On 12/28/05, Paul Wise <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Frank, > > I saw the wishlist bug on gdal about ogdi support, so I've gone through > the source code, and I have these questions/comments: > > * Would it be possible for you to release a "packager's tarball" > that would not contain expat, zlib, vpflib, proj, shapelib, > rpc_win32 and so on?
Paul, It would undoubtedly require a good deal of effort to produce an operational "packagers's tarball" without the above. However, the existing tarball should support using preinstalled versions of expat, zlib, and proj. I am not aware of a standalone vpflib, so for now that is best included in ogdi. It might be appropriate to modify ogdi to use an external shapelib, but for now that only affects add-on utility programs. So, my general feeling is that I'm not prepared to put the time into OGDI to produce a tarball optimized for packagers. > * What is lib/win32/lxlib.lib derived from? Apparently it is somehow related to tcl/tk. I'm not clear on whether it is really needed or not anymore. > * The LICENCE file is an excellent resource, if only more > upstreams were as diligent. At one time OGDI maintenance was funded, at then I saw a definative LICENSE file as important. Best regards, -- ---------------------------------------+-------------------------------------- I set the clouds in motion - turn up | Frank Warmerdam, [EMAIL PROTECTED] light and sound - activate the windows | http://pobox.com/~warmerdam and watch the world go round - Rush | Geospatial Programmer for Rent
