[postgis-users] need PostGIS binaries for Fedora 8.x

[Mantas Zapolskas]

On 2008.03.01, at 21:19, Paul Ramsey wrote:

> Paul,
>
> No binaries available -- supporting every Linux distribution would  
> quickly become onerous. Fortunately, it is easy to build! Easy!
They are! in http://yum.pgsqlrpms.org/ repository.
>
> On Feb 20, 2008, at 10:43 AM, Paul McCullough wrote:
>
>> All,
>> I want to run PostgresQL/PostGIS on Fedora 8.3 (or 8.x).
>> I see the PostgresQL binaries here
>>   http://www.postgresql.org/ftp/binary/v8.3.0/linux/rpms/fedora/
>> Do those binaries contain PostGIS? (unable to inspect right now)
>
> 1. No, they don't. However, install them, and the -devel variants  
> and you can move on the step 2.
>
>> I am concerned about having to do a build.
>> Should I be?
>
> 2. No! Some of the coolest people in the world build their own  
> software from source. Britney Spears, Paris Hilton, that guy from  
> Survivor! OK, some people in the world build their own software from  
> source. I hear George Clooney is thinking about it.
>
>> Factors in this decision:
>> - I am not under hard deadline.
>
> Great!
>
>> - I have zero linux experience
>
> Time to get some!
>
>> - I am enthused about linux
>
> Even better!
>
>> - I will be the linux admin! (I have no expert in house)
>
> See above!
>
>> - I have a solid unix user background (non-admin)
>
> Could you be any better looking? Are you seeing someone? Call me.
>
>> - I am a competant java developer
>
> OK, well, five out of six ain't bad.
>
> 3. You need to get the libraries PostGIS depends on first.  Your  
> first compilation will be a baptism of FIRE! Download GOES from http://geos.refractions.net 
> . Download Proj4 from http://proj.maptools.org.
>
> 4. Let's go Proj4 first.
> - tar xvfz proj-4.6.0.tar.gz
> - cd proj-4.6.0
> - ./configure
> - make
> - su
> - make install
> - exit
>
> 5. Take a shot!
>
> 6. Let's go some GEOS!
> - bunzip2  geos-3.0.0.tar.bz2
> - tar xvf geos-3.0.0.tar
> - cd geos-3.0.0
> - ./configure
> - make
> - su
> - make install
> - exit
>
> 7. Take a shot!
>
> 8. You see how this is going now...
>
> 9. PostGIS time!
> - tar xvfz postgis-1.3.1.tar.gz
> - cd postgis-1.3.1
> - ./configure --with-pgsql=pg_config --with-geos=/usr/local/bin/geos- 
> config --with-proj=/usr/local
> - make
> - su
> - make install
> - exit
>
> 10. Take a shot!
>
> 11. Make a database!
> - createdb mydatabase
> - createlang plpgsql mydatabase
> - psql -f /usr/local/pgsql/share/contrib/lwpostgis.sql -d mydatabase
> - psql -f /usr/local/pgsql/share/contrib/spatial_ref_sys.sql -d  
> mydatabase
> - psql mydatabase
>
> 12. Finish the bottle!
>
> 13. Sleep it off. Take an aspirin in the morning and have a glass of  
> orange juice.
>
> Yours,
>
> Paul
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Iki,
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Mantas