[Mapserver-users] Compile issues, no PNG's

[Kevin Slover]

Colin and Marc,
	With the new version of MapServ, you are correct that it no longer
supports GIF formats.  However, the demo can still run with little
manipulation.  I am not sure what OS's you are running... in Linux,
there is the convert command, which will allow you to convert from gif
to png.  In windows, I am guessing and image editor will allow one to do
this.
	As for getting the demo to work, when you have converted the images to
png's, simply go into your .map file, and change all [image].gif to
[image].png, and this should work for you...

Cheers

"Madere, Colin" wrote:
> 
> This may or may not be your issue, but thought it worth mentioning.
> 
> With the new version of the graphics libraries (gdal I think?), GIF support
> is not included because of all the licensing crap.  However, the demo that
> comes with 3.6.4 is set up to specifically use GIF files.  I didn't have a
> GIF library so I couldn't run the demo (and don't know enough about
> mapserver to change the demo to use PNGs).
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Marc Drouin [SMTP:marc.drouin at fondex.ca]
> > Sent: Friday, February 28, 2003 10:43 AM
> > To:   mapserver-users at lists.gis.umn.edu
> > Subject:      [Mapserver-users] Compile issues, no PNG's
> >
> > Hi group,
> >
> > I just recompiled mapserver to incorporate Postgis functionnalities.  When
> > I try the demo, which used to work fine before, the CGI does not generate
> > an image.  The directory where the images are supposed to be sent did not
> > change, nor the permissions (same demo set up, different mapserver).  I
> > compile mapserver, postgresql and postgis as root.  cgi-bin is set for
> > read and execute and so is mapserv.  Anyways, i'm stumped.
> >
> > Ca anyone help me.
> >
> > Marc
> >
> >
> > P.S. if this can help....
> >
> > Linux 8.0
> > mapserver 3.6.4
> > postgresql 7.2.2
> > postgis 0.7.4
> >
> >
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