[Gdal-dev] Re: Proposal for Unified Windows Binaries

[Artur Redzko]

Ari Jolma napisał(a):

> Frank Warmerdam kirjoitti:

>> Generally speaking if you use the C API I *think* there should be

>> no cross-heap / cross-runtime problems but I'm not 100% sure of this

>> myself.  I'm imagining shipping a core built with VC7.1.

> 

> The current bindings use the C API but they also use the Colortable 

> class C++ API. That may cause some problems when trying to use a GDAL 

> DLL built with other compiler than what you are using.

 

Maybe that's why I have problems with using standard DLL and C API in Delphi.

 

> 

>> I think if we build with VC7.1

> 

> Where can one get (even buy) VC7.1 (aka Visual C++ .NET 2003)?

> 

> My opinion is that the GDAL DLL binary package should be distributed as 

> an end-users version and then there should be an associated developers 

> package with include files and import libraries and/or DEF files.

 

That would be great. Other products using GDAL like openev change distributive dll-s requiring lots of additional stuff instead of one simple DLL.

 

> 

> Best regards,

> 

> Ari

> 

 

>>So where do we go from here?  Should we get Mateusz to prepare initial 
>>binaries for 1.4.1 based on the suggested pattern?

 

Yes, please.

 

So when Mateusz can prepare initial binaries for 1.4.1, with version exporting C API without C++ stuff, so it can be easily used with Delphi (that doesn't like C++) ?

 

Pozdrowienia / Regards
AR 

 

 

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