update INSTALL docs noting boost 1.41 and icu 1.4 requirements

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Dane Springmeyer 2010-01-11 19:39:59 +00:00
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INSTALL
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@ -27,6 +27,10 @@ Install Mapnik library and python bindings::
$ sudo python scons/scons.py install
If on Linux then run:
$ sudo ldconfig
Run python interpreter and check installation::
>>> import mapnik
@ -52,14 +56,14 @@ First, here is a quick list of the required software dependencies:
- Linux/UNIX with g++ compiler
- Python 2.2 or greater to build Mapnik
- Python 2.4 for python bindings (see below)
- libboost 1.34.0 or greater with the following libraries included:
- system (boost >= 1.35 only)
- libboost >= 1.41.0 or greater with the following libraries included:
- system
- thread
- filesystem
- regex
- iostreams
- python - required only for python bindings (see below)
- libicu - International Components for Unicode
- libicu >= 1.4- International Components for Unicode
- libpng - PNG Graphics
- libjpeg - JPEG Graphics
- libtiff - TIFF Graphics
@ -111,7 +115,7 @@ To see the list of available options, from the root of the source distribution,
For example, if you compiled your own set of Boost libraries, you might use::
$ python scons/scons.py configure BOOST_TOOLKIT=gcc43 BOOST_INCLUDES=/usr/local/include/boost-1_38 BOOST_LIBS=/usr/local/lib
$ python scons/scons.py configure BOOST_INCLUDES=/usr/local/include/ BOOST_LIBS=/usr/local/lib
Or if you installed ICU from source and you'd like to build Mapnik in Debug mode you might use::
@ -127,7 +131,7 @@ Installation
Once the build has successfully completed, you can install the various files on your system by executing::
$ python scons/scons.py install
$ sudo python scons/scons.py install
By default, everything will be installed under the PREFIX '/usr/local' as such::
@ -166,7 +170,7 @@ Learning Mapnik
---------------
For Users:
- Visit http://trac.mapnik.org/wiki/GettingStarted for basic tutorials on making maps with Mapnik using the Python bindings.
- Visit http://trac.mapnik.org/wiki/LearningMapnik for basic tutorials on making maps with Mapnik using the Python bindings.
For Developers:
- Visit http://trac.mapnik.org/#DevelopersCorner for resources for getting involved with Mapnik development.