[gdal-dev] are libgeos.so and libgeos_c.so needed

[Frank Warmerdam]

Gong, Shawn (Contractor) wrote:
> hi list,
> 
> Are libgeos.so and libgeos_c.so needed in building gdal and its 
> dependency libraries?
> 
> If they are needed, where can I download the source code to 
> build/include it in the gdal package?
> 
> I am running Linux and Solaris 9.

Shawn,

GEOS is not a required dependency of GDAL/OGR; however, a number of additional
capabilities within OGR become available when built with GEOS.  GEOS can be
found at:

   http://geos.osgeo.org/

If you don't know of a specific reason you need it, I'd be inclined to leave
it out.

Best regards,
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