Changes between Version 58 and Version 59 of GeoDjangoInstall

Timestamp:

Aug 17, 2008, 2:46:02 PM (16 years ago)

Author:

springmeyer

Comment:

Added detail to GEOS troubleshooting in GeoDjangoInstall

GeoDjangoInstall

@@ -67 +67 @@
 }}}
 
-'''Note:''' The path to the GEOS library may be manually specified by setting `GEOS_LIBRARY_PATH` in your settings with the full path to the GEOS library (e.g., the `.so` for linux or `.dylib` file for mac).
+'''Troubleshooting:''' The libgeos is a dependency of both GeoDjango directly and PostGIS. If you get errors like 'Could not find the GEOS library (tried "geos_c")' during `syncdb` or when loading the postgis functions into your database (see below), then the library is either not installed or properly linked.
+ * The path to the GEOS library may be manually specified by setting `GEOS_LIBRARY_PATH` in your settings with the full path to the GEOS library (e.g., the `.so` for linux or `.dylib` file for mac).
  * You should also confirm at this time (if running linux) that the GEOS lib dir, likely `/usr/local/lib` is within `/etc/ld.so.conf`, then run:
 {{{
-$ ldconfig # then restart the PostgreSQL server
-}}}
-
+$ ldconfig
+}}}
+ * Then make sure to log out and back in (and if the error occured during postgis function insert then restart the PostgreSQL server)
 
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