Re: BUG #18704: Installing postgis fails due to depencies

Hi Tony,

On Wed, 2024-11-13 at 15:39 +0000, PG Bug reporting form wrote:
> The following bug has been logged on the website:
> 
> Bug reference:      18704
> Logged by:          Tony Smith
> Email address:      tony.smith@enterprisedb.com
> PostgreSQL version: 14.13
> Operating system:   SLES 15 SP6
> Description:        
> 
> Eg
> 
> If you try to install Postgis35_14
> 
> zypper install postgis35_14
> Loading repository data...
> Reading installed packages...
> Resolving package dependencies...
> 
> Problem: 1: nothing provides 'libnetcdf.so.19()(64bit)' needed by the
> to be
> installed gdal39-libs-3.9.2-1PGDG.sles15.x86_64
>  Solution 1: do not install postgis35_14-3.5.0-1PGDG.sles15.x86_64
>  Solution 2: break gdal39-libs-3.9.2-1PGDG.sles15.x86_64 by ignoring
> some of
> its dependencies
> 
> It doesn't matter which version to be fair.
> 
> A workaround is to use the
> https://ftp.lysator.liu.se/pub/opensuse/tumbleweed/repo/oss/ repositor
> y
> 
> The install will then work. Essentially it loks like the packages have
> been
> compiled in a Opensuse Tumbleweed environment. It would be better is
> they
> were  compiled against package versions available in SLES 15
> 

I just drafted a mini howto for installing PostGIS on SLES 15:

https://zypp.postgresql.org/extensions/postgis/

-HTH

Regards,
-- 
Devrim Gündüz
Open Source Solution Architect, PostgreSQL Major Contributor
Twitter: @DevrimGunduz , @DevrimGunduzTR