[postgis-devel] [PostGIS] #2122: [raster] Real extent feature lost after metadata as views

[Mateusz Loskot]

On 30 November 2012 17:18, Sandro Santilli <strk at keybit.net> wrote:
> On Fri, Nov 30, 2012 at 05:16:40PM +0000, Mateusz Loskot wrote:
>> On 30 November 2012 17:11, Sandro Santilli <strk at keybit.net> wrote:
>> > On Fri, Nov 30, 2012 at 09:03:54AM -0800, Bborie Park wrote:
>> >
>> >> The original extent was computed by unioning the tiles' convex hulls
>> >> when adding that constraint. raster2pgsql just added the necessary
>> >> calls to AddRasterConstraints().
>> >
>> > This conflicts with what Mateusz said, right ?
>> > Or did I miss anything ?
>>
>> There are two loaders behind single name :)
>> raster2pgsql (the current version, implemented in C)
>> raster2pgsql.py (formerly known as gdal2wktraster.py, deprecated)
>>
>> That is why I used past tense in my explanation, to indicate "how it
>> used to be".
>> I wrote the gdal2wktraster.py (raster2pgsql.py) only and it was in
>> pre-view/constraints times.
>
> Ouch. So, which package ships which version ?
> Are the two loaders compatible under every other aspect ?

AFAIK, raster2pgsql.py has only been shipped in pre-2.0 alpha/beta versions.
So, the stable released version was always the raster2pgsql written in C.

The raster2pgsql.py is deprecated now, so it's no longer maintained.

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