[QGIS-trac] Re: [Quantum GIS] #1875: A few problems with crs definitions with TOWGS parameters

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#1875: A few problems with crs definitions with TOWGS parameters
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        Reporter:  lutra                                      |         Owner:  homann       
            Type:  bug                                        |        Status:  reopened     
        Priority:  critical: causes crash or data corruption  |     Milestone:  Version 1.2.0
       Component:  Projection Support                         |       Version:  HEAD         
      Resolution:                                             |      Keywords:               
Platform_version:                                             |      Platform:  All          
        Must_fix:  No                                         |   Status_info:  0            
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Comment (by neteler):

 Replying to [comment:18 homann]:
 > Well, I can't see what we can do about it. We could gues the datum
 always is wgs84 when not specified, but I'm not sure that is a good idea
 at all.

 It is always a bad idea to guess a datum. At least, the user should be
 told that it is missing.

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Ticket URL: <https://trac.osgeo.org/qgis/ticket/1875#comment:20>
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