[postgis-tickets] [PostGIS] #4168: shp2pgsql: Add GeoPackage vector support (gpkg2pgsql)

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#4168: shp2pgsql: Add GeoPackage vector support (gpkg2pgsql)
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  Reporter:  sfkeller       |      Owner:  robe
      Type:  enhancement    |     Status:  new
  Priority:  low            |  Milestone:  PostGIS Fund Me
 Component:  loader/dumper  |    Version:
Resolution:                 |   Keywords:  shp2pgsql
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Comment (by sfkeller):

 "Fund me" looks good to me.

 Avoiding maintenance of duplicated code makes sense. I assume there are
 reasons to maintain a bulk loader in PostGIS, since this relieves users to
 install OGR/GDAL separately.

 My pondering is, as long as it's shp2pgsql this does'nt help penetration
 of better formats. So, consequently one could deprecate and/or removing
 shp2pgsql completely.

 In any case, a hint to OGR and better alternatives to Shapefiles
 (somewhere like in the shp2pgsql docs and/or the tool header?) would be
 IMO worth to be considered.

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