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mapserver mit Homebrew, apk, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, zypper, apt installieren

Prüfe Installationswege, Executables, Metadaten und Sicherheitshinweise für mapserver in AI-Agent-Workflows.

Installationsbefehl Sicherheitshinweise

Installation

Weitere Installationsbefehle

macOS

Homebrewverifiziert · 100%

brew install mapserver

local Homebrew formula metadata

MacPortsverifiziert · 94%

sudo port install mapserver

MacPorts ports tree · gis/mapserver/Portfile · Quelle: api.github.com

Linux

Alpine Linux apkverifiziert · 92%

sudo apk add mapserver

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · mapserver · Quelle: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org

Fedora dnfverifiziert · 92%

sudo dnf install mapserver

Fedora Rawhide package metadata · mapserver · Quelle: dl.fedoraproject.org

Nixverifiziert · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#mapserver

nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/ma/mapserver/package.nix · Quelle: api.github.com

openSUSE zypperverifiziert · 92%

sudo zypper install mapserver

openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · mapserver · Quelle: download.opensuse.org

Debian aptverifiziert · 92%

sudo apt install cgi-mapserver

Debian stable package indexes · cgi-mapserver · Quelle: deb.debian.org

Überblick

Paketzusammenfassung

Publish spatial data and interactive mapping apps to the web

Projektlinks

Befehle und Aliase

coshp
legend
map2img
mapserv
msencrypt
scalebar
shptree
shptreetst
shptreevis
sortshp
tile4ms

Verlauf

Projektgeschichte und Nutzung

MapServer is a long-running open-source web mapping engine for publishing spatial data and interactive mapping applications, administered in the OSGeo ecosystem and configured primarily through .map files.

Projektgeschichte

OSGeo's project page says MapServer was originally developed in the mid-1990s at the University of Minnesota and is known as a fast open-source platform for publishing spatial data and interactive mapping applications to the web. The official GitHub repository credits Stephen Lime as the original author and notes major NASA funding through cooperative agreements with the University of Minnesota Department of Forest Resources.

MapServer predates many modern web-map stacks. It began as a C-based CGI-era map engine and grew into a standards-heavy server that can publish raster and vector data through OGC protocols. OSGeo lists support for GDAL/OGR data access, PROJ projections, WMS, WFS, WCS, SOS, GML, GeoJSON, KML, SLD, and related web mapping standards.

The current GitHub repository was created in April 2012, reflecting migration of an older project into GitHub-hosted development rather than the beginning of the software itself. Releases in the 8.6 line were still being published in 2025 and 2026, showing unusually long continuity for a web mapping engine.

Adoptionsgeschichte

MapServer's adoption is institutional and infrastructure-oriented: public agencies, universities, and GIS teams use it to publish spatial services rather than to run a desktop UI. OSGeo says it is supported by a diverse group of organizations and administered by the MapServer Project Steering Committee.

The input package metadata lists MapServer packages across Homebrew, Debian, Ubuntu, Fedora, Alpine, MacPorts, Nix, and openSUSE-style packaging. That broad packaging footprint is typical for mature GIS infrastructure with native dependencies and server deployment needs.

Wie es verwendet wird

Users configure MapServer with mapfiles, conventionally named with a .map extension, then run tools such as mapserv, map2img, shp utilities, legend, scalebar, and related helpers. OSGeo's feature list specifically notes that MapServer is easily configured through .map files.

Package users care about both the CGI/server binary and the helper utilities. mapserv is the recognizable runtime, but tools such as map2img and shptree make it possible to test rendering and prepare data from the command line.

Warum Paket-Nerds sich dafür interessieren

MapServer is package-nerd important because it is old, native, standards-heavy GIS infrastructure that still ships. It pulls together C, GDAL/OGR, PROJ, image libraries, optional scripting environments, and web-server deployment conventions.

It is also historically important as one of the classic open-source web mapping engines, surviving the transition from CGI map servers to modern OGC and tile-oriented web GIS stacks.

Zeitleiste

Mid-1990s: Project originated at the University of Minnesota.
1990s: NASA funding supported development through University of Minnesota forestry-related work.
2012: Current GitHub repository created.
2025: MapServer 8.6.0 released.
2026: MapServer 8.6.4 released.

