#201 closed defect (wontfix)
Missing TIFF I/O C++ streams API
| Reported by: | mloskot | Owned by: | |
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| Priority: | major | Component: | Package |
| Version: | Keywords: | libtiff, tiff | |
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Description
The libtiff included in OSGeo4W is missing TIFF I/O C++ streams API. It's an official part of libtiff and I think it would be a good idea to add it. The source code files tiffio.hxx and tif_stream.cxx alone would do as well.
Change History (4)
comment:1 by , 13 years ago
| Resolution: | → wontfix |
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| Status: | new → closed |
comment:2 by , 13 years ago
What is the cost of adding it? libtiff is hardly ever released, and having it there would allow someone who wants to write specialized tiff handling code with it to target OSGeo4W.
comment:3 by , 13 years ago
Well, the cost is that I would have to learn how to build it. Worse people might come to depend on it. Also it would add a C++ dependency that might make it hard to change compiler version without an ABI change.
God this is a lot of work on my mobile.
comment:4 by , 13 years ago
The source code files tiffio.hxx and tif_stream.cxx alone would do as well.
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I am not aware of any OSGeo4W packages that need the C++ interface and from my point of view it is not an officially supported API of libtiff though it is distributed as an option with libtiff.
I don't see much value in adding it.