[gdal-dev] ERDAS ECW JPEG2000 SDK v4.1

[Frank Warmerdam]

Even Rouault wrote:
>> It certainly should be easier to use, since it is a binary library, like
>> Lizardtech does for mrsid, so you don't have to worry about compiling the
>> library.  The what's new pdf says it supports the old 3.x interface, so it
>> should not be too much trouble to integrate into the current GDAL.
> 
> Or not... The doc says the C interface is compatible, but GDAL uses the C++ 
> one. Looks like Frank has anticipated some work to be done before bringing 
> support for the new SDK : see http://trac.osgeo.org/gdal/ticket/3676

Folks,

Chaitanya started looking into it, but after contacting Erdas it turned out
somewhere there was already working on GDAL updates for the new SDK.  I am
not sure where that stands now, but I do have a client interested in
having it incorporated so it *should* happen fairly soon.

Best regards,
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