[QGIS-Developer] 3.40 mac binary version of qgis spuriously writing geopackage files, old sqlite3?

[Andrea Giudiceandrea]

> Greg Troxel gdt at lexort.com
> Sat Jun 14 13:11:02 PDT 2025

>   3.40.7, mac binary from qgis.org, appear to write geopackage files
>   when qgis is merely reading them and no layer write operation is
>   invoked. 

Hi Greg,
qgis.org doen't provide the QGIS LTR 3.40.7 installer for macOS.
The latest available QGIS LTR installer for macOS available at qgis.org 
is QGIS LTR 3.40.5.

As explained in the Download page https://qgis.org/download/ of qgis.org:

"The QGIS installers for macOS are currently outdated and may not 
reflect the latest version shown in QGIS notifications. We are actively 
working to update the macOS packages. If you need newer features or 
fixes, please consider installing QGIS via MacPorts."

Moreover, the QGIS installers for macOS available at qgis.org have old 
dependent packages like GDAL.

As advised in the Download page of qgis.org:

"Alternatively, for native support of both Intel x86 and Apple ARM 
architectures, together with the latest versions of key components (e.g. 
GDAL, PDAL, GRASS GIS) see MacPorts Installing Instructions 
https://qgis.org/resources/installation-guide/#macports "

Best regards.

Andrea