[Xastir] Maps

[Bruce, KQ4TV]

On Tuesday, March 16, 2004, at 12:01 PM, James Jolin wrote:

> Curt Mills wrote:
>
>> On Fri, 12 Mar 2004, James Jolin wrote:
>>
>>
>>> In the root/.xastir/tmp/ I have two files:
>>> map.gif and map.jpeg with the correct timestamp. However, the gif 
>>> file
>>> is grayed out. When I run display on the gif file it says that  it is
>>> not a gif image.  Running display on the jpeg file results in 
>>> "unable to
>>> open file."
>>> I am only using one map.geo as you suggested and all of your other
>>> suggested items are fine.
>>> BTW the jpeg file only produces a black "image."
>>> I ran configure and it said "building with ImageMagic--yes
>>> Nothing about wget or curl.
>>>
>>
>> If it says "yes" to ImageMagick at that point, then it has found
>> either libcurl or wget.
>>
>> If "display" doesn't work, then it sounds like something with your
>> ImageMagick installation is broken.  It could also be some of your
>> underlying libraries that ImageMagick uses (libjpeg, libgif, stuff
>> like that).  Check your Linux vendor's site for updates, to see if
>> you can do an update and get "display" working for you.  Once you
>> get that going, Xastir will probably work ok too for images.
>>
>>
> Curt,
> I been trying to see what is "broken" and  I haven't found anything.  
> I have suse 9 and I do updates every time the tray icon says so.  My 
> ImageMagick is current according to the their webstie.  Libjpeg is 
> present.  Libgif has been replaced by libungif.  Got any other ideas?
> 73, Jim
>

I have found that installing the imagemagick development and other 
optional program RPMs solves many of the problems that I have had in 
the past to get xastir to compile with the support of the "extra" 
programs.

Hope this helps.

Bruce, KQ4TV


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