[Mapserver-users] mapserv cgi and raster layers

[Andrew]

I have compiled the mapserv cgi and all the required libraries and 
associated utilities from source on an ix86 Linux slackware (kernel 
2.4.20)  box. I have tried both the  mapserver 4.0 and 4.02 source files 
with gdal 1.2, gd 2.0.22, freetype 2.1.7  and proj 4.4.7. I had no 
problems with the compiles ( except for the --with-ogr option for 
mapserv 4.0 which  required manual fixes to the Makefile paths for ogr 
includes and libs). I have used the tutorial.zip file downloaded from 
the mapserver documentation links online, fixed the mixed windows/unix 
paths and locations, and eliminated the instances of '\r\n' with '\n' in 
all text files, including tiff world files and the html template files. 
 I have  recompiled repeatedly using various combinations of the 
--with-odbc and --with-ogr options for gdal and mapserve. I have a 
serious and inexplicable problem with the display of raster layers. They 
don't.

Any map file references to tiff files that are actually in the location 
listed causes a cgi abort with a "premature end of script headers" upon 
mapping them as backgrounds. Neither version of mapserver sources will 
permit the use of the DEBUG option in ANY location in the map file 
without aborting with an appropriate message. The mapserv cgi fails in 
the wms  connect to the landsat data source and aborts, even with status 
set to off, if I include it as a layer. When I test the URL for the 
landsat map from lynx I get an XML file with a  missing bbox argument 
error. The url being used for this connection is identical to that found 
in the online tutorial viewable map file. The online tutorial works 
perfectly.

All other utilities, binaries, cgi capabilities, etc tested work exactly 
as documented.

Any thoughts?