Optional Installs

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You may install Proj.4, PostgreSQL/PostGIS, and GDAL if needed.

  • Proj.4 and Datum data from source 
    $ wget ftp://ftp.remotesensing.org/proj/proj-4.6.1.tar.gz
$ wget ftp://ftp.remotesensing.org/proj/proj-datumgrid-1.4.tar.gz
  • Extract the datum files into the main source code and build: 
    $ tar xzf proj-4.6.1.tar.gz
$ cd proj-4.6.1/nad
$ tar xzf ../../proj-datumgrid-1.4.tar.gz
$ cd ../
$ ./configure
$ make
# make install 
$ cd ../
  • PostgreSQL and PostGIS binaries - use kyngchaos.com or from source:
    • You can build PostgreSQL from source just like any other linux/unix system - Postgres Docs
    • Next build PostGIS source (Install GEOS first if you wish to use Spatial Operations in Postgis separately - http://code.djangoproject.com/wiki/GeoDjangoInstall#GEOS) 
      $ wget http://postgis.refractions.net/download/postgis-1.3.4.tar.gz
$ tar xzf postgis-1.3.4.tar.gz
$ cd postgis-1.3.4
$ ./configure --with-geos --with-proj # these flags are recommend but not needed for Mapnik
$ make
# make install
  • Alternatively, you may install PostgreSQL and PostGIS using MacPorts?. First, run 
    $ sudo port install postgresql83
$ sudo port install postgis
  • Next, modify the SConstruct file to point to the libraries and header files installed by port. Change the lines that list PGSQL to: 
    opts.Add(PathOption('PGSQL_INCLUDES', 'Search path for PostgreSQL include files', '/opt/local/include/postgresql83'))
opts.Add(PathOption('PGSQL_LIBS', 'Search path for PostgreSQL library files', '/opt/local/lib/postgresql83'))
  • See MacPostGIS_Setup for setup instructions.
  • GDAL binary frameworks - use kyngchaos.com or build from source: 
    $ wget http://download.osgeo.org/gdal/gdal-1.5.0.tar.gz
$ tar xzf gdal-1.5.0.tar.gz
$ cd gdal-1.5.0
$ ./configure # --with-package (lots of available options here to support various raster formats)
$ make
# make install

Install WMS dependencies

Install the Mapnik WMS dependencies if you wish to use the WMS (Web Mapping Service) server (Otherwise optional).

  • More details in the WMS Readme in SVN 
    wget ftp://xmlsoft.org/libxml2/libxml2-2.7.6.tar.gz
tar xvf libxml2-2.7.6.tar.gz
cd libxml2-2.7.6
./configure
make
sudo make install

cd ../

wget ftp://xmlsoft.org/libxml2/libxslt-1.1.26.tar.gz
tar xvf libxslt-1.1.26.tar.gz
cd libxslt-1.1.26
./configure
make
sudo make install

# easy_install lxml

$ tar xzvf Imaging-1.1.6.tar.gz 
$ cd Imaging-1.1.6
# python setup.py install

You'll need either mod_fastcgi or mod_fcgid installed within apache.