[mapserver-users] WMS layer is blank

[Yewondwossen Assefa]

The correction has been done in mappdf.c. Please update to the latest version in
CVS.

Later,

Dylan Keon wrote:

> >>I'm trying to display a WMS layer (Terraserver DOQ) in a simple
> >>interface.  I've tried everything I can think of to get it to display,
> >>but just get a blank image.  The extent and epsg codes are correct.  The
> >>other layer in the mapfile (a shapefile) appears, but not the WMS layer.
> >>
> >>I compiled MapServer with --enable-debug...the WMS request URL printed
> >>to the server log is good.  I can copy that URL to a browser and the
> >>correct DOQ image appears.  The mapfile is below.  Thanks for any help.
>
> > I was able to reproduce this problem with MapServer 3.6 and filed a bug
> > in bugzilla: http://mapserver.gis.umn.edu/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=223
> >
> > Note that we've been doing some work (with Frank W.) recently to improve
> > WMS support in 3.7 and the layer does show up in 3.7... so it might be
> > worth a try if you are able to compile the latest 3.7 from CVS.
>
> OK, thanks.  I've been trying to compile 3.7 but run into a consistent
> error (see below).  Seems to be a problem with mappdf from libwww.  I'm
> compiling against libwww-5.4.0.  Any suggestions?  3.6.3 compiles just
> fine using exactly the same configuration.
>
> Thanks,
> Dylan
>
> gcc -c -g -O2 -Wall -DENABLE_STDERR_DEBUG -DIGNORE_MISSING_DATA
> -DUSE_EPPL -DUSE_PROJ -DUSE_PROJ_API_H -DUSE_WMS_SVR -DUSE_WMS_LYR
> -DUSE_WFS_LYR    -DUSE_JPEG -DUSE_GD_PNG -DUSE_GD_JPEG -DUSE_GD_WBMP
> -DUSE_GD_FT -DUSE_PDF  -DUSE_OGR -DUSE_GDAL -DUSE_POSTGIS  -DUSE_THREAD
> -I/usr/local/src/gd-1.8.4  -I/usr/local/src/proj-4.4.5/src
> -I/usr/local/src/gdal-1.1.7/ogr/ogrsf_frmts
> -I/usr/local/src/gdal-1.1.7/ogr -I/usr/local/src/gdal-1.1.7/ogr/../port
> -I/usr/local/src/gdal-1.1.7/port -I/usr/local/src/gdal-1.1.7/core
> -I/usr/local/src/gdal-1.1.7/ogr
> -I/usr/local/src/gdal-1.1.7/ogr/ogrsf_frmts -I/usr/local/pgsql/include
> -I/usr/include -I/usr/include/w3c-libwww -DHAVE_CONFIG_H   mappdf.c -o
> mappdf.o
> mappdf.c: In function `msFreeImagePDF':
> mappdf.c:975: union has no member named `swf'
> mappdf.c: In function `msDrawTextPDF':
> mappdf.c:1027: warning: assignment makes integer from pointer without a cast
> make: *** [mappdf.o] Error 1

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