[gdal-dev] v1.9.2 throws ERROR 4 exception, v1.6.1 does not

[Kevin F Webb]

Hi folks,
I have a curious situation with v1.9.2 generating ERROR 4 exceptions on an HDF4 file, and v1.6.1 does not (same machine, same HDF4 library, same HDF file, both versions compiled today). The output below demonstrates the conundrum.

Any ideas?

KFW



[kfw4 at columba ~]$ file /mnt/stemdata02/kfw4/modis_landcover/tiles/MCD12Q1.A2011001.h33v07.051.2012264183744.hdf
/mnt/stemdata02/kfw4/modis_landcover/tiles/MCD12Q1.A2011001.h33v07.051.2012264183744.hdf: Hierarchical Data Format (version 4) data


[kfw4 at columba apps]$ ./gdalinfo --version
GDAL 1.6.1, released 2009/05/11
[kfw4 at columba apps]$ ./gdalinfo --formats | fgrep -i hdf
  HDF4 (ro): Hierarchical Data Format Release 4
  HDF4Image (rw+): HDF4 Dataset
  HDF5 (ro): Hierarchical Data Format Release 5
  HDF5Image (ro): HDF5 Dataset
[kfw4 at columba apps]$ ./gdalinfo /mnt/stemdata02/kfw4/modis_landcover/tiles/MCD12Q1.A2011001.h33v07.051.2012264183744.hdf
Driver: HDF4/Hierarchical Data Format Release 4
Files: /mnt/stemdata02/kfw4/modis_landcover/tiles/MCD12Q1.A2011001.h33v07.051.2012264183744.hdf
Size is 512, 512
Coordinate System is `'
Metadata:
  HDFEOSVersion=HDFEOS_V2.9
  REPROCESSINGPLANNED=further update is anticipated
  REPROCESSINGACTUAL=reprocessed
  LOCALGRANULEID=MCD12Q1.A2011001.h33v07.051.2012264183744.hdf
...



[kfw4 at columba ~]$ gdalinfo --version
GDAL 1.9.2, released 2012/10/08
[kfw4 at columba ~]$ gdalinfo --formats | fgrep -i hdf
  HDF4 (ro): Hierarchical Data Format Release 4
  HDF4Image (rw+): HDF4 Dataset
  HDF5 (ro): Hierarchical Data Format Release 5
  HDF5Image (ro): HDF5 Dataset
[kfw4 at columba ~]$ gdalinfo /mnt/stemdata02/kfw4/modis_landcover/tiles/MCD12Q1.A2011001.h33v07.051.2012264183744.hdf
ERROR 4: `/mnt/stemdata02/kfw4/modis_landcover/tiles/MCD12Q1.A2011001.h33v07.051.2012264183744.hdf' not recognised as a supported file format.

gdalinfo failed - unable to open '/mnt/stemdata02/kfw4/modis_landcover/tiles/MCD12Q1.A2011001.h33v07.051.2012264183744.hdf'.