[osgeo4w-dev] gdal-ecw package update

[Frank Warmerdam]

On 11-06-15 02:36 PM, Alexander Bruy wrote:
> Hi,
>
> is it possible to update gdal-ecw package, because current don't
> work correctly with latest SDK from ERDAS [1] and older versions
> are not available for download anymore?
>
> [1] http://trac.osgeo.org/osgeo4w/ticket/215

Alex,

The reason I have hesitated is that if I do so it will break the
ecw plugin for anyone who already has it installed successfully with
the old SDK.  Unfortunately, the ERDAS requirement that we not distribute
their DLLs with OSGeo4W and the fact that they don't seem to provide older
SDKs for download makes it very hard to keep things in sync.

I've been considering just withdrawing the package from OSGeo4W.

Best regards,
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