gdal 1.9.1 (Was Re: graphics/gdal 1.9.0 does not build on CURRENT)

[Rainer Hurling]

On 28.05.2012 18:18 (UTC+1), Sunpoet Po-Chuan Hsieh wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Here's just a status update.
>
> I'm working on GDAL 1.9.1 update.

That's nice to hear.

> I plan to move perl/php/python/ruby bindings to separate ports.
> It also removes dirty python hacks from the master port.

And the (slave) ports we would have to install additionally, if we want 
the bindings? Sounds reasonable.

> BTW, it seems swig 1.3.40 is enough for GDAL 1.9.1.

So most people would only need 1.3.40 and not a parallel 2.0.x installation.

> I can build ruby-gdal successfully with swig 1.3.40 and ruby 1.9.
> But I haven't tested if the generated shared libraries are OK.

Good luck also with MDB (java) and the shared libraries.

> Regards,
> sunpoet

Thanks for the info and the work,
Rainer