[Gdal-dev] Compiling GRASS for Windows with GDAL 1.6

[Jeff McKenna]

DevonDan wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> Apologies if this is a bit of a dumb question, but can anyone point me in
> the direction of a guide to compiling GRASS so that it includes/makes use of
> GDAL 1.6? This has to be a Windows only solution though as the people we are
> working with don't have *NIX based machines.
> 
> The reason for this is that I would like to be able to read/display GRIB
> files and, to the best of my understanding, this is not possible using GDAL
> 1.5. If I am wrong, or there is another solution, I would be most grateful
> for your tips.
> 
> Thanks in advance for your time,
> 

Hi Dan,

Some resources for you:

Compiling winGRASS:

http://trac.osgeo.org/grass/wiki/BuildingOnWindows
http://trac.osgeo.org/grass/wiki/CompileOnWindows

winGRASS Mailing list:

http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/grass-windows


OSGeo4W (windows package containing GRASS and GDAL):

http://trac.osgeo.org/osgeo4w/


have fun!

-jeff


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