[Qgis-user] Newbie with request for advice

[Art]

I tried it and make still returns errors for all samples. I have been 
using Lubuntu 12.10, perhaps that is part of the problem? It has no LTS 
version. Thank you for the advice nevertheless.

Thanks,
Art

On 01/10/2013 10:16 PM, Eric Goddard wrote:
> Before you can compile the samples or compile GDAL with FGDB support 
> you have to link the FGDB library so the system can find it. Before 
> running make in the FileGDB_API/samples directory, create a text file 
> in the /etc/ld.so.conf.d/ to hold the path to wherever you 
> FileGDB_API/lib folder is located and run ldconfig to update it. On 
> Ubuntu executing the following lines in bash should fix it:
>
> sudo sh -c "echo '/path/to/FileGDB_API/lib' >> 
> /etc/ld.so.conf.d/fgdb.conf"
> sudo ldconfig
>
> after that, make should work.
>
> Eric
>
>
> On Fri, Jan 4, 2013 at 1:49 PM, Art <alf1361 at zoho.com 
> <mailto:alf1361 at zoho.com>> wrote:
>
>     Yes! Any information on implementing this feature on Linux would
>     be much appreciated.
>
>     Art
>
>
>     On 1/4/2013 8:08 AM, Johan Nilsson wrote:
>>     I'm also very interested in 'ESRI file geodatabase', not the
>>     'Personal geodatabase', ( mdb or ms-access, or JET database) that
>>     ESRI not recommend to use...
>>
>>     I tried to compile for month ago, but I think I stuck on the same
>>     place Art get stuck..
>>
>>     /Cheers
>>
>>
>>     2013/1/4 Randal Hale <rjhale at northrivergeographic.com
>>     <mailto:rjhale at northrivergeographic.com>>
>>
>>         Hi Art,
>>
>>         So I've got QGIS running on windows and linux. I haven't
>>         tried to compile file geodatabase support into my linux
>>         install (that's on my list to do). On my windows install I'm
>>         running OSGeo4Win - adding file based geodatabase support was
>>         easy - I just added the "module" and had support (I'm
>>         currently on my linux machine and not near my windows machine
>>         - or I would tell you exactly what I added).
>>
>>         My windows machine is running Windows 7 64bit - my linux
>>         machine is running xubuntu. I own a consulting business and
>>         have ArcGIS running on my windows machine. There's not way
>>         I'm ever going to windows 8. So I'm sticking with windows 7
>>         for ESRI and migrating as much of my workflow over to linux
>>         as I can...as I tell people - A clip is a clip and a buffer
>>         is a buffer. So I'll do what I can on linux and when I have
>>         to go with ESRI I'll jump over to windows.
>>
>>         Now that I read all of this - I should really try to compile
>>         file based support on this laptop over the weekend.
>>
>>         Randy
>>
>>
>>         Randal Hale, GISP
>>         North River Geographic Systems, Inc
>>         http://www.northrivergeographic.com  
>>         423.653.3611  <tel:423.653.3611>  rjhale at northrivergeographic.com  <mailto:rjhale at northrivergeographic.com>
>>         twitter:rjhale
>>         http://about.me/rjhale
>>
>>         On 01/01/2013 03:05 PM, Art wrote:
>>>         I have two options right now. I am a Linux lover, and I am
>>>         investigating compiling the Esri File Geodatabase API on
>>>         Linux. However, the other option is to handle it all through
>>>         Windows, probably using OsGeo4Win. That means I would
>>>         probably have to make a switch to Windows. I do have a copy
>>>         of ESRI's ArcGIS that will work until August that was given
>>>         to me for a GIS Course, so I will have that option for some
>>>         time but it will not be permanent. Does anyone have a
>>>         recommended course of action? I have attached the results
>>>         from my last compile attempt involving the File Geodatabase
>>>         API. I have not found a detailed set of compiling
>>>         instructions to make and install it, and am uncertain as to
>>>         how I should proceed further.
>>>
>>>         Art
>>>
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