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Unix Port Installation Guide

Installation should be straightforward if you follow the requirements shown for each package. But it may be a little confusing since only direct requirements are listed. This guide lists all required and optional packages, and the order that they should be installed. It focuses on what is needed for GRASS, MapServer and Qgis. Because of the inter-dependent complexity of optional Python components, it assumes Python features are desired where available (that is, Python is a requirement in this guide).

Simplified with GDAL Complete

Package GRASS MapServer Qgis
Frameworks and Base Packages
can be installed in any order, but before any ordered packages
Python √ [3] √ [3] √ [3]
GDAL Complete + Python support √ √ √
FreeType framework √ √ [1]
GSL framework - - √
R opt - opt
Ordered Frameworks and Base Packages
GDAL plugins opt opt opt
R GDAL [2] opt opt opt
MySQL opt [4] opt [4] opt [4]
PHP 5 - √ -
PostgreSQL & extensions opt [4] opt [4] opt [4]
End-user Packages
GRASS √ - opt [1]
R GRASS [2] opt - -
MapServer - √ -
Qgis - - √

By Individual Frameworks

Package GRASS MapServer Qgis
Frameworks and Base Packages
can be installed in any order, but before any ordered packages
Python √ [3] √ [3] √ [3]
UnixImageIO framework √ √ √
FreeType framework √ √ [1]
GSL framework - - √
PROJ framework √ √ √
GEOS framework √ √ √
R opt - opt
Ordered Frameworks and Base Packages
SQLite3 framework √ √ √
GDAL framework + Python support √ √ √
GDAL plugins opt opt opt
R GDAL [2] opt opt opt
MySQL opt [4] opt [4] opt [4]
PHP 5 - √ -
PostgreSQL & extensions opt [4] opt [4] opt [4]
End-user Packages
GRASS √ - opt [1]
R GRASS [2] opt - -
MapServer - √ -
Qgis - - √

Notes