[gdal-dev] GRIB2 file produces None on opening

[Mateusz Loskot]

Limei Ran wrote:
> 
> Hi:
> 
> I have the same problem.  I just installed 1.5.2 version on Linux. When
> I do:
> gdalinfo --formats | grep GRIB
> 
> Nothing came out.  Also when I do:
> gdalinfo abc.grb I got: not recognised as a supported file format
> 
> My grb file is GRIB2 format.  Do we need to download the GRIB driver
> before the installation?


GRIB format is available in current SVN trunk, so it will be released in
1.6.0. So, to get GRIB support now, you need to download GDAL sources
from SVN trunk and build it.

http://svn.osgeo.org/gdal/trunk/gdal/frmts/

Best regards,
-- 
Mateusz Loskot, http://mateusz.loskot.net
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