need PostGIS binaries for Fedora 8.x

[Paul McCullough]

All,
I want to run PostgresQL/PostGIS on Fedora 8.3 (or 8.x).
I see the PostgresQL binaries here
    http://www.postgresql.org/ftp/binary/v8.3.0/linux/rpms/fedora/
Do those binaries contain PostGIS? (unable to inspect right now)
If not, can I download PostGIS binaries for Fedora?
I do not see them here http://postgis.refractions.net/download/
Where are they?
I am probably missing something obvious.

I am concerned about having to do a build.
Should I be?
Factors in this decision:
 - I am not under hard deadline.
 - I have zero linux experience
 - I am enthused about linux
 - I will be the linux admin! (I have no expert in house)
 - I have a solid unix user background (non-admin)
 - I am a competant java developer

Thanks
Paul

[Paul Ramsey-3]

Paul,

No binaries available -- supporting every Linux distribution would  
quickly become onerous. Fortunately, it is easy to build! Easy!

On Feb 20, 2008, at 10:43 AM, Paul McCullough wrote:

> All,
> I want to run PostgresQL/PostGIS on Fedora 8.3 (or 8.x).
> I see the PostgresQL binaries here
>    http://www.postgresql.org/ftp/binary/v8.3.0/linux/rpms/fedora/
> Do those binaries contain PostGIS? (unable to inspect right now)

1. No, they don't. However, install them, and the -devel variants and  
you can move on the step 2.

> I am concerned about having to do a build.
> Should I be?

2. No! Some of the coolest people in the world build their own  
software from source. Britney Spears, Paris Hilton, that guy from  
Survivor! OK, some people in the world build their own software from  
source. I hear George Clooney is thinking about it.

> Factors in this decision:
> - I am not under hard deadline.

Great!

> - I have zero linux experience

Time to get some!

> - I am enthused about linux

Even better!

> - I will be the linux admin! (I have no expert in house)

See above!

> - I have a solid unix user background (non-admin)

Could you be any better looking? Are you seeing someone? Call me.

> - I am a competant java developer

OK, well, five out of six ain't bad.

3. You need to get the libraries PostGIS depends on first.  Your first  
compilation will be a baptism of FIRE! Download GOES from http://geos.refractions.net 
. Download Proj4 from http://proj.maptools.org.

4. Let's go Proj4 first.
- tar xvfz proj-4.6.0.tar.gz
- cd proj-4.6.0
- ./configure
- make
- su
- make install
- exit

5. Take a shot!

6. Let's go some GEOS!
- bunzip2  geos-3.0.0.tar.bz2
- tar xvf geos-3.0.0.tar
- cd geos-3.0.0
- ./configure
- make
- su
- make install
- exit

7. Take a shot!

8. You see how this is going now...

9. PostGIS time!
- tar xvfz postgis-1.3.1.tar.gz
- cd postgis-1.3.1
- ./configure --with-pgsql=pg_config --with-geos=/usr/local/bin/geos-
config --with-proj=/usr/local
- make
- su
- make install
- exit

10. Take a shot!

11. Make a database!
- createdb mydatabase
- createlang plpgsql mydatabase
- psql -f /usr/local/pgsql/share/contrib/lwpostgis.sql -d mydatabase
- psql -f /usr/local/pgsql/share/contrib/spatial_ref_sys.sql -d  
mydatabase
- psql mydatabase

12. Finish the bottle!

13. Sleep it off. Take an aspirin in the morning and have a glass of  
orange juice.

Yours,

Paul
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[Mantas Zapolskas]

On 2008.03.01, at 21:19, Paul Ramsey wrote:

> Paul,
>
> No binaries available -- supporting every Linux distribution would  
> quickly become onerous. Fortunately, it is easy to build! Easy!
They are! in http://yum.pgsqlrpms.org/ repository.