Related projects

MapCache is listed by OSGeo as a MapServer sub-project for tile caching.
GDAL/OGR and PROJ are central supporting geospatial libraries.
GeoServer, MapGuide Open Source, and deegree are listed by OSGeo as similar web mapping projects.

Quellen

https://api.github.com/repos/MapServer/MapServer
https://api.github.com/repos/MapServer/MapServer/releases?per_page=5
https://github.com/MapServer/MapServer
https://www.osgeo.org/projects/mapserver/
source_facts.executables
source_facts.package-manager

Sicherheitslage

Noch keine Protected-Tool-Abdeckung gefunden

Für mapserver wurde kein passendes lokales Secret-Handling-Manifest gefunden. Nucleus-Paketmetadaten bleiben hier veröffentlicht, damit künftige Abdeckung eine stabile Paket-URL hat.

Installationsverhalten

In den Formelmetadaten ist kein Homebrew-Post-install-Hook erfasst.
Homebrew-Bottle-Metadaten sind für 6 Plattformziele verfügbar.
Installiert mit 14 Laufzeitabhängigkeiten.
Build-Metadaten listen 3 Build-Abhängigkeiten.

Empfohlene Prüfung

Prüfe vor unbeaufsichtigter Agent-Nutzung, ob das Tool Klartext-Credentials liest, Remote-Zustand schreibt, Artefakte veröffentlicht oder Plugins ausführt.

local files

Configuration and credential file locations

These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval.

Configuration files

Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.

Unix: *.map

Executables

Installierte Executables

Befehl	Art	Sichtbarkeit
`coshp`	cli	globales Executable
`legend`	cli	globales Executable
`map2img`	cli	globales Executable
`mapserv`	cli	globales Executable
`msencrypt`	cli	globales Executable
`scalebar`	cli	globales Executable
`shptree`	cli	globales Executable
`shptreetst`	cli	globales Executable
`shptreevis`	cli	globales Executable
`sortshp`	cli	globales Executable
`tile4ms`	cli	globales Executable

Aktualität

Version und Aktualität

Diese Signale trennen das Alter der Seitengenerierung, Aktivität des Paketmanagers und Upstream-Release-Vergleich. Versionsrückstand wird nur gemeldet, wenn eine Evidenz-URL und vergleichbare Versionen vorhanden sind.

Seite generiert2026-07-10

Manager-Version8.6.2

Manager aktualisiert2026-05-09

lokale DatenOK

Upstreamnot checked

neueste erkannte Versionnicht erkannt

https://mapserver.org/

InfoRelease/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.https://mapserver.org/none Konfidenz

Installationsmetadaten

Paketmetadaten

Paketschlüssel	brew:mapserver
Version	8.6.2
Paketmanager	Homebrew
Paketmanager-Seite	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/mapserver
Homepage	https://mapserver.org/
Repository	https://github.com/MapServer/MapServer
Upstream-Dokumentation	https://mapserver.org/documentation.html
Lizenz	MIT
Quellarchiv	https://download.osgeo.org/mapserver/mapserver-8.6.2.tar.gz
Zuletzt aktualisiert	2026-05-09T14:00:18Z
Pulse	updated
Abhängigkeiten	cairo, fcgi, freetype, gdal, geos, giflib, jpeg-turbo, libpng, libpq, libxml2, pcre2, proj, protobuf-c, python@3.14
Build-Abhängigkeiten	cmake, pkgconf, swig
Von macOS bereitgestellte Bibliotheken	curl
Bottle	verfügbar (auf arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-install	nicht definiert
Dienst	keiner deklariert

Registry-Fakten

Details aus der Quelldatenbank

Source Database	Homebrew formula API
Tap	homebrew/core
Full Name	mapserver
Version Scheme	0
Revision	1
Bottle Stable Root URL	https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecated	no
Disabled	no
Keg Only	no
URL Keys	stable

Source-Datenbank-Treffer

Andere Paketmanager-Einträge

Treffer stammen aus externen Paketmanager-Indizes und bleiben von lokalen Automic-Vault-Paketlinks getrennt.

Debian apt95%

cgi-mapserver 8.4.0-4+deb13u2

CGI executable for MapServer