<title>PostGIS</title>
<para>The PostGIS module is a extension to the PostgreSQL backend server.
- As such, PostGIS @@LAST_RELEASE_VERSION@@ <emphasis>requires</emphasis>
+ As such, PostGIS &last_release_version; <emphasis>requires</emphasis>
full PostgreSQL server headers access in order to compile. The PostgreSQL
source code is available at <ulink
url="http://www.postgresql.org">http://www.postgresql.org</ulink>.</para>
- <para>PostGIS @@LAST_RELEASE_VERSION@@ can be built against PostgreSQL
+ <para>PostGIS &last_release_version; can be built against PostgreSQL
versions 7.2.0 or higher. Earlier versions of PostgreSQL are
<emphasis>not</emphasis> supported.</para>
<listitem>
<para>Retrieve the PostGIS source archive from <ulink
- url="http://postgis.refractions.net/postgis-@@LAST_RELEASE_VERSION@@.tar.gz">http://postgis.refractions.net/postgis-@@LAST_RELEASE_VERSION@@.tar.gz</ulink>.
+ url="http://postgis.refractions.net/postgis-&last_release_version;.tar.gz">http://postgis.refractions.net/postgis-&last_release_version;.tar.gz</ulink>.
Uncompress and untar the archive.</para>
- <programlisting># gzip -d -c postgis-@@LAST_RELEASE_VERSION@@.tar.gz | tar xvf -</programlisting>
+ <programlisting># gzip -d -c postgis-&last_release_version;.tar.gz | tar xvf -</programlisting>
</listitem>
<listitem>
- <para>Enter the postgis-@@LAST_RELEASE_VERSION@@ directory, and run:
+ <para>Enter the postgis-&last_release_version; directory, and run:
<programlisting># ./configure</programlisting></para>
<itemizedlist>
<para>The data loader and dumper are built and installed automatically as
part of the PostGIS build. To build and install them manually:</para>
- <programlisting># cd postgis-@@LAST_RELEASE_VERSION@@/loader
+ <programlisting># cd postgis-&last_release_version;/loader
# make
# make install</programlisting>
<!DOCTYPE book PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.3//EN"
"http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.3/docbookx.dtd" [
+<!ENTITY last_release_version "@@LAST_RELEASE_VERSION@@">
<!ENTITY introduction SYSTEM "introduction.xml">
<!ENTITY installation SYSTEM "installation.xml">
<!ENTITY faq SYSTEM "faq.xml">
]>
<book>
- <title>PostGIS @@LAST_RELEASE_VERSION@@ Manual</title>
+ <title>PostGIS &last_release_version; Manual</title>
<bookinfo>
<editor>
GiST-based R-Tree spatial indexes, and functions for analysis and
processing of GIS objects.</para>
- <para>This is the manual for version @@LAST_RELEASE_VERSION@@</para>
+ <para>This is the manual for version &last_release_version;</para>
</abstract>
</bookinfo>