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- the wisdom of Tarzan
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Table of Contents
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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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
- [1] GRASS is optional for Qgis, though Qgis may crash for some reason if it's missing.
- [2] R extensions all require R to be installed.
- [3] Python and extensions are required only for OSX Tiger. OSX Leopard includes these, though it is possible to install the python.org Python 2.5 on Leopard to use instead of the System Python 2.5.
- [4] Postgres/PostGIS and MySQL client support is built into packages. The Postgres/PostGIS and/or MySQL packages are only needed if a local Postgres/PostGIS or MySQL server is required.
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