Category: Software

More updates

I messed up the Postgres update, it wasn’t 8.1.5, but 8.1.4, tho PostGIS 1.1.5 was there. Postgres 8.1.5 for real this time, plus I added readline support back in.

There is an incompatibility with my GDAL framework and the ‘gdal’ framework supplied with OSSIM. Tho the case is different, OSSIM’s installer will overwrite my GDAL framework, and break GRASS, MapServer and QGIS. It’s possible OSSIM will use my GDAL in the future, or that the two will be interchangable (I’m working on tidying up GDAL), and I’m looking into having my own OSSIM package that uses my GDAL and other frameworks.

Finally, an update to SQLite3 – the program wasn’t linked correctly to the framework.

More catching up

GRASS.app 6.2 RC2. SQLite3 framework updated to 3.3.8. Postgres 8.1.5 + PostGIS 1.1.5.

There have been random problems with GRASS corrupting the Python environment (ie the sys.path). This shouldn’t happen, and usually a logout/login or restart clears it up. I have no idea so far what’s going on.

There has also been some confusion on installing the frameworks from the All Frameworks convenience download. Don’t copy the contents of the disk image to /Library/Frameworks, dig into each folder to get the frameworks. I’ve renamed the folders, so it should be less confusing now. I’m considering installers, but I don’t think that will make the All Frameworks package much simpler to install.

Catching up

I’m slowly catching up on updates as I recover from jetlag and get back into the groove. MapServer 4.10.0 is ready. GRASS 6.2RC2 and other stuff is coming soon.

GRASS & Postgres updates

New GRASS builds – 6.3 CVS weekly and 6.2 RC1. I also added a universal build of gpsbabel to the package so there is no need to download a separate GPSBabel app (I haven’t seen any that are universal yet). I don’t have much to test this on, so any feedback would be greatly appreciated.

Also, I removed Readline support from both GRASS and Postgres (the psql client app). This is for Panther compatibility. When I switched to the system’s libedit, I didn’t catch that Panther’s libedit isn’t fully readline-compatible. For me, the built-in history and editing capabilities on the Terminal are enough, but if there is interest I can take a look at adding readline back into GRASS and Postgres. At least in the future when I stop supporting Panther (when Leopard is released) I should be able to.

Just a couple more updates

PostGIS also broke with the GEOS framework change. New Postgres+PostGIS to fix that.

And, the weekly GRASS builds. GRASS 6.2 beta 3, and the weekend’s 6.3 CVS snapshot.

Oh, yeah, MacBook came back yesterday. Hopefully Apple truly figured out the RSS thing and I won’t have any more problems. Strangely, they replaced the hard drive. Most of yesterday was spent restoring from various backups and stuff I worked on on the PowerBook. ^_^

Framework updates

With the internal changes to the GDAL framework, I forgot to update the utility programs and the extra MrSID plugin. These are fixed now.

There is a similar problem with MapServer 4.8.4 and the GEOS framework (I made a small change I didn’t realize would affect dependent apps). I need to rebuild MapServer 4.8.4. The 4.10 beta is OK.