[FGS] A couple quirks with 9.5

[Normand Savard]

Frank,

Find answers inline.

Norm


Frank Warmerdam wrote:
> Folks,
>
> I'm looking to use FGS for a "stock binary" comparison for the benchmarking.
> I did:
>
> wget -q http://www.maptools.org/dl/fgs/releases/9.5/installer.sh
> sh ./installer.sh
> ...
> fgs install mapserver-base:5.4.2
>
> At the end of the install I see:
>
> * Module 'mapserver-base' installed with success.
> shell-init: error retrieving current directory: getcwd: cannot access parent 
> directories: No such file or directory
> chdir: error retrieving current directory: getcwd: cannot access parent 
> directories: No such file or directory
> + Starting 'apache':
>
>
> The errors are a bit disturbing though they don't seem to have caused any
> problems.  
I guess you're on Centos. Some users report similar problem. I'll put an 
effort to check that soon.

> If I try to use mapserv, I find ming-lib did not get installed,
> and I have to install it explicitly like:
>
> fgs install ming-lib:0.4.2
>
> Perhaps there is a missing dependency on ming-lib for mapserver-base?
>   
You're right about the dependency. Since the ming options is enabled by 
hand it doesn't appear by default in the base.required file. I should 
add a mechanism to handle such case.
> PS. I'm contemplating working on an OpenEV package for FGS and providing a
> self-extracting style FGS bundle as a replacement for my moribund FWTools
> for linux distribution.  Any up front warnings about such an idea?  Where
> do I get the fgs VM image that I understand is used for builds?
>
>
>   
It seems a good idea. I prepare a copy of the vm in its actual state and 
put it on our ftp site. I'll send you the download link this afternoon.