[Tilecache] Tilecache and MapServer

[Christopher Schmidt]

On Fri, Apr 27, 2007 at 03:37:57PM +0100, John Westwood wrote:
> Most recently, I have tried to add Tilecache into the mix, but I cannot
> get it to work with my local MapServer layers; however, it does work
> with the Metacarta layer. When trying to display a MapServer layer all
> that appears are broken links where the tiles should be. I have checked
> my installation of python mapscript with a 'Hello World' program and
> this appears to work fine. The fact that the Metacarta layer is
> displayed seems to imply that all the file and directory permissions are
> ok and that apache has permission to run cgi scripts in the appropriate
> directory. I have checked the apache logs and cannot find anything
> wrong. In tilecache.cgi I have references to my layers, for example a
> MapServer layer:

> I am a bit stumped at the moment. Any ideas or advice on what could be
> wrong would be greatly appreciated. I did notice that there is a
> separate debian directory in the tilecache directory, perhaps this is a
> clue? Or a red herring?

We're currenty working on getting TileCache into Debian proper, but this
shouldn't affect you. 

If you right click on a 'pink' image, and view it in your browser, you
should get a more informative error message. If you can do this, and
then report back on the error message -- or even better, paste/post a
URL that's giving you trouble so that it can be looked at, that would be
helpful.

Regards,
-- 
Christopher Schmidt
MetaCarta