[Gdal-dev] GDAL/OGR 1.6.0 Released

[philippe brosson]

William Kyngesburye wrote:
> 
> My OSX GDAL 1.6 framework is now ready.  And a little late, so is  
> 1.5.3 -- I wanted to synchronize some OSX fixes in 1.6 with 1.5, and  
> make sure the 2 versions work together.  More than just a new version,  
> here are some OSX fixes and changes:
> 
> * [1.5/1.6] HDF4 64bit OSX now works.
> 
> * [1.5/1.6] DODS OSX issues worked out.
> 
> * [1.5/1.6] ECW-JP2 support works again. It was there, it just wasn't  
> loading, only ECW. I also fixed a 64bit issue with ECW-JP2. This gives  
> OSX users a good working JP2 format driver. Note: ECW still only works  
> for read-only, I'll see if I can figure out write support, but don't  
> hold your breath.
> 
> * [1.5/1.6] Python binaries have been moved to be inside the framework  
> bundle. A ''gdal.pth'' file is now installed in the Python site- 
> packages folder to point to the framework. This lets the next change  
> easily work:
> 
> * [1.5/1.6] Python support on Leopard can now be used with the  
> python.org Python 2.5, if installed. This is in addition to the system  
> Python on Leopard. The ''gdal.pth'' file avoids unnecessary  
> duplication of the binaries.
> 
> * [1.6] The plugins folder is now versioned. For GDAL 1.6, that is ''/ 
> Library/Application Support/GDAL/1.6/PlugIns''. GDAL 1.5 plugins will  
> be left in ''/Library/Application Support/GDAL/PlugIns''.
> 
> * [1.6] Internal GRASS libraries updated to GRASS 6.4.svn. (GRASS left  
> at 6.3 for GDAL 1.5)
> 
> Both GDAL 1.5.3 and 1.6 can be installed, but the most recent  
> version //installed// will be the active one for Python and developer  
> use.  Notes are included to switch this.  Current application builds  
> will still use GDAL 1.5, until I rebuild them for 1.6.
> 
> A full set of plugins for ECW and MrSID for both 1.5 and 1.6, and a  
> new rgdal for R 2.8, are also available.
> 
> On Dec 10, 2008, at 11:42 AM, Frank Warmerdam wrote:
> 
>> The GDAL/OGR project team is pleased to announce the release of
>> GDAL/OGR 1.6.0.  This release represents 11 months of new feature
>> development since the GDAL/OGR 1.5.0 release, as well as many bug
>> fixes.  The release source code is available as described at:
> 
> -----
> William Kyngesburye <kyngchaos*at*kyngchaos*dot*com>
> http://www.kyngchaos.com/
> 
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> 
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> 
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> 
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> 
William,
Does your OSX GDAL 1.6 framework allow ECW writing?

philippe
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