[FWTools] unable to find driver "Postgresql"

[David Fawcett]

On a related note, Frank can you confirm that the MapServer and Python
MapScript distributed with FWTools do not have SDE support?  I don't see it
in the release notes, so I am assuming that they do not.

Thanks,

David.

On 10/25/06, Frank Warmerdam <warmerdam at pobox.com> wrote:
>
> John Mugwe wrote:
> > Dear all,
> >
> > I have a windows and a linux environment with postgis and postgresql
> > installed. i have installed FWTools1.0.5 in both environments.
> >
> > On windows box I am able to  convert  some shape files that I have  into
> > postgis( Postgresql) using the following  command
> >
> > ogr2ogr -nlt MULTIPOLYGON -f PostgreSQL PG: "host=localhost user=xxxx
> > password=xxxx dbname =whatever" <directory to the shape file>
> >
> > All work fine.
> >
> > however in the linux box I get the  message the following message
> >
> > Unable to find driver `PostgreSQL'.
> > The following drivers are available:
> >   -> `ESRI Shapefile'
> >   -> `UK .NTF'
> >   -> `SDTS'
> >   -> `TIGER'
> >   -> `IHO S-57 (ENC)'
> >   -> `MapInfo File'
> >   -> `DGN'
> >   -> `GML'
> >   -> `AVCBin'
> >   -> `REC'
> >   -> `Memory'
> >
> > Who can advice what to do?
>
> John,
>
> To my embarassment, I see FWTools for linux is not, and presumably has
> not ever been distributed with postgres/postgis support.  If you submit
> an enhancement request against FWTools in bugzilla, I'll try and add it
> for some future release.
>
> In the meantime, you could build GDAL/OGR from source with
> postgres/postgis
> support.
>
> Best regards,
> --
>
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