[mapserver-users] Building Mapserver with Ming support - problem

Yewondwossen Assefa assefa@dmsolutions.ca
Tue, 10 Sep 2002 20:15:46 -0400


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You need the latest development version of mapserver . You can get it
from the CVS at the UMN site. The SWF support was not introduced in
mapserver 3.6.x and will be available only in 3.7.


Marie Flanagan wrote:

> Hello Mapserver Users, I have been using Mapserver 3.5 on
> (Solaris/Apache web server). To introduce more flexibility at the
> front end I have been using our own middleware and perl scripts to
> produce dynamic HTML - to provide additional information on
> mouseover.  BUT it's not enough..... .... we want to be able to turn
> on/off layers, mouse over to provide extra information and links to
> images or other pages, use nice icons dynamically at the front end.
> Flash might be the way to go to provide snazzy maps.  I know nothing
> about it at the moment though.  I've downloaded Mapserver 3.6.1 and
> the ming library.  When I try to compile Mapserver with the
> --with-ming=yes/usr/src/ming-0.2a nothing seems to happen..... i.e.
> the configure seems to ignore the fact that I've asked for ming
> support.  Do I need PHP to use ming?? Could someone give a bit of
> direction here ? TIA. Regards, Marie Flanagan

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You need the latest development version of mapserver . You can get it from
the CVS at the UMN site. The SWF support was not introduced in mapserver
3.6.x and will be available only in 3.7.
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<p>Marie Flanagan wrote:
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<font face="Arial"><font size=-1>Hello
Mapserver Users,</font></font>&nbsp;<font face="Arial"><font size=-1>I
have been using Mapserver 3.5 on (Solaris/Apache web server). To introduce
more flexibility at the front end I have been using our own middleware
and perl scripts to produce dynamic HTML - to provide additional information
on mouseover.&nbsp; BUT it's not enough.....</font></font>&nbsp;<font face="Arial"><font size=-1>....
we want to be able to turn on/off layers, mouse over to provide extra information
and links to images or other pages, use nice icons dynamically at the front
end.&nbsp; Flash might be the way to go to provide snazzy maps.&nbsp; I
know nothing about it at the moment though.&nbsp; I've downloaded Mapserver
3.6.1 and the ming library.&nbsp; When I try to compile Mapserver with
the --with-ming=yes/usr/src/ming-0.2a nothing seems to happen..... i.e.
the configure seems to ignore the fact that I've asked for ming support.&nbsp;
Do I need PHP to use ming??</font></font>&nbsp;<font face="Arial"><font size=-1>Could
someone give a bit of direction here ?</font></font>&nbsp;<font face="Arial"><font size=-1>TIA.</font></font>&nbsp;<font face="Arial"><font size=-1>Regards,</font></font>&nbsp;<font face="Arial"><font size=-1>Marie
Flanagan</font></font></blockquote>

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