[mapserver-users] OSM data rendering using Mapserver

[Stephen Woodbridge]

Ali_ wrote:
> Hi Stephen,
> 
> Thanks for your response. I am grateful to you. Cygwin worked. 
> I am getting this error
> loadLabel(): Unknown identifier. Parsing error near (MAXSCALEDENOM):(line
> 48)
> Is that something to do with the Mapserver versions?

Yes this sounds like you are on a very old version of mapserver. You 
need to be on at least Mapserver 5.4.2 to use that mapfile.

What version are you using?
/path/to/mapserv.exe -v
Should tell you.

-Steve

> Ali.
> 
> 
> 
> Stephen Woodbridge wrote:
>> Ali_ wrote:
>>> Hi,
>>> I am new to MapServer and wanted to render OSM data through that. I
>>> followed
>>> the tutorial 
>>> http://trac.osgeo.org/mapserver/wiki/RenderingOsmData
>>> but unfortunately I am unable to run it at the final stage. I am on the
>>> last
>>> step where I use 'make' command to compile osm.map file as an output but
>>> something seems wrong. I am getting 3 syntax errors in makefile. Now I am
>>> using Borland C++ compiler make utility. Before that I tried with TC
>>> compiler make utility. I was getting 5 syntax errors before but now its
>>> only
>>> 3. So I have some points in my mind which if you could clarify.
>> cpp is the GNU C preprocessor, you might have better luck if you install 
>> cygwin on Windows.
>>
>>> 1) The other map files such as landuse, buildings and highways have not
>>> MAP
>>> keyword at the start of each file. Though I tried with this but still
>>> couldn't get it working.
>> The map file is broken into logical pieces and uses lots of variables 
>> that get resolved and replaces by the cpp. You can not use them as they 
>> are. When cpp runs all the pieces get assembled into the usable mapfile.
>>
>>> 2) The osm_line and osm_road table have not been assigned the primary key
>>> while conversion using osm2pgsql and where we query in the map file we
>>> use
>>> USING UNIQUE osm_id which may be incompatible and may be make is unable
>>> to
>>> give the result.
>> This probably will not impact mapserver running unless you are guerying 
>> the features.
>>
>>> 3) The first line in the makefile CPP=cpp tells about the compiler we are
>>> using. Could you tell me which exactly is the compiler I should use.
>> This is the GNU C preprocessor.
>>
>>> I shall be grateful if I could get some comments from you. Thanking you
>>> in
>>> anticipation.
>>>  
>>> Cheers,
>>> Ali 
>>>
>> Hope this helps,
>>    -Steve W
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