[Gdal-dev] problem installing gdal 1.4.2 in ubuntu machine

[Frank Warmerdam]

Giannakos Apostolos wrote:
> 
>  
> Dear list
> 
> 
> I have problems installing the gdal source code 1.4.2 tar.gz from the 
> site http://trac.osgeo.org/gdal/wiki/DownloadSource in ubuntu distrution
> 
> I am writing in the shell the following commands
> 
> root1 at root1-laptop:~$ cd Desktop
> root1 at root1-laptop:~/Desktop$
> root1 at root1-laptop:~/Desktop$ gunzip gdal-1.4.2.tar.gz
> root1 at root1-laptop:~/Desktop$ tar xvf gdal-1.4.2.tar
> root1 at root1-laptop:~/Desktop$ cd gdal-1.4.2
> root1 at root1-laptop:~/Desktop/gdal-1.4.2$
> root1 at root1-laptop:~/Desktop/gdal-1.4.2$ ./configure --prefix=INSTALL_DIR
> configure: error: expected an absolute directory name for --prefix: 
> INSTALL_DIR
> 
> Does anyone knows why i have this error or is there a guide about 
> installing  gdal in ubuntu with the specific steps?

Apostolos,

Why are you using INSTALL_DIR as the argument to --prefix?  Where do you
want GDAL installed?  If you drop the --prefix argument it will be
installed in /usr/local, which is often appropriate.  If you want it
somewhere else, please use an absolute path.

eg.
./configure --prefix=/home/apostolos/bld

There is general information about building on Unix systems at:

   http://trac.osgeo.org/gdal/wiki/BuildingOnUnix

Some additional hints for more esoteric issues can be found at:

   http://trac.osgeo.org/gdal/wiki/BuildHints

Best regards,
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