[Mapserver-users] perl mapscript 3.6.5

[mapsurfer]

I'm using the aussie version of gd-1.8.4, which includes .gif support.
But thanks for the info,

Chris Stuber


----- Original Message -----
From: "Slaven Rezic" <slaven at rezic.de>
To: "Thorsten Fischer" <thfischer at mapmedia.de>
Cc: "mapsurfer" <mapsurf at midsouth.rr.com>; "MapServer"
<mapserver-users at lists.gis.umn.edu>
Sent: Wednesday, June 04, 2003 3:34 AM
Subject: Re: [Mapserver-users] perl mapscript 3.6.5


> Thorsten Fischer <thfischer at mapmedia.de> writes:
>
> > On Wed, 2003-06-04 at 00:46, mapsurfer wrote:
> > > My setup is a freebsd4.6 machine, perl 5.6.1, gcc 2.x, etc.
> > > When I try to install mapscript on 3.6.5, it seems to compile and
install
> > > fine, but when I try to "use" it,
> > > I get an error about an "Unresolved: gdImageGif".  If I use the same
> > > "configure" on an older version
> > > (my good ol 3.3_012), it runs fine.  gd-1.8.4 is installed
> >
> > http://www.boutell.com/gd/manual1.8.4.html
> >
> > GD 1.8.4 does not support GIF images. With 3.3 you probably used the GD
> > version that came with the mapserver package, and not the other one
> > installed on your system.
> >
>
> As a side note: I released GD::Convert at CPAN which provides GIF
> input/output for GD without GIF support. You need either netpbm or
> ImageMagick for this to work.