[Gdal-dev] Turn off the old-gen Python bindings in trunk

[Christopher Barker]

Frank Warmerdam wrote:
> Christopher Barker wrote:
>> Frank, are you open to a little re-arranging of FWTools to play better 
>> with a stock python?

> I don't think it would be prudent to see FWTools as a solution for this
> particular problem.

I was actually thinking it a bit like the other way around -- once we 
have a nice Windows installer, FWtools could use it.

> First, FWTools is bound to the old bindings for the
> time being (because they are needed by OpenEV).

Ah -- yes, keeping that in sync is critical.

> Second, I'm afraid of change and complexity and FWTools is already
> near the bounds of my ability to  produce it as a minor sideline.

Fair enough -- I actually think this could make it easier, but any 
change is work, no doubt about it. maybe keep it in mind if you need to 
make changes in the future anyway, like if OpenEV upgrades, etc.

> I am in favor of us producing an easily and naturally installable Python
> package for win32 that corresponds with our stable release binaries, as 
> long as there is someone willing to step up to the plate for that portion of the
> work.

I hope someone will -- I'll keep trying to get a build environment 
working on Windows -- but it's just easier for me on OS-X and Linux, so 
I don't know if I'll get to it. If I do, I'll put together the binaries.

-Chris


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