[R-sig-Geo] rgdal release candidate 1.5-9 rev. 1000 ready for testing

[Roger Bivand]

On Sat, 6 Jun 2020, Ista Zahn wrote:

> On Fri, Jun 5, 2020 at 7:47 PM Manuel Spínola <mspinola10 using gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Dear list members,
>>
>> Sorry for the confusion, but with all these suggestions, what is the way to
>> have the updated versions of the external
>> software GEOS, PROJ, and GDAL for macOS users.
>
> I think the current recommendation is "if you have to ask don't do
> it". Just wait for these to be updated in the OSX binary packages on
> CRAN.

Thanks, a much better way of saying this!

We really would like to be able to help macOS users who see "Install from 
source?" and are tempted to choose "yes", but not only do we not have the 
resources or access to running systems, but also, at the moment, things 
seem very unpredictable. We do not think that environments are helpful, 
and many package managers do not seem to have sufficient focussed 
attention, which is understandable given Apple's gift for moving the 
goalposts.

If users can install external software from source (macOS, Linux), they/we 
have a good deal of freedom. But this takes time, insight, and for many is 
problematic because their production system is blocked until the new 
versions are ready (PROJ and GDAL are C++11 or more, and take an order of 
magnitude longer to compile than just a few years ago).

So for Windows and macOS, waiting for the CRAN binaries is a reasonable 
choice.

Beyond this, we need to find ways of providing share/proj and share/gdal 
metadata files for all of the packages now using the PROJ and GDAL 
libraries, and of navigating the content download network for geodetic 
transformation grids available from PROJ 7. But that is another story ...

Roger

>
> Best,
> Ista
>
>>
>> Manuel
>>
>> El vie., 5 jun. 2020 a las 14:31, Patrick Schratz (<
>> patrick.schratz using gmail.com>) escribió:
>>
>>> I am not sure if the part with
>>>
>>> use --with-proj_api="proj_api.h" for deprecated API
>>>
>>> Is of much help since c/p won’t work but the text let’s people
>>> assume that c/p could/should work.
>>> In fact, a full path to “proj_api.h” is required?
>>>
>>> I still do not like this blocker and I still do not know if this
>>> combination causes serious issues in production or just limits new
>>> features.
>>>
>>> For the time being, using and linking osgeo-gdal (3.0.1) and osgeo-proj
>>> (7.0.1) works and can be used as a workaround until homebrew-core
>>> formulas catch up.
>>>
>>>> checks OK on PROJ 7.0.1 and GDAL 2.2.4
>>>
>>> Again, since it was maybe caused by my typo a few mails ago: The
>>> homebred-core gdal version is at 2.4.4 and not 2.2.4.
>>>
>>> On 5 Jun 2020, at 13:29, Roger Bivand wrote:
>>>
>>>> The release candidate of rgdal_1.5-9 is ready for testing on R-forge:
>>>>
>>>> https://r-forge.r-project.org/R/?group_id=884
>>>>
>>>> Those insisting on installing on PROJ >= 6 and GDAL < 3 must use
>>>> configure argument --with-proj_api="proj_api.h"; with this used, this
>>>> version builds with --no-build-vignettes and installs and checks OK on
>>>> PROJ 7.0.1 and GDAL 2.2.4 with --with-proj_api="proj_api.h".
>>>>
>>>> Otherwise checked OK with PROJ 4.8.0, 4.9.2, 4.9.3 and 5.2.0 with GDAL
>>>> 1.11.4; with PROJ 5.2.0 and GDAL 2.2.4, 2.3.2 and 2.4.2; with PROJ
>>>> 6.3.2 and GDAL 3.0.4; with PROJ 7.0.1 and GDAL 3.0.4 and 3.1.0.
>>>>
>>>> All who have indicated issues with source installs are asked to try
>>>> the release candidate and to report back here by midnight CEST Monday
>>>> 8 June. If no indications are forthcoming, I'll assume that problems
>>>> with 1.5-8 are resolved.
>>>>
>>>> Roger
>>>>
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