GDAL hdf/netcdf build problem

[mauricio-dev]

There is a problem building gdal that creates a conflict between the hdf and netcdf drivers. Please take a look at http://trac.osgeo.org/gdal/wiki/HDF .
If the package is not built correctly, gdal gets a core dump when opening netcdf files.

[gmayer (gunther-mayer)]

I have actually run into this problem and it manifests itself in Hardy with the gdal libs and -bin installed (1.4.4). I try to open or analyse ANY netcdf file and it gives me a segmentation fault, see attached .nc file which causes netcdf to segfault.

Downloading the gdal 1.4.4 source tarball and building it with (./configure; make) gives me an apps/gdalinfo binary which correctly reports the metadata of the file.

So this is a build problem which should really be fixed not only for Intrepid but also for Hardy itself - after all it's supposed to be a STABLE release. No need to upgrade any packages or mess with any dependencies - just please build the package correctly.

[vishal (vishal-mehta)]

I discovered the exact same problem as gmayer. that is,

gdal 1.4.4 as packaged by Ubuntu Hardy 8.04LTS gives a segmentation fault upon attempting to use netcdf files.

Since i am not a Linux expert I dont know how to fix this independently - I hope this is fixed in an update soon.

[Aanjhan Ranganathan (aanjhan)]

Yes. Reproducible.
Setting it to confirmed. If no one is interested in taking it up I shall look into this sometime next week.

[Dimitrios Symeonidis (azimout)]

 Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. You reported this bug a while ago and there hasn't been any activity in it recently. We were wondering if this is still an issue for you. Can you try with the latest Ubuntu release? Thanks in advance.

[vishal (vishal-mehta)]

Hi,

this problem is not yet solved. typically i dont update to new releases very often because things just keep breaking and i am not expert enough in Linux to fix them well. so when i find a release that mostly works for me, i like to stay with it.

when i do update i will certainly let you know, since i use the gdal library a lot. its really quite important to get this bug fixed - at least for scientific geospatial needs...

cheers,
Vishal
Vishal K. Mehta
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From: <email address hidden> [<email address hidden>] On Behalf Of Dimitrios Symeonidis [<email address hidden>]
Sent: Saturday, September 05, 2009 5:11 AM
To: Vishal Mehta
Subject: [Bug 126916] Re: GDAL hdf/netcdf build problem

 Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make
Ubuntu better. You reported this bug a while ago and there hasn't been
any activity in it recently. We were wondering if this is still an issue
for you. Can you try with the latest Ubuntu release? Thanks in advance.

** Changed in: gdal (Ubuntu)
       Status: Confirmed => Incomplete

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GDAL hdf/netcdf build problem
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Status in “gdal” package in Ubuntu: Incomplete
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Bug description:
There is a problem building gdal that creates a conflict between the hdf and netcdf drivers. Please take a look at http://trac.osgeo.org/gdal/wiki/HDF .
If the package is not built correctly, gdal gets a core dump when opening netcdf files.

[rusivi2 (rusivi2-deactivatedaccount)]

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. I noticed that the package version your bugging is updated in Maverick. Please update via www.ubuntu.com repost a detailed error report, and update the bug status. Thanks!

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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