>
> On Feb 20, 2008, at 10:43 AM, Paul McCullough wrote:
>
>> All,
>> I want to run PostgresQL/PostGIS on Fedora 8.3 (or 8.x).
>> I see the PostgresQL binaries here
>>   http://www.postgresql.org/ftp/binary/v8.3.0/linux/rpms/fedora/
>> Do those binaries contain PostGIS? (unable to inspect right now)
>
> 1. No, they don't. However, install them, and the -devel variants  
> and you can move on the step 2.
>
>> I am concerned about having to do a build.
>> Should I be?
>
> 2. No! Some of the coolest people in the world build their own  
> software from source. Britney Spears, Paris Hilton, that guy from  
> Survivor! OK, some people in the world build their own software from  
> source. I hear George Clooney is thinking about it.
>
>> Factors in this decision:
>> - I am not under hard deadline.
>
> Great!
>
>> - I have zero linux experience
>
> Time to get some!
>
>> - I am enthused about linux
>
> Even better!
>
>> - I will be the linux admin! (I have no expert in house)
>
> See above!
>
>> - I have a solid unix user background (non-admin)
>
> Could you be any better looking? Are you seeing someone? Call me.
>
>> - I am a competant java developer
>
> OK, well, five out of six ain't bad.
>
> 3. You need to get the libraries PostGIS depends on first.  Your  
> first compilation will be a baptism of FIRE! Download GOES from http://geos.refractions.net 
> . Download Proj4 from http://proj.maptools.org.
>
> 4. Let's go Proj4 first.
> - tar xvfz proj-4.6.0.tar.gz
> - cd proj-4.6.0
> - ./configure
> - make
> - su
> - make install
> - exit
>
> 5. Take a shot!
>
> 6. Let's go some GEOS!
> - bunzip2  geos-3.0.0.tar.bz2
> - tar xvf geos-3.0.0.tar
> - cd geos-3.0.0
> - ./configure
> - make
> - su
> - make install
> - exit
>
> 7. Take a shot!
>
> 8. You see how this is going now...
>
> 9. PostGIS time!
> - tar xvfz postgis-1.3.1.tar.gz
> - cd postgis-1.3.1
> - ./configure --with-pgsql=pg_config --with-geos=/usr/local/bin/geos-
> config --with-proj=/usr/local
> - make
> - su
> - make install
> - exit
>
> 10. Take a shot!
>
> 11. Make a database!
> - createdb mydatabase
> - createlang plpgsql mydatabase
> - psql -f /usr/local/pgsql/share/contrib/lwpostgis.sql -d mydatabase
> - psql -f /usr/local/pgsql/share/contrib/spatial_ref_sys.sql -d  
> mydatabase
> - psql mydatabase
>
> 12. Finish the bottle!
>
> 13. Sleep it off. Take an aspirin in the morning and have a glass of  
> orange juice.
>
> Yours,
>
> Paul
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[Nicolas Ribot]

> 2. No! Some of the coolest people in the world build their own
>  software from source. Britney Spears, Paris Hilton, that guy from
>  Survivor! OK, some people in the world build their own software from
>  source. I hear George Clooney is thinking about it.

:-DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD
(I know for sure Marion Cotillard DOES NOT build from sources ;-)
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[cwetherbee]

Nicolas Ribot wrote:
> (I know for sure Marion Cotillard DOES NOT build from sources ;-)

Only because she doesn't believe the source exists. ;)

Colin
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[Chris Hermansen]

Nicolas Ribot wrote:

>> 2. No! Some of the coolest people in the world build their own
>>  software from source. Britney Spears, Paris Hilton, that guy from
>>  Survivor! OK, some people in the world build their own software from
>>  source. I hear George Clooney is thinking about it.
>>    
>
> :-DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD
> (I know for sure Marion Cotillard DOES NOT build from sources ;-)
>
>  

In fact she may think no one builds from sources and it's all just a
conspiracy :-X

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[pcreso]

Hi all,


The OpenSuse GEO repository includes PostGIS as well as a range of other GIS
related RPMs, for OpenSuse, Fedora & Mandriva.

See:  http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/Application:/Geo/

Perhaps a link to this site on the PostGIS web site might be useful?


Cheers,

   Brent
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