[Proj4j] Re: Updoming Workn on Proj4J

[Landon Blake]

Thanks for the offer to help Tim. I'm not a user of Maven, so I'll
leave this up to you and Martin. In the meantime, I'll try to get the
build running on my computer so we can at least post a jar file for
people to download.

I'll also find out what automated build infrastructure is available at
OSGeo. So far, Proj4J is probably low activity, so a nightly build
probably isn't super critical.

Hopefully we can change that. :]

Landon

On Wed, May 23, 2012 at 10:30 AM, Timothy Astle <timothy.astle at caris.com> wrote:
> I would LOVE a Maven build of proj4j.  Just saying.   :-)   It'd be so easy
> to have builds pushed up to the maven central repository for the world to
> use.
>
> I could probably help out as I've done this type of work a lot.  I can't
> commit to being available to help due to so many other commitments on my
> plate.  I had actually hoped to just provide the patches attached to this
> ticket.  http://trac.osgeo.org/proj4j/ticket/18  :-(
>
> Maybe I can try to make some time if other people really want this.
>
>
> Tim
>
> On 23/05/2012 2:21 PM, Landon Blake wrote:
>
> I'd have to check on the OSGeo support for an automatic build. I've
> never set one up, but I need to learn, so this would be a good
> opportunity.
>
> I'll admit I'm not a Maven user. It scares me. :] I still just use a
> simple Ant build file.
>
> I can start us with a simple ant build file and a Jar(s) for download,
> while I'm checking on the automatic build support. I'll do this on my
> vacation before I start any work on a GUI.
>
> Landon
>
> On Wed, May 23, 2012 at 10:11 AM, Martin Davis <mtnclimb at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Yup, the ticket list should be up-to-date.
>
> Excellent point about the need for a download.  Mavenizing the project
> might be nice, too.  Does OSGEo have a buildbot that we can use to
> build release versions automatically?
>
> On Wed, May 23, 2012 at 8:57 AM, Landon Blake
> <sunburned.surveyor at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Thanks for the feedback Martin. Your suggestion about the globe
> projection preview is quite interesting. I suppose I'd have to figure
> out how I could steal some of the display components from OJ. That
> would involve ripping out the LayerViewPanel and its supporting
> classes. This would be a great "stand-alone" component, but it would
> also be a bit of work. :]
>
> I definitely believe a CRS registry viewer is an important tool, and
> it shouldn't be too hard to incorporate into a GUI.
>
> My plan is to have a simple GUI front-end for Proj4J. This will allow
> me to (1) learn about the Proj4J library and (2) test out my first
> project with Netbeans RCP.
>
> I'll start with shapefile support, but would like to add support for
> additional file types like WKT and GPX. I think a simple front-end
> would increase support for the library.
>
> Is the list here up to date?:
> http://trac.osgeo.org/proj4j/query?status=%21closed&order=id&desc=1&type=enhancement
>
> If so, I can work on a couple of the items. I note there is a ticket
> for a GUI. I can incorporate some of the comments from it in my work.
>
> I also note this page indicates no build of the library is available
> for download:
> http://trac.osgeo.org/proj4j/
>
> Would you have any objections to getting a build online for download?
> It seems like this should be done before work on a GUI.
>
> I know you are busy. Thanks for taking the time to comment.
>
> Landon
>
>
>
>
>
> On Tue, May 22, 2012 at 1:53 PM, Martin Davis <mtnclimb at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Hi, Landon.
>
> I'm neutral on a GUI for converting shapefiles.  I guess if that was
> added, using the OJ Reader/Writer would be a reasonable codebase.
>
> I'd be more interested in seeing a nice GUI to display all the
> projections and CRSes in the registry, and a visual display of what
> they look like when applied with particular parameters (using a simple
> set of world country outlines on a globe).  JH had something like this
> originally, and it was pretty nice.  Seems like a great tool for
> learning about projections and how to define them.
>
> M
>
> On Tue, May 22, 2012 at 1:47 PM, Landon Blake
> <sunburned.surveyor at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Martin:
>
> I've got a vacation coming up the first week in June. I've been
> feeling guilty about my lack of contributions to Proj4J. I'd like to
> set some time aside on my vacation for work on the library.
>
> I'm thinking I'd like to revisit my original goal of a simple GUI that
> leverages Proj4J to convert Shapefiles. Are there more pressing
> issues? Do you have suggestions for the GUI implementation (I was
> going to use the feature classes from OpenJUMP)?
>
> Any of your comments are appreciated.
>
> Landon
>
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