Easiest OS

[Ed McNierney]

Andy -
 
It is the operating system and Web server configuration you know best.
MapServer is a relatively straightforward CGI application, so the issues
users most commonly have involve proper Web server
setup/configuration/security; they're really not MapServer issues.  If
you're going to be a MapScript user, the issues there are mostly around
integration with the scripting engine and Web server, so it's easiest to
work with the servers you know.
 
The one area I have found most different is the general neglect of
library developers for Windows builds.  There's nothing mysterious about
Windows makefiles, but some supporting libraries simply ignore them or
(worse) ship defective ones.  It's a sad commentary that the very simple
regex-0.12 library has probably caused more problems per line of code
simply because the Windows makefile is messed up.  However, the recent
availability of prebuilt binaries for Windows (and other platforms) may
reduce or eliminate this issue entirely.
 
    - Ed
Ed McNierney
President and Chief Mapmaker
TopoZone.com / Maps a la carte, Inc.
73 Princeton Street, Suite 305
North Chelmsford, MA  01863
ed at topozone.com
(978) 251-4242 


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From: UMN MapServer Users List [mailto:MAPSERVER-USERS at LISTS.UMN.EDU] On
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Sent: Monday, May 02, 2005 10:09 AM
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Subject: [UMN_MAPSERVER-USERS] Easiest OS


I know it may fall into the realm of personal opinion but what is the
easiest OS to run Mapserver on from start to finish? By that I mean
compiling, setting up, maintaining, and serving. If it's Linux or Unix
then please let me know which type.
Thank you,
Andy

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