[Gdal-dev] gdal for ubuntu

[Neil Best]

Yes, Mateusz, I was referring to the 'debian' directory in GDAL source
tree.  When I tried to build a package for 1.3.1 the dpkg-buildpackage
way I got .debs named with version 1.2.1 or something and had
dependencies that didn't make any sense.  I presume that these
parameters are embedded in the control files somewhere.  The same
procedure under 1.3.2 bombed out in similar fasion as Eric Patton
reported to the list.  Surprisingly I was able to install gdal using
checkinstall. (Yay! Perl bindings!)  This suggests that the debian/
files have fallen out of date.  I will attempt to contact the Debian
package maintainer, Silke Reimer, but other suggestions are certainly
welcome.  I am willing to help move this along, but hearing from someone
with more familiarity with the history of the debian/ files would be
helpful and encouraging.

Neil


On Fri, 2006-06-02 at 17:54 +0000, an Mateusz Loskot wrote:
> Neil Best wrote:
> > Hello, everybody.  I have been trying to build gdal from source for 
> > my ubuntu breezy box and have had some problems building .debs for 
> > both 1.3.1 and 1.3.2.
> 
> Does it mean your problem is with building Debian packages (deb) or
> building GDAL binaries from source?
> 
> > How can I learn more about the status of the debian/ sub-directory
> > and the possibility of getting upgraded packages into the ubuntu
> > repositories?
> 
> Do you mean 'debian' directory in GDAL sources tree?
> 
> > Anyone here involved with UbuntuGIS? 
> > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuGIS
> 
> I was involved for a while (2 months ago) as I'm Ubuntu user
> but I had to break for a (longer) while. I'll try to be back in a 2-3
> months.
> 
> Cheers
> -- 
> Mateusz Loskot
> http://mateusz.loskot.net