[Gdal-dev] OGR thread-safety; .NET wrapper

[Tamas Szekeres]

Sebastian,

> I understand from previous posts that GDAL and OGR are not thread-safe.
> Is there an authoritative discussion somewhere about which components
> are and aren't? I am interested in using OGR components in a
> server-based application, and would be willing to contribute
> modifications to ensure thread-safety, but am not sure where to start.
>

You can search for the static variables and see how GDAL is using
them. All of the subsequent libraries (such as Proj.4) may also affect
the thread safety.

> I am working with a .NET wrapper of my own doing, which might also be of
> interest, as it properly encapsulates pointers in objects which ensure
> proper garbage collection.
>

How about the SWIG generated C# API?

Best Regards,

Tamas Szekeres