Installation

[Till Adams]

prashant n wrote:
> hi list,
> 
> is it possible to publish this document in either pdf / ps / open office format so that everyone can have a look at this and follow the instructions.
> Mr.Till Adams, can you publish this as it would be great help to mapserver newbees like me, who often run into installation problems
> 
> Thanks & Regards
> Shann
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Till Adams" <adams at TERRESTRIS.DE>
> To: MAPSERVER-USERS at LISTS.UMN.EDU
> Subject: Re: [UMN_MAPSERVER-USERS] Installation
> Date:         Wed, 27 Jul 2005 16:24:57 +0200
> 
> 
>>Geraint Lee wrote:
>>
>>>Till Adams wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>>Geraint Lee wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>Hey all,
>>>>>
>>>>>I've been trying to install mapserver for several days now, coming
>>>>>accross a number of installation problems (with other programs like gd,
>>>>>jpeg-2b...) which i've overcome... now i'm stuck on mapserver.
>>>>>
>>>>>gd, jpeg, freetype2, libiconv and libpng are all installed on the server
>>>>>(FreeBSD 4.11)... anyway, here's the output from:
>>>>>./configure --with-png=/usr/local --with-jpeg=/usr/local
>>>>>--with-freetype=/usr/local --without-xpm --with-libiconv=/usr/local
>>>>>--with-gd=/usr/local
>>>>>-- ...
>>>>>configure: checking where FreeType 2.x is installed...
>>>>>       using libfreetype from -L/usr/local/lib -Wl,--rpath
>>>>>-Wl,/usr/local/lib -lfreetype -lz
>>>>>checking for FT_Init_FreeType in -lfreetype... no
>>>>>       using libfreetype -L/usr/local/lib -Wl,--rpath
>>>>>-Wl,/usr/local/lib -lfreetype -lz from system libs.
>>>>>configure: checking where Zlib is installed...
>>>>>checking for zlibVersion in -lz... yes
>>>>>       using libz from system libs.
>>>>>configure: checking where PNG is installed...
>>>>>       using libpng from -L/usr/local/lib64 -lpng
>>>>>configure: checking whether we should include JPEG support...
>>>>>       using libjpeg from system -L/usr/local/lib64 -ljpeg
>>>>>configure: checking where libiconv is installed...
>>>>>checking for iconv_open in -lc... no
>>>>>checking for libiconv_open in -liconv... yes
>>>>>       using libiconv from -L/usr/local/lib64 -liconv
>>>>>       libiconv found. Enabling internationalization (-DUSE_ICONV)
>>>>>configure: checking for GD 2.0.12 or higher...
>>>>>checking for gdImageSetAntiAliased in -lgd... no
>>>>>configure: checking whether GD needs libiconv...
>>>>>checking for gdImageSetAntiAliased in -lgd... no
>>>>>configure: error: Could not find gd.h or libgd.a/libgd.so in
>>>>>/usr/local.  Make sure GD 2.0.12 or higher is compiled before calling
>>>>>configure. You may also get this error if you didn't specify the
>>>>>appropriate location for one of GD's dependencies (freetype, libpng,
>>>>>libjpeg or libiconv).
>>>>>-- all of those files exist in /usr/local/lib and /local - does anyone have
>>>>>any suggestions at all as to what the problem may be.
>>>>>
>>>>>Thanks
>>>>>
>>>>>Geraint
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>Geraint,
>>>>
>>>>which OS (Debian Linux, Suse, edHat, etc.) do you use?
>>>>
>>>>We have several step-to-step descriptions (sorry for not making 
>>>>them open to everybody till now) for Win, Suse 9.x, Debian Woody 
>>>>and Sarge, Mandrake, RedHat and FreeBSD. I may send you the 
>>>>appropriate for you.
>>>>
>>>>Fiorst of all - the easiest may be just to try a
>>>>
>>>># /sbin/ldconfig /usr/local/lib -v
>>>>
>>>>and
>>>>
>>>># /sbin/ldconfig /local -v
>>>>
>>>>to make the libs known to your system. Also add these pathes to 
>>>>the file /etc/ld.so.config, so you don't have to do this every 
>>>>time you reboot.
>>>>
>>>>Greetings from Bonn, Till
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>Hi,
>>>
>>>i'm running FreeBSD-4.11.
>>>
>>>i've tried /sbin/ldconfig -v /usr/local/lib with no luck
>>>
>>>i would appreciate it if you could send the installation 
>>>instructions for freebsd.
>>>
>>>Thanks
>>>
>>>Geraint
>>>
>>
>>Geraint,
>>
>>it's OpenOffice format - hope you may read this - if there are any 
>>comments, please add and send it back
>>
>>Send it in a minute direct, so I don't bory this list with 
>>attaschments - have fun! Till
>>
>>-- Mit freundlichen Grüssen aus Bonn,
>>
>>Till Adams
>>
>>******************************************
>>*  released: AmeiN! ArcMap-Export-2-UMN  *
>>*        LiveLinux 'WebGIS on CD'        *
>>*        http://www.terrestris.de        *
>>******************************************
>>
>>------------------------------------------
>>
>>Dipl. Geogr. Till Adams
>>terrestris, H. Paulsen& T. Adams GbR
>>Siemensstr. 8 * 53121 Bonn
>>Tel.: 0228 962 899 52 * Fax.: 0228 962 899 57
>>info at terrestris.de * http://www.terrestris.de
> 
> 
> 

Dear Prashant,

we will put these documents on the NEW mapserver website as Howto's. I 
think they will be there in the next two weeks.

I send them to you personally now.

Cheers, Till


-- 

Mit freundlichen Grüssen aus Bonn,

Till Adams

******************************************
*  released: AmeiN! ArcMap-Export-2-UMN  *
*        LiveLinux 'WebGIS on CD'        *
*        http://www.terrestris.de        *
******************************************

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Dipl. Geogr. Till Adams
terrestris, H. Paulsen& T. Adams GbR
Siemensstr. 8 * 53121 Bonn
Tel.: 0228 962 899 52 * Fax.: 0228 962 899 57
info at terrestris.de * http://www.terrestris.de