[gdal-dev] GDAL with ECW on windows

[Frank Warmerdam]

Kevin Faschoway wrote:
> I'm trying to build MapServer/GDAL with ECW support on windows but from 
> the following link: http://trac.osgeo.org/gdal/wiki/ECW
> 
> It says:
> 
> Building GDAL with ECW support on Windows TO BE DONE
> 
> Does anyone know if GDAL supports ECW yet on Windows? If so can you send 
> me the build instructions?

Kevin,

The "TO BE DONE" really just means filling in the details on the page.
You should edit your nmake.opt and search for ECW, and set the variables
there appropriately.  I think it is pretty easy to build in ECW support
using the stock ECW SDK stuff from Erdas.   I would encourage *you* to
fill in the details in trac for windows once you have done it.  This is
an example of a way that a relatively new GDAL user can contribute
back to the project easily.

If you run into specific problems, you can contact me privately, and
I'll try to answer.

PS. I hope to see you at an OSGeo Ottawa meeting sometime!

   http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Ottawa_Chapter

Best regards,
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