[Geoip-general] Installing GeopIP on win2k and setting up for use with python

[Richard E. <ric...@yo...>]

Hi,

Does someone have step by step instructions on how to install GeoIP with the
python api?

I'm not very familiar with compiling/building stuff with MS visual 6.0 and
have basically spent 2 days getting nowhere.
Have tried using info I have found on the net to work my way thru it but
keep on getting errors as well as confused.

Have tried creating a project using "Windows application" and "windows
console application", followed the win install help by adding lib links to
the project and adding the directories links for include and lib files. Have
also downloaded the zlib and unzipped into the same folder as GeoIP.
Try compiling/building and end up with the following errors...

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Compiling...
GeoIP.c
c:\program files\geoip\libgeoip\geoip.c(529) : warning C4018: '==' :
signed/unsigned mismatch
Linking...
GeoIP.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol _gethostbyname@4
LIBCD.lib(crt0.obj) : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol _main
Debug/geoip_con.exe : fatal error LNK1120: 2 unresolved externals
Error executing link.exe.

geoip_con.exe - 3 error(s), 1 warning(s)
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Any pointers at how to do this, and what I should be ending up with,  would
be great.
Is there specific places the downloaded GeoIP folder and dat file should be
installed otherwise it wont work?

Thank you in advance,

Richard

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