[Ubuntu] ubuntu configure options for gdal

[Jason Paul Joines]

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Subject: Re: ubuntu configure options for gdal
From: Alex Mandel
<tech_dev-V1ui0Jp4Xm2ZwHVy+eqOOgC/G2K4zDHf at public.gmane.org>
To: Jason Paul Joines <jason-PTE4jOe1oXodnm+yROfE0A at public.gmane.org>
CC: UbuntuGIS Users <ubuntu-qjLDD68F18NyQMAyxoHuMA at public.gmane.org>
Date: 2013.04.17.Wed.14:24:49
> On 04/17/2013 11:07 AM, Jason Paul Joines wrote:
>> -------- Original Message --------
>> Subject: Re: [Ubuntu] ubuntu configure options for gdal
>> From: Hamish <hamish_b-/E1597aS9LQAvxtiuMwx3w at public.gmane.org>
>> To: Jason Paul Joines
>> <jason-PTE4jOe1oXodnm+yROfE0A at public.gmane.org>, Katie Urey
>> <ksurey-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w at public.gmane.org>
>> CC: UbuntuGIS Users <ubuntu-qjLDD68F18NyQMAyxoHuMA at public.gmane.org>
>> Date: 2013.04.17.Wed.1:31:28
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>>
>>> Jason wrote:
>>>> I'm trying to rebuild gdal to get mrsid and filegdb support
>>>> in GRASS and QGIS on Kubuntu 12.04.2.
>>> note you don't actually have to rebuild gdal for that, at
>>> least mrsid can be installed as a plugin.
>>> (same with many license-problematic format filters which can't
>>> be built in by default)
>>>
>>> perhaps you just need the libgdal1-dev package installed to
>>> build plugins? (idealy)
>>>
>>>
>>> I notice that libgdal-mrsid isn't prebuilt for Precise/12.04:
>>>   https://launchpad.net/~ubuntugis/+archive/ppa/
>>>   https://launchpad.net/~ubuntugis/+archive/ubuntugis-unstable
>>>
>>> you can get the build rules and re-run "debuild" to make your
>>> own package though. Once you get it set up and figured out it's
>>> a very simple one liner to build your own packages.
>>>
>>> https://launchpad.net/~ubuntugis/+archive/ubuntugis-unstable/+sourcepub/2354547/+listing-archive-extra
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>   I'm using the ubuntugis-unstable and ubuntugis-testing
>>>> repositories.  I'd like to build the gdal packages the
>>>> same way as the build in the repositories was built but
>>>> with mrsid and filegdb support as well.  How can I tell
>>>> what options were passed to configure to build the gdal
>>>> packages hosted there?
>>> for rebuilding all of the gdal packages with some slight
>>> modifications, what I'd do is get the DebianGIS packaging
>>> rules and rebuild from there (perhaps with slight mod-
>>> ifications as needed).
>>>
>>> go to  http://wiki.debian.org/DebianGis  and scroll down to
>>> the git repo.
>>>
>>> you can use the instructions here, they'll work just as well
>>> for GDAL as they do for rebuilding the GRASS packages:
>>>
>>> http://trac.osgeo.org/grass/browser/grass/trunk/debian/README.debian
>>>
>>> just swap the names around.
>>>
>>>
>>> there are many ways to do it... that's just one!
>>>
>>>
>>> good luck,
>>> Hamish
>>>
>>
>>
>> Thanks for the information. I'll read up on all of these options and
>> give them a try.
>>
>> However, from what I can tell, no one has every been able to get mrsid
>> and filegdb to work with Ubuntu 12.04. I've tried every guideline I
>> could find online without success. Mostly, the information is outdated.
>> There seem to be a lot of people in my situation who have tried
>> everything without success and can't find out if anyone has ever been
>> able to make it work.
>>
>> At this point I'm afraid GIS is going to be the end of my 13 years of
>> exclusive open source use on my desktop.
>>
>>
>> Jason
>> ===========
>>
>
> So this method no longer works for Mrsid (I haven't tried since I
> upgraded but it was working prior to 12.04)?
> http://trac.osgeo.org/ubuntugis/wiki/TutorialMrSid
> If I recall correctly gdal-build-mrsid is actually just a helper
> script. So even if there isn't a package for the new ubuntu versions
> you can grab the files from an older one and poke at it.
>
>
> I'll contact Ragi and Frank about the Filegdb driver since one of them
> is likely to have gotten it working.
>
> Thanks,
> Alex
>


    Nope, those directions no longer work.  The package
libgdal-mrsid-src is not available for 12.04.  Also, the available
lizardtech SDK is now MrSID_DSDK-8.5.0.3422-linux.x86-64.gcc44 which
seems to be a lot newer than the SDK referenced in that tutorial.


Jason
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