[Gdal-dev] recent compile on cygwin?

[Mateusz Loskot]

Matt Wilkie wrote:
> Hello all,
> 
> Some time ago I was able to compile gdal on cygwin out of the box. Today
>  it seems it's not so straightforward anymore. Has anyone else done so
> lately? Any tips to share?
> 
> the error I'm running into at the moment is "cpl_port.h: No such file or
> directory". That file does exist in the gdal/port directory. Perhaps I
> need another one somewhere else too?
> 
> $ configure --without-expat
> ...snip...

The cpl_port.h file should be generated by the ./configure script.
I don't use cygwin but I tested it on Mac OS X
- removed cpl_port.h
- svn update
- ./configure --without-expat

after that I found port/cpl_port.h file generated.

Perhaps there is something wrong with ./configure on cygwin.

Cheers
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Mateusz Loskot
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