From trac_osgeo4w at osgeo.org  Mon Oct  5 12:35:08 2026
From: trac_osgeo4w at osgeo.org (OSGeo4W)
Date: Mon, 05 Oct 2026 19:35:08 -0000
Subject: [osgeo4w-dev] [osgeo4w] #933: OSGeo4W installing inconsistent proj
 files
Message-ID: <046.db42d64cd442e9f22c16c0c5a84a2ab7@osgeo.org>

#933: OSGeo4W installing inconsistent proj files
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Reporter:  thomr   |      Owner:  osgeo4w-dev@?
    Type:  defect  |     Status:  new
Priority:  normal  |  Component:  Package
 Version:          |   Keywords:  proj
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 On Windows 11, after updating the OSGeo4W installation.
 Since then, some proj components seem to be inconsistent between them.

 As example, launching the OSGeoW shell :
 {{{
 ogr2ogr -overwrite -f MSSQLSpatial
 "MSSQL:server=myServer;database=myDatabase;trustservercertificate=yes;trusted_connection=yes;driver={ODBC
 Driver 18 for SQL Server}" "G:\\myFile.shp" -a_srs "EPSG:4326" -lco
 "GEOM_TYPE=geography" -lco "LAUNDER=NO" --config MSSQLSPATIAL_USE_BCP
 FALSE
 }}}

 I get the following errors :
 {{{
 ERROR 1: PROJ: proj_create_from_database: C:\OSGeo4W\share\proj\proj.db
 contains DATABASE.LAYOUT.VERSION.MINOR = 2 whereas a number >= 4 is
 expected. It comes from another PROJ installation.
 ERROR 1: PROJ: proj_create_from_database: C:\OSGeo4W\share\proj\proj.db
 contains DATABASE.LAYOUT.VERSION.MINOR = 2 whereas a number >= 4 is
 expected. It comes from another PROJ installation.
 ERROR 1: PROJ: proj_create_from_database: C:\OSGeo4W\share\proj\proj.db
 contains DATABASE.LAYOUT.VERSION.MINOR = 2 whereas a number >= 4 is
 expected. It comes from another PROJ installation.
 ...
 ERROR 1: Failed to process SRS definition: EPSG:4326
 }}}

 Workaround :
 Installing a standalone QGis version and using its shell works well.
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Ticket URL: <https://trac.osgeo.org/osgeo4w/ticket/933>
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