No need to use packages. I got some instruction on how to compile from source. It is a bit more work but on a clean debian it will work ok.
Here is the part that can be of interest to you. The total instruction will be posted on the mapserver website or within OSGeo once I reached what I want: a stable fastcgi mapserver running with the cherokee webserver. == GDAL/ORG == $ wget http://download.osgeo.org/gdal/gdal-1.5.1.tar.gz $ tar -xvzf gdal-1.5.1.tar.gz $ cd gdal-1.5.1 $ ./configure $ make $ make install == PROJ == $ wget http://download.osgeo.org/proj/proj-4.6.0.tar.gz $ tar -xvzf proj-4.6.0.tar.gz $ cd proj-4.6.0 $ ./configure $ make $ make install = AGG = $ wget http://www.antigrain.com/agg-2.5.tar.gz $ tar -xvzf agg-2.5.tar.gz $ cd agg-2.5 $ ./configure $ make $ make install == Mapserver== Dependencies: $ apt-get install g++ proj libgeos-dev libgdal1-1.3.2-dev libgd2-dev libcurl3-dev libfcgi-dev $ cd ~ $ cd temp $ wget http://download.osgeo.org/mapserver/mapserver-5.0.3.tar.gz $ tar -xvzf mapserver-5.0.3.tar.gz $ cd mapserver-5.0.3 $ ./configure --with-ogr \ --with-gdal \ --with-proj \ --with-geos \ --with-fastcgi \ --with-tiff \ --with-wfs \ --with-agg=/directory_where_agg_is \ --with-freetype | more (|more is used to read the messages during configure to see if all libs are in place) $ make $ make install Lauber Christoph wrote: > Hi list > > I was looking for informations about MapServer update to version 5.0.x for a > debian system. So far I'm using version 4.10.1. A look at cartoweb.org shows > that version 4.10.3 is supported. Are there any reasons to wait for an update > to version 5.0? On packages.debian.org MapServer packages 5.0.x are in state > testing or unstable. This might be a good reason to wait for an update. > > Do you recommend to wait for an update until debian state is stable? Are > there any plans to include MapServer 5.0.x in the camptocamp package list? > Does anybody already has made some experiencies? > > > Thanks for some hints, links with further information, demos, .... > > > > > > Mit freundlichen Grüssen > > > Christoph Lauber > > Dütschler & Naegeli, Vermessung+Geoinformation AG > Fliederweg 11, Postfach, 3601 Thun > > _______________________________________________ > Cartoweb-users mailing list > Cartoweb-users@lists.maptools.org > http://lists.maptools.org/mailman/listinfo/cartoweb-users > _______________________________________________ Cartoweb-users mailing list Cartoweb-users@lists.maptools.org http://lists.maptools.org/mailman/listinfo/cartoweb-users