[GRASS-dev] [GRASS GIS] #3169: use external shapelib

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#3169: use external shapelib
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  Reporter:  opoplawski   |      Owner:  grass-dev@…
      Type:  enhancement  |     Status:  new
  Priority:  normal       |  Milestone:  7.2.1
 Component:  LibVector    |    Version:  svn-releasebranch72
Resolution:               |   Keywords:  shapelib, OGR
       CPU:  Unspecified  |   Platform:  Unspecified
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Changes (by neteler):

 * keywords:   => shapelib, OGR
 * version:  7.0.4 => svn-releasebranch72
 * component:  Default => LibVector
 * milestone:  7.0.5 => 7.2.1


Comment:

 Replying to [ticket:3169 opoplawski]:
 > Is there any reason at this point to not compile against an external
 shapelib?

 AFAIR we picked shapelib many years ago from http://shapelib.maptools.org/
 (points to http://download.osgeo.org/shapelib/). The last release appears
 to be from 2012 since it then became part of OGR
 (https://trac.osgeo.org/gdal/browser/branches/2.1/gdal/ogr/ogrsf_frmts/shape).

 Here is what we changed after that (for some years we kept it in sync with
 OGR, then lost track due to the needed effort). For the procedure, see
 https://trac.osgeo.org/grass/browser/grass/trunk/lib/external/shapelib/README

 The real question is: cannot we call the shape driver via OGR interface
 and drop our own copy?

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