Changes between Version 8 and Version 9 of UsersWikiPostgisOnUbuntu

Timestamp:

Jun 4, 2010, 4:23:57 PM (14 years ago)

Author:

Mike Taves

Comment:

update/improve, add

UsersWikiPostgisOnUbuntu

@@ -31 +31 @@
 === From Source (aka, the hard way): ===
 
- 1. Install Postgresql, Libgeos, Proj. packages.  Easiest way is to use Synaptic (be sure to include Universe in your respositories).  Also be sure to install the "-dev" packages (postgresql-server-dev-8.0).  Under Breezy, latest postgresql version is 8.0 (adjust following paths to reflect the version you have installed).
+ 1. Install Postgresql, Libgeos, Proj. packages.  Easiest way is to use Synaptic (be sure to include Universe in your respositories).  Also be sure to install the "-dev" packages (postgresql-server-dev-8.4). E.g.:
 
- 2. Download postgis.tgz and place in  /usr/share/postgresql/8.0/contrib
+        $ sudo apt-get install postgresql-server-8.4-dev libool gcc flex bison libxml2-dev
 
- 3. Extract the via Nautilus or cd to the directory and then use tar -zvxf postgis-x.x.x
+ 2. Download postgis-1.x.x.tar.gz wherever you want (e.g., /home/myname/src)
 
- 4. Now cd to the postgis directory.
+ 3. Extract it:
 
- 5. Now configure.  Try:
+        $ tar xvfz postgis-1.x.x.tar.gz
 
-{{{
-  > sudo ./configure --prefix=/usr  --with-pgconfig=/usr/bin/pg_config
-    --with-geos=/usr/bin/geos-config  --with-proj=/usr
+ 4. Now cd to the postgis-1.x.x directory.
 
-}}}
+ 5. Now configure:
 
+        $ ./configure
 
- 6. Check to see that you have no errors.  You may need to install other packages (like flex and byacc).
+ 6. Check to see that you have no errors.  You may need to install other packages.
 
- 7. Now type > sudo make
+ 7. Compile it:
 
- 8. type > sudo make install
+        $ make
+
+ 8. As superuser, install it:
+
+        $ sudo make install
+
+ 9. You may need to make sure the libraries are visible to PostgreSQL
+
+        $ sudo ldconfig
 
 That should do it.
+
+=== Optional packages to build documentation ===
+
+        $ sudo apt-get install imagemagick dblatex xsltproc docbook-xsl
+
+        $ make docs
 
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