[Mapserver-users] GDAL/libgeotiff configure problem on Solaris 2.8/gcc 3.3

Sun Nov 9 22:28:52 PST 2003

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I have built mapserver-4.0.1 successfully (but with some trouble) on 
Solaris 2.8 using gcc 3.3.

I had already successfully built and installed libgd-2.0.15, libjpeg, 
libpng-1.2.5, libtiff-3.6.0, libgeotiff-1.2.1, libgdal-1.1.9, 
libcurl-7.10.8 but I got a "configure" error related to using gdal / ogr, 
caused by a dependence on libgeotiff.

[I have not managed to include xercesc support in GDAL, but use GDAL for 
its OGR library.  When I installed the built GDAL libraries, they went 
into the install directory as "gdal.a", "ogr.a", "ogrsf_frmts.a", and 
"libgdal.1.1.so".  Under Solaris, should the first three all be prefixed 
with "lib", please? ]

On running ./configure in my Mapserver directory (with appropriate 
options), I got this error.

configure:4664: checking whether we should include OGR support...
configure:4724: checking for OGRRegisterAll in -lgdal.1.1
configure:4743: gcc -o conftest -g -O2   conftest.c -lgdal.1.1   -lm 
-lstdc++  -L/riu/links/local/lib -lgdal.1.1 1>&5
Undefined                       first referenced
 symbol                             in file
__eprintf                           /riu/links/local/lib/libgeotiff.so
ld: fatal: Symbol referencing errors. No output written to conftest
collect2: ld returned 1 exit status
configure: failed program was:
#line 4732 "configure"
#include "confdefs.h"
/* Override any gcc2 internal prototype to avoid an error.  */
/* We use char because int might match the return type of a gcc2
    builtin and then its argument prototype would still apply.  */
char OGRRegisterAll();

int main() {
OGRRegisterAll()
; return 0; }

I isolated the "conftest.c" program
#line 4732 "configure"
#include "confdefs.h"
/* Override any gcc2 internal prototype to avoid an error.  */
/* We use char because int might match the return type of a gcc2
    builtin and then its argument prototype would still apply.  */
char OGRRegisterAll();

int main() {
OGRRegisterAll()
; return 0; }

and built it with the "gcc" command above.  It failed, of course.

The build failed, too, with the simpler command :

gcc -o conftest conftest.c -lgdal.1.1

but it succeeded with

gcc -o conftest conftest.c -lgdal.1.1 -lgeotiff

The "-lgdal.1.1" is essentially the library switch that is reported by the 
installed "gdal-config".

I'm not sure whether this error is because "configure" is not correctly 
set up, or whether this is to do with the dependence of "gdal" on 
libtiff/libgeotiff, or a mistake on my part.

I have worked around this problem by changing line 4721 of "configure" 
from

LIBS="$LIBS `$GDAL_CONFIG --libs`"

to

LIBS="$LIBS `$GDAL_CONFIG --libs` -lgeotiff"

"configure" now runs to completion, and builds a "Makefile" which works. 

I hope this information might be of use to others.  Any ideas for a 
permanent fix to "configure" would be welcomed, I'm sure.

