[postgis-users] Does PostGIS 1.0RC1/2 work with MS4W/Mapserver 4.4.1?

strk at refractions.net strk at refractions.net
Mon Feb 14 09:15:54 PST 2005


On Mon, Feb 14, 2005 at 06:04:51PM +0100, Dirk Jesko wrote:
> I am pretty sure that is the same issue. Until now I tested several 
> installation with always the same result: No mapserver will display 
> points coming from a PostGIS 1.0.0RC1 or newer.
> I would really be interested whether this is caused by Mapserver or 
> PostGIS. Since the 0.9.x work and there are also no problems with other 
> geometry types like polygon or line, I doubt that the problem is caused 
> by the mapserver.

You might want to try postgis from current CVS, or wait for RC3, as
memory alignment problems might have a role in this situation.

Please let me know if you try. Also, do you confirm POINT are the
only geometry you have problems with ? I've had reports of problems
with POLYGONS as well (but not with MULTIPOLYGONS).

--strk;

> 
> Regards,
> Dirk
> 
> 
> >Check http://mapserver.gis.umn.edu/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=1216.  This might 
> >be the same issue you've run into.  If so, roll back to PostGIS 0.9.1.
> >
> >-Perry
> >
> >On Monday 14 February 2005 08:28 am, Mike Leahy wrote:
> > 
> >
> >>Hello list,
> >>
> >>I'm just wondering if anyone has been able to get Mapserver to draw maps
> >>with PostGIS layers using the latest MS4W package with 1.0 RC1 or RC2 of
> >>PostGIS. I'm having a bit of trouble...after updating PostGIS to the
> >>lastest version available (via the windows installer), it seems that my
> >>Mapserver/Chameleon application in my MS4W installation no longer likes
> >>PostGIS layers.  I have a fairly simple table in PostGIS with POINT
> >>geometry that I imported using shp2pgsql (the version supplied with the
> >>installer).  As far as I can tell, all the data are valid...and Mapserver
> >>doesn't actually complain, it just draws a blank layer instead of the
> >>points in the actual table.  The same identical table imported into 
> >>PostGIS
> >>0.9.1 had no troubles with my MS4W application...I can only guess where
> >>I've gone wrong.    Just to be sure, I set the extent in my mapfile to the
> >>extents returned for the table from PostGIS, and the map still appeared
> >>blank.
> >>
> >>Can anyone recommend where I should look first to figure this out?
> >>
> >>Thanks,
> >>Mike
> >>
> >>   
> >>
> 
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