Re: MapServer PHP mapscript packaging issue
On 6/25/20 5:39 PM, Jeff McKenna wrote:
> On 2020-06-25 12:32 p.m., Sebastiaan Couwenberg wrote:
>> On 6/25/20 5:12 PM, Jeff McKenna wrote:
>>> On 2020-06-25 11:42 a.m., Sebastiaan Couwenberg wrote:
>>>> On 6/25/20 4:17 PM, Jeff McKenna wrote:
>>>>> Just pointing here to a report of a missing required file for PHP
>>>>> mapscript:
>>>>> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/mapserver/+bug/1884854 ; I
>>>>> can't find a result for that filename 'mapscript.php' in the
>>>>> php-mapscript-ng package
>>>>> https://packages.debian.org/unstable/php-mapscript-ng
>>>>
>>>> The file is not installed as part of the build process, this installs
>>>> the results of `make install`.
>>>
>>> That statement is correct, the file 'mapscript.php' will not be
>>> installed as part of the scripted build process; therefore the ticket
>>> and my message here is to report/ask to have this generated file, that
>>> will be built alongside 'php_mapscriptng.so' in the build path, to be
>>> included in the next package.
>>
>> Why not fix this upstream?
>>
>> The buildlogs don't show swig generating mapscript.php either, so I
>> don't see what we can do for the package.
>>
>
> It should be generated in the same directory as php_mapscriptng.so (at
> least on my local Ubuntu). Odd to hear that is not the case, but I will
> try to confirm this on Buster.
>
> (in summary: the package 'php-mapscript-ng' cannot be used without this
> file 'mapscript.php', as it contains all of the MapServer constants and
> functions. Users of this package should be informed of this, otherwise
> they will be trying something that is impossible without including that
> file)
If the file is so essential, why doesn't `make install` install it?
>From what I gather this should really be fixed upstream.
Kind Regards,
Bas
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