[gdal-dev] Building GDAL from VCPKG fails with FreeXL

[Even Rouault]

Martin,

what error messages did you get when trying with FreeXL ?

Removing the FreeXL dependency removes support for the old 
prior-to-Excel-2007 binary XLS format. So usually not a big deal

Even

Le 29/06/2025 à 02:45, Martin Chapman via gdal-dev a écrit :
>
> All,
>
> I tried to build GDAL 3.11.0 from https://vcpkg.io/en/package/gdal and 
> FreeXL kept failing on my Windows 11 box using Microsoft Visual Studio 
> Professional 2022 (64-bit) – Current Version 17.14.7.  To resolve the 
> issue I built a custom-overlay port and removed FreeXL from the build 
> and then everything built great.  I tried to just build FreeXL using 
> VCPKG and that failed so I was wondering if it’s just my machine that 
> is messed up or are others having issues as well?  By removing FreeXL 
> will I be crippling any other drivers that may depend on it?  I looked 
> at the docs and it didn’t seem that important?  Also, is there a way 
> to specify what drivers not to build without doing a custom-overlay port?
>
> Best regards,
>
> Martin Chapman
>
>
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