[gdal-dev] ogr2ogr .SHP to .KML conversion problem

[Even Rouault]

No, this was not packages of 1.7.0 but 1.7.0dev of several months ago. I've 
removed them from the site to avoid any confusion. Hopefully the UbuntuGIS 
team will package 1.7.0 now it is released.

Le Wednesday 03 February 2010 16:52:11 Greg Coats, vous avez écrit :
> Even Rouault offers GDAL 1.7.0 compiled for Ubuntu at
> http://even.rouault.free.fr/
>
> On Feb 3, 2010, at 3:14 AM, Mattias Carlsson wrote:
> > Thanks, that says version is 1.5.4. I guess an upgrade might do the
> > trick. However, as I am very green in Linux, I have yet to compile my
> > first source and would appreciate any simpler way, i.e. pre-compiled
> > binaries. Is there any such way, or any good reference for learning
> > necessary basics regarding compilation?  /Mattias
> >
> > Subject: Re: [gdal-dev] ogr2ogr .SHP to .KML conversion problem
> > From: gregcoats at mac.com
> > Date: Tue, 2 Feb 2010 18:06:28 -0500
> > CC: gdal-dev at lists.osgeo.org
> > To: powerphysics at hotmail.com
> >
> > Use gdal_translate --version
> >
> > Since you told me that you are using GDAL version 1.5.0 from December
> > 2007, I suggest that you upgrade to GDAL 1.7.0 from January 2010. Greg
> >
> > On Feb 2, 2010, at 4:01 PM, Mattias Carlsson wrote:
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > I am trying to learn how to use ogr2ogr to convert a shapefile to kml,
> > but fail to do so and cannot understand whether I am at all on the right
> > track or completely lost (very much beginner in GIS). I would like to
> > convert either, or all, of the files on
> > <http://www.nationalgrid.com/uk/LandandDevelopment/DDC/GasElectricNW/unde
> >rgroundcables/shape/> to .kml and try using
> >
> > >ogr2ogr -f "KML" LINE.kml LINE.shp
> >
> > but get a buffer overflow (I can send a backtrace if this would help):
> > >*** buffer overflow detected ***: ogr2ogr terminated
> >
> > (btw, I am using Ubuntu 9.10)
> >
> > Apologies if this is the wrong forum or totally basic, but after many
> > frustrations I am getting desperate and, please, please, guide me in the
> > right direction...
> >
> > Thanks!
> >
> > \Mattias