[postgis-users] importing shape files nightmare!

[strk at refractions.net]

On Fri, Sep 16, 2005 at 12:49:31PM +0200, christomec wrote:
> Problem solved.
> 
> We downloaded & installed the source:
> 
> postgresql-8.0.3.tar.gz
> postgis-1.0.4.tar.gz
> proj-4.4.9.tar.gz
> geos-2.1.4.tar.bz2
> 
> Still experiencing the same issues, then we installed:
> 
> postgis-1.0.3.tar.gz
> 
> And then it worked.
> 
> No using:
> RCSID: $Id: shp2pgsql.c,v 1.88.2.5 2005/07/27 02:47:06 strk Exp $
> 
> Was using: [both installed by prvious emerges, both giving the same problem]
> RCSID: $Id: shp2pgsql.c,v 1.96 2005/08/29 22:36:25 strk Exp $
> RCSID: $Id: shp2pgsql.c,v 1.91 2005/07/04 09:47:03 strk Exp $
> 
> So it seems that postgis 1.0.4 has the problem and not 1.0.3.

Postgis 1.0.4 is shipped with shp2pgsql revision 1.88.2.7.
Are you saying that 1.88.2.7 gives you the segfault problem 
while 1.88.2.5 doesn't ?

If this is the case, could you prepare a shapfile to send me ?
It can contain just a few MULTILINESTRINGS if that is enough
to raise the bug.

TIA

--strk;