[gdal-dev] Problem building GDAL 3.8.3 with MrSID SDK on SLES 15 SP6

[Fernando Quadro]

Michael, Thanks for the tip.

I updated my GDAL version to 3.10 and used Ninja to compile, and it worked.

Best regards,

Fernando Quadro
http://www.fernandoquadro.com.br
https://www.linkedin.com/in/fernandoquadro/


Em qui., 25 de set. de 2025 às 12:29, Fernando Quadro <fsquadro at gmail.com>
escreveu:

> Michael,
>
> Thanks for your help. I'll update to version 3.10 and follow your
> instructions to see if it works.
>
> Thank you very much in advance.
>
> Fernando Quadro
> http://www.fernandoquadro.com.br
> https://www.linkedin.com/in/fernandoquadro/
>
>
> Em qui., 25 de set. de 2025 às 12:00, Michael Smith <
> michael.smith.erdc at gmail.com> escreveu:
>
>> I build it as a plugin and I use
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> cmake -G "Ninja" \
>>
>>        ${CMAKE_ARGS} \
>>
>>        -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release \
>>
>>        -DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH=$PREFIX \
>>
>>        -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=$PREFIX \
>>
>>        -DCMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR=lib \
>>
>>        -DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=ON \
>>
>>        -DGDAL_ENABLE_PLUGINS=ON \
>>
>>        -DBUILD_PYTHON_BINDINGS=OFF \
>>
>>        -DGDAL_BUILD_OPTIONAL_DRIVERS:BOOL=OFF \
>>
>>        -DOGR_BUILD_OPTIONAL_DRIVERS:BOOL=OFF \
>>
>>        -DGDAL_USE_GEOTIFF_INTERNAL=OFF \
>>
>>        -DGDAL_HIDE_INTERNAL_SYMBOLS=OFF \
>>
>>        -DGDAL_ENABLE_DRIVER_MRSID_PLUGIN=ON \
>>
>>        -DGDAL_ENABLE_DRIVER_MRSID=ON \
>>
>>        -DGDAL_ENABLE_DRIVER_JP2MRSID=ON \
>>
>>        -DMRSID_LIBRARY=${PREFIX}/lib/libltidsdk.so \
>>
>>        -DMRSID_INCLUDE_DIR=${PREFIX}/include \
>>
>>        ${SRC_DIR}
>>
>>
>>
>> cmake --build . -j ${CPU_COUNT} --config Release --target gdal_MrSID
>> --verbose
>>
>>
>>
>> And then add that plugin to my release version gdal from conda-forge.
>>
>>
>>
>> GDAL 3.8.3 is rather old though so you might want to try with a currently
>> supported GDAL. I know changes had been made in the 3.10 timeframe for
>> plugin builds.
>>
>>
>>
>> Mike
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>>
>> Michael Smith
>>
>> RSGIS Center – ERDC CRREL NH
>>
>> US Army Corps
>>
>>
>>
>> *From: *gdal-dev <gdal-dev-bounces at lists.osgeo.org> on behalf of
>> Fernando Quadro via gdal-dev <gdal-dev at lists.osgeo.org>
>> *Reply-To: *Fernando Quadro <fsquadro at gmail.com>
>> *Date: *Thursday, September 25, 2025 at 10:55 AM
>> *To: *<gdal-dev at lists.osgeo.org>
>> *Subject: *[gdal-dev] Problem building GDAL 3.8.3 with MrSID SDK on SLES
>> 15 SP6
>>
>>
>>
>> Hi all,
>>
>> I am trying to build *GDAL 3.8.3* on *SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15
>> SP6* with support for the *MrSID DSDK 9.5.5.5244 (RHEL9 x86-64, gcc1131)*
>> .
>>
>> My steps so far:
>>
>>    1. Installed the SDK under /opt/MrSID/current/Raster_DSDK.
>>
>>
>>    - Includes: /opt/MrSID/current/Raster_DSDK/include
>>       - Libs: /opt/MrSID/current/Raster_DSDK/lib/libltidsdk.so (with
>>       libtbb.so included).
>>
>>
>>    2. Configured CMake with:
>>
>> 3.  cmake .. \
>>
>> 4.    -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release \
>>
>> 5.    -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=/usr/local \
>>
>> 6.    -DGDAL_USE_MRSID=ON \
>>
>> 7.    -DGDAL_ENABLE_DRIVER_MRSID_PLUGIN=ON \
>>
>> 8.    -DMRSID_INCLUDE_DIR=/opt/MrSID/current/Raster_DSDK/include \
>>
>> 9.    -DMRSID_LIBRARY=/opt/MrSID/current/Raster_DSDK/lib/libltidsdk.so \
>>
>> 10.  -DGDAL_BUILD_OPTIONAL_DRIVERS=ON \
>>
>> 11.  -DGDAL_ENABLE_PLUGINS=ON
>>
>> The configure step detects MrSID correctly:
>>
>> -- Found MRSID: /opt/MrSID/current/Raster_DSDK/lib/libltidsdk.so (found version "9.5.5")
>>
>> -- Enabled driver: gdal_MRSID
>>
>>
>>    12. Built and installed GDAL (libgdal.so shows MrSID symbols when
>>    inspected with strings).
>>    Example:
>>
>> 13.strings /usr/local/lib64/libgdal.so | grep -i mrsid
>>
>> 14.GDALRegister_MrSID
>>
>> 15.MrSID driver
>>
>> 16....
>>
>>
>>    17. Verified dependencies:
>>
>> 18.ldd /usr/local/lib64/libgdal.so | grep ltidsdk
>>
>> 19./opt/MrSID/current/Raster_DSDK/lib/libltidsdk.so (0x00007f9829a00000)
>>
>> *Problem:*
>> Even after build and install, gdalinfo --formats does *not list the
>> MrSID driver*.
>> Therefore, GeoServer (which loads GDAL via JNI) also does not detect
>> MrSID.
>> ------------------------------
>>
>> *Question:*
>>
>>    - Did I miss an additional CMake flag (e.g., to force building the
>>    driver as a plugin instead of static)?
>>    - Should the gdal_MrSID driver be compiled as a .so plugin under
>>    /usr/local/lib64/gdalplugins/, or linked directly into libgdal.so?
>>    - Any known issues when building the MrSID driver against GCC 7
>>    (default on SLES 15 SP6) or should I rebuild with a newer GCC?
>>
>> Thanks a lot for any hints,
>> Fernando Quadro
>>
>> http://www.fernandoquadro.com.br
>> https://www.linkedin.com/in/fernandoquadro/
>>
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