[gdal-dev] Abou R sf library and GDAL

[Andrew C Aitchison]

On Mon, 28 Oct 2024, Abel Pau via gdal-dev wrote:

> Hi Michael,
> Thank you for your response.

> I am working on a Windows 10 or 11 system (though I believe this
> detail is not particularly relevant). I am looking for the simplest
> method to install GDAL, as RStudio requires it as a dependency for
> the "sf" package.
> The question arises from a plain user (not developer) who works with
> R (I still need to confirm if they are using RStudio specifically)
> and wants to read MiraMon vector files directly, then save them back
> in the same format.
> Since this driver was added recently, I would like to understand how
> R users can employ "sf" to work with this format. Any guidance on
> making this setup accessible within the R environment would be
> greatly appreciated.

Would it be practical to take the MiraMon driver code and build it as
a plugin against the installed GDAL (with devel libraries) ?

I don't know whether it would work, and it would need a local developer,
but it is likley to be easier than rebuilding the whole of R with
current GAL.

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