[MapServer-users] Compiling mapserver with php in user directory

[Jeff McKenna]

Hi Jan,

I understand that you won't listen to my advice here, no problem at all. 
  But I won't repeat myself here :)

Enjoy your afternoon,

-jeff





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Jeff McKenna
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On 2023-10-18 1:39 p.m., Jan Hartmann wrote:
> I compiled with:
> 
>   -DPHP_INCLUDE_DIR=$INSTALLBIN/include/php \
>   -DPHP_EXTENSION_DIR=$INSTALLBIN/lib/php/extensions/no-debug-non-zts-20220829
> 
> and got lots of error messages about missing .h files (php.h, zend.h 
> etc). I bulk copied them all to the directory in the build tree where 
> the errors came from, and got a complete build, including 
> "php_mapscriptng.so"
> 
> So CMAKE is still missing the php include directories. What is de 
> correct DEFINE for that?
> 
> After I copied php_mapscriptng.so to the correct location and filling in 
> php.ini, I got a warning when starting PHP :
> 
> Startup: Unable to load dynamic library 'php_mapscriptng.so' (tried: 
> /virdir/installbin/lib/php/extensions/no-debug-non-zts-20220829/php_mapscriptng.so (libgeos.so.3.12.0: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory)
> 
> But  it *is* in that location. Any idea?
> 
> On 17/10/2023 21:45, Jeff McKenna via MapServer-users wrote:
>> Hi Jan,
>>
>> Unfortunately I have much experience tracking down CMake errors now, ha.
>>
>> Instead of the error log, scroll up and read the output from your 
>> cmake command (as it does its checks and looks for libraries), I find 
>> examining that output is crucial (and I personally find the actual 
>> generated log file is filled of fake/"red-herrings"). Focus instead on 
>> going line-by-line through that cmake output, as it makes its way down 
>> to the final "configuring incomplete" message.  (for packaging, this 
>> is what I do, line-by-line)
>>
>> For example, if you are trying to enable the GEOS library, I would go 
>> line-by-line of the output and find where it was looking for GEOS 
>> initially, and read the messages in that section, to confirm that 
>> there are no issues when enabling GEOS.  This is crucial.
>>
>> It takes much time to do this for each library.
>>
>> In my case, for PHPNG support, my CMake command includes: 
>> "-DWITH_PHPNG=1 -DPHP_EXTENSION_DIR=/usr/lib/php/20220829"
>>
>> In your case I am not sure, but, I would start by examining 
>> line-by-line the CMake output before the words "Configuring 
>> incomplete" (and totally ignoring the generated 'output' file).
>>
>> Maybe you can find the PHPNG section in your cmake command output, and 
>> paste that here for the community to review.
>>
>> -jeff
>>
>>
>>
>>
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