[mapserver-users] problem with mapserver 3.5 demo. (FWD)

[Steve Lime]

I did commit PNG versions to the CVS this morning and will try to roll
out a new demo distribution this morning.

Steve

Stephen Lime
Data & Applications Manager

Minnesota DNR
500 Lafayette Road
St. Paul, MN 55155
651-297-2937
>>> "Tyler Mitchell" <TMitchell at lignum.com> 01/21/02 12:08 PM >>>
Can we just add a PNG version of symbols and reference map files into
the
demo?  Having to go with this patch is a big hurdle for newcomers and is
really more than most need to do.
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Tyler et al,

The issue of GD supporting GIFs has come up many times before. You can
get a patch that will add gif support to GD if you want it check the
list archives. There is obviously a licensing issue using GIFs that
everyone has to decide how you want to deal with on you own basis.

-Steve

Tyler Mitchell wrote:
>
> Oh how familiar :)  I was just combating the same problem last night. 
If
> you are using the standard/latest version GD it does not support GIF
files.
> If you convert all the GIF files referred to in your demo.map file ->
to
> PNG files, it will work fine.
> I've attached versions the file that I converted.  Put the images into
your
> symbols folder and the reference.png into the graphics folder.  Then
edit
> demo.map to reflect the change from GIF -> PNG, by renaming each
occurence
> in the file.
> Steven, can you put this into the demo package - it is a very common
> problem.  (These may not be the best converted versions though :)Am I
right
> in assuming that GD does not and will not support GIF and we should
all
> move to PNG?
>
> Tyler
>
> (See attached file: ushwy.png)(See attached file: interstate.png)(See
> attached file: reference.png)(See attached file: sthwy.png)(See
attached
> file: ctyhwy.png)
>
>
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> Hello.
> I have installed the mapserver 3.5 an GD Library.  (under Linux).
> I am installing the mapserver 3.5. demo, and i done all the steps in
> documentation
> http://mapserver.gis.umn.edu/demo_readme.html,
> but when i call demo_init.html page, I get the next message:
>
> msLoadMap(): General error message. Undefined symbol
> "symbols/ctyhwy.gif"
> in class 0 of layer ctyrdln3_anno.
>
> the symbols/ctyhwy.gif  file exist.
> I do not know the wrong. What is the matter?
> Could you help me?.
>
> Thank you.
> Regards!
>
> Fran.
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>                 Name: ushwy.png
>    ushwy.png    Type: PNG Image (image/png)
>             Encoding: base64
>
>                      Name: interstate.png
>    interstate.png    Type: PNG Image (image/png)
>                  Encoding: base64
>
>                     Name: reference.png
>    reference.png    Type: PNG Image (image/png)
>                 Encoding: base64
>
>                 Name: sthwy.png
>    sthwy.png    Type: PNG Image (image/png)
>             Encoding: base64
>
>                  Name: ctyhwy.png
>    ctyhwy.png    Type: PNG Image (image/png)
>              Encoding: base64