Regards

Richard E. Roger

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<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">I have built mapserver-4.0.1 successfully (but with some trouble) on Solaris 2.8 using gcc 3.3.</font>
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<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">I had already successfully built and installed libgd-2.0.15, libjpeg, libpng-1.2.5, libtiff-3.6.0, libgeotiff-1.2.1, libgdal-1.1.9, libcurl-7.10.8 but I got a "configure" error related to using gdal / ogr, caused by a dependence on libgeotiff.</font>
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<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">[I have not managed to include xercesc support in GDAL, but use GDAL for its OGR library.  When I installed the built GDAL libraries, they went into the install directory as "gdal.a", "ogr.a", "ogrsf_frmts.a", and "libgdal.1.1.so".  Under Solaris, should the first three all be prefixed with "lib", please? ]</font>
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<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">On running ./configure in my Mapserver directory (with appropriate options), I got this error.</font>
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<br><font size=2 face="Courier">configure:4664: checking whether we should include OGR support...</font>
<br><font size=2 face="Courier">configure:4724: checking for OGRRegisterAll in -lgdal.1.1</font>
<br><font size=2 face="Courier">configure:4743: gcc -o conftest -g -O2   conftest.c -lgdal.1.1   -lm -lstdc++  -L/riu/links/local/lib -lgdal.1.1 1>&5</font>
<br><font size=2 face="Courier">Undefined                        first referenced</font>
<br><font size=2 face="Courier"> symbol                              in file</font>
<br><font size=2 face="Courier">__eprintf                           /riu/links/local/lib/libgeotiff.so</font>
<br><font size=2 face="Courier">ld: fatal: Symbol referencing errors. No output written to conftest</font>
<br><font size=2 face="Courier">collect2: ld returned 1 exit status</font>
<br><font size=2 face="Courier">configure: failed program was:</font>
<br><font size=2 face="Courier">#line 4732 "configure"</font>
<br><font size=2 face="Courier">#include "confdefs.h"</font>
<br><font size=2 face="Courier">/* Override any gcc2 internal prototype to avoid an error.  */</font>
<br><font size=2 face="Courier">/* We use char because int might match the return type of a gcc2</font>
<br><font size=2 face="Courier">    builtin and then its argument prototype would still apply.  */</font>
<br><font size=2 face="Courier">char OGRRegisterAll();</font>
<br>
<br><font size=2 face="Courier">int main() {</font>
<br><font size=2 face="Courier">OGRRegisterAll()</font>
<br><font size=2 face="Courier">; return 0; }</font>
<br>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">I isolated the "conftest.c" program</font>
<br><font size=2 face="Courier">#line 4732 "configure"</font>
<br><font size=2 face="Courier">#include "confdefs.h"</font>
<br><font size=2 face="Courier">/* Override any gcc2 internal prototype to avoid an error.  */</font>
<br><font size=2 face="Courier">/* We use char because int might match the return type of a gcc2</font>
<br><font size=2 face="Courier">    builtin and then its argument prototype would still apply.  */</font>
<br><font size=2 face="Courier">char OGRRegisterAll();</font>
<br>
<br><font size=2 face="Courier">int main() {</font>
<br><font size=2 face="Courier">OGRRegisterAll()</font>
<br><font size=2 face="Courier">; return 0; }</font>
<br>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">and built it with the "gcc" command above.  It failed, of course.</font>
<br>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">The build failed, too, with the simpler command :</font>
<br>
<br><font size=2 face="Courier">gcc -o conftest conftest.c -lgdal.1.1</font>
<br>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">but it succeeded with</font>
<br>
<br><font size=2 face="Courier">gcc -o conftest conftest.c -lgdal.1.1 -lgeotiff</font>
<br>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">The "-lgdal.1.1" is essentially the library switch that is reported by the installed "gdal-config".</font>
<br>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">I'm not sure whether this error is because "configure" is not correctly set up, or whether this is to do with the dependence of "gdal" on libtiff/libgeotiff, or a mistake on my part.</font>
<br>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">I have worked around this problem by changing line 4721 of "configure" from</font>
<br>
<br><font size=2 face="Courier">LIBS="$LIBS `$GDAL_CONFIG --libs`"</font>
<br>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">to</font>
<br>
<br><font size=2 face="Courier">LIBS="$LIBS `$GDAL_CONFIG --libs` -lgeotiff"</font>
<br>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">"configure" now runs to completion, and builds a "Makefile" which works.  </font>
<br>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">I hope this information might be of use to others.  Any ideas for a permanent fix to "configure" would be welcomed, I'm sure.</font>
<br>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">Regards</font>
<br>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">Richard E. Roger</font>
<br>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">Dr. R. E. Roger                                NSW Agriculture<br>
Spatial Information Officer Systems                   161 Kite St<br>
Resource Information Unit                    Locked Bag 21<br>
                                        ORANGE NSW 2800</font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">                                                Australia<br>
ph: +61 2 6391 3697                         fax: +61 2 6391 3740<br>
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