Qgis 0.9.2rc1

Qgis 0.9.2rc1 is available. Just a reminder for those that didn’t see it on the download page or in the readme (and I forgot I had already documented it) – when running the Leopard version when the python.org Python is installed, Qgis WILL crash.

GRASS 6.3RC4 installer fix

Fixed problem in GRASS Leopard installer where nothing seems to get installed, though it says it was successful. It’s a Leopard “feature” that it will search for other GRASS.app binaries that may have been moved, OR built copies in the GRASS source.

GDAL 1.5.0-3

GDAL was having problems with GeoTIFFs in 64bit mode. I tracked it down to an optimization problem, probably bugs in Apple’s GCC. The only solution I could find was to enable minimal optimization (-O1 for those that know what that means). Hopefully Apple will address this and other Xcode problems soon. Until then, GDAL may be a bit slower than usual.

Another 64bit problem is with the HDF4 format. Corrupt reading, and segfaults on writing. I was able to get writing to work, but there are still corrupt reads. The HDF4 libraries apparently have some known 64bit issues, which will hopefully be addressed in the next version.