[FWTools] FWTools for linux abandoned?

[Roger André]

Hi Frank,

This is potentially problematic.  Are you the only one able to do this, or
can you release your recipe to someone else who has the ability to create
updated versions?

Thanks,

Roger
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On Mon, Dec 22, 2008 at 8:16 AM, Frank Warmerdam <warmerdam at pobox.com>wrote:

> Paco Regodón wrote:
> > Hi Frank,
> >
> > i need latest mapserver (5.2.1) because FWTools 2.0.6 one have important
> > bugs with AGG and symbol positioning. I see you haven't updated FWTools
> > for months. Have you abandoned it? We are using a very old Linux
> > distribution (mandriva 2006) and its difficult for us to upgrade all
> > required dependencies (mainly gdal) without breaking other programs.
> >
> > Have you plans on releasing new versions of FWTools for Linux?
>
> Paco,
>
> I hope to one day start releasing FWTools for Linux again.  However, it is
> currently impossible for me to generate FWTools the way I want until I
> setup a suitable linux build environment, and I don't have the time to do
> that.
>
> So, it is best to think of FWTools for linux as indefinately interrupted.
> It could easily be years or never before I restart production.
>
> Best regards,
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