Can't get TIFF files to disply in MS 4.0

[tmelhuish@…]

I have not been able to get Tiff files to work with Mapserver 4.0 using perl 
mapscript? I have it working fine in Mapserver 3.6.6 using GD 2.0.11, GDAL 
1.1.8 and  LibTiff  3.5.7 performing the same build process.  With the build 
below I just get as blank screen in Mapserver 4.0.1 with no error messages in 
apache. I didn’t see any changes from going from MS 3 to MS 4.0 related to 
Tiff support, but maybe I missing something. 
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  GD 
Note: Mapserver 4.0 requires gd-2.0.15 or newer
a.	Download gd-2.0.15.tar.gz  from http:www.boutell.com/gd/. Install the 
gd-2.0.15 in /usr/local/src directory.  
b.	Type in >./configure –with-jpeg=/usr/local
Note: You should see PNG JPEG & Freetype supported. 
c.	Type in >make
d.	Type in >make install
e.	Type in >make clean
GDAL
a.	Download libgdal-1.1.9.tar.gz  from 
http://www.remotesensing.org/gdal/. Install the libgdal-1.1.9 
in /usr/local/src directory.   
b.	Type in >./configure –with-png=/usr/local –with-jpeg=/usr/local   //  
Note: I had to use the internal libtiff & libgeotiff supplied in GDAL to get 
mapserver to work. Postgresql should be located when running ./configure also.
c.	Type in >make
d.	Type in >make install
e.	Type in >make clean
f.	To check out the install type in “gdal-config –formats”

LIBTIFF
a.	Download tiff-v3.5.7.tar.gz  from 
http:www.libtiff.org/library/Distrubution. Install the tiff-v3.5.7 
in /usr/local/src directory.  
a.	Might have to edit the configure file to define the directories for 
Jpeg & libz – These are /usr/lib
b.	Type in >./configure 
c.	Type in >make
d.	Type in >make install
e.	Type in >make clean

MAPSERVER
	Type in >./configure –with-postgis=/usr/local/pgsql/bin/pg_config  --
with-proj –with-wmsclient –with-tiff=/usr/local –with –jpeg=/usr/local –with-
gd=/usr/local –with-gdal=/usr/local/bin/gdal-config –with-
php=/usr/local/include/php –with-pdf –with-libwww=/usr/local.  

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My mapfile layer for the Tiff layer display
       LAYER
    		NAME "orthos"
    		STATUS ON
    		TYPE RASTER
    		TILEINDEX jcorthosindex.shp
    		TILEITEM "location"
		# /var/www/html/mapserver/graphics/1630.tif – Tried this with 
no help either
		#MAXSCALE 20000
  	END

[dmorissette]

Try replacing –with-tiff=/usr/local in your configure options with
--without-tiff.  This way the GDAL tiff driver will be used to handle your TIFF
files and hopefully you'll get better results.  

Please report to this bug whether that solves the problem or not.

[tmelhuish@…]

I used the mapserver configure option --without-tiff and now the tiff files
are being displayed. --thanks

I have another problem now. When I go in and change the extents (zooming,
zoomout scale), mapserver looks like its running an infinite loop. My zoom
results come back to the browser OK but then the disk light starts to coming
on solid and it will run for 20 minutes. I can't get back into my server
even to kill the process. This doesn't appear to be related to the Tiffs
since I can turn the layer off an the same thing happens. If I stop apache
the processing stops. Any other thoughts?

[tmelhuish@…]

I found a problem in my script that caused an infinite loop when I go in and 
change the extents (zooming,zoomout scale).

Thanks again for your help with the tiffs.