[gdal-dev] need suggestion on Linux OS

[Nikos Alexandris]

Shawn:
> > I'd appreciate suggestions on Linux OS. We'd like to build 
> > newest gdal, as well as OpenEV2 using GTK2.
> > Have tried CentOS. But it libraries seem too conservative. 
> > Is Fedora 9 a better choice?


John D: 
> I'm building the latest gdal (literally as I type!), on Kubuntu Hardy
> with no problems so far.


FWIW, I discourage to set-up (yet) a production machine on latest Ubuntu
(=Jaunty). I face various issues, i.e. gdal compilation gives some
errors _today_, m.eigensystem (fortran-coded module in GRASS) won't run.

Kind regards, Nikos