yes
checking whether gcc accepts -g... yes
checking for c++... no
checking for g++... no
checking for gcc... gcc
checking whether the C++ compiler (gcc  ) works... no
configure: error: installation or configuration problem: C++ compiler
cannot create executables.
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I'm not that adept at Linux permissions, but am getting there.  It wouldn't
be related to the permissions/ownership that came with the tarball would
it?

Tyler J. Mitchell
Coordinator - Geographic Information Systems
Lignum Ltd - 180 Hodgson Road
Williams Lake, B.C. Canada
V2G 3P6
Phone: 250-392-3371
Fax: 250-398-3977
Email: tmitchell at lignum.com