[maplab-users] Next MapLab relase suggestion

[Jean-Francois.Doyon@CCRS.NRCan.gc.ca]

Hello,

Well, although I haven't had much of these problems myself, I have heard a
few complaints myself, mostly related to the windows world of course :)

It seems inatlling all this stuff on windows is painfull :)

So I'll second that motion.

I was just working with someone yestreday that pointed this piece of
software out:

http://www.jrsoftware.org/isinfo.php

It's a completely free piece of software to create installers, apparently
quite good, though I admitedly haven't used it myself.

Maybe it could prove usefull ? :)

Cheers,
J.F.

-----Original Message-----
From: expander@mail.com [mailto:expander@mail.com]
Sent: Friday, February 21, 2003 6:15 AM
To: maplab-users@dmsolutions.ca
Subject: [maplab-users] Next MapLab relase suggestion
Importance: High


Dear Developers,
Dear ALL,

I want to suggest a very simple way to avoid many problems I (and several
other peoples) had got (and have actually) usign MapLab, current version
(maplab-2.0dev.zip).
For example, for a month, I have wasted my time in configuring and settings
right Mapserver / MapLab components and fighting with obscure PHP script
errors...
Or better, in selecting wich correct components to use, wich PHP version,
wich http server, wich right data format support, and more...
Then, for another month, I've spent my time in understanding for wich damned
reason my MapInfo .tab files weren't correctly supported: in other words why
MapBrowser doesn't show any image in map preview...
Wrong data "extensions" setting?
Wrong data format support?
Wrong Mapserver / MapLab components?
Wrong o.s. (win2000)? :-(
Even if DM Solutions staff was kind and available, problems persist...
So I want to suggest a simply way to make simpler life of MapLab users,
above all Windows users.
In next incoming relase, why don't include all necessary components (http
server, PHP, OGR support, gdal, ecc.) already configured, tested and packed
together?
Even managed by a .msi installer wich create right directories, path(s) and
verify right software configuration...
MapLab is a good product, I think, but what users really need is a minimum
standardization in installing process of its components.


expander@mail.com
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