[gdal-dev] Proxy vs Real Driver in GDAL

[Even Rouault]

John,


As stated in the intro, this RFC is mostly for *in-tree* drivers. If you 
develop an out-of-tree plugin that doesn't modify GDAL sources, then you 
can ignore it


Even


Le 07/07/2025 à 10:55, John Smith via gdal-dev a écrit :
> Hello
>
> Can anyone explain the concept of proxy driver and real driver in 
> GDAL? I am looking at the link 
> https://gdal.org/en/stable/development/rfc/rfc96_deferred_plugin_loading.html
>
> Say I create an external plugin of some data format for e.g. say JP2 
> and then some Geospatial server loads my plugin file.
>
> 1.
>     In this scenario I think the geospatial driver needs GDAL libs as
>     well?
> 2.
>     Now what is the proxy driver and what is real driver in this
>     context? Is the real driver inside GDAL or inside my plugin?
> 3.
>     What is the proxy driver in context of question (b)
>
>
> Please clarify me so that I have clear picture in my mind.
>
> BR
> John
>
>
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