User Notes

• a Desktop GIS with plugins for PostGIS, WFS, WMS, GRASS, ...
• ​http://qgis.osgeo.org
• Raster support depends on GDAL. For MrSID and ECW you need to install GDAL plugins (See pkg-gdal-mrsid and pkg-gdal-ecw for details)
• Plugins:
  • python support is split into a separate package: python-qgis
  • GRASS support is split into yet another separate package: qgis-grass-plugin
• See also more ​detailed installation notes
• Maintainer is JuergenFischer
• If you want to start QGIS from the OSGeo4W shell, start qgis.bat

Packager Notes

• Requires pkg-qt4-libs
• Built with Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 Express Edition (as is pkg-qt4-libs)

Errata

Open Tickets

#691

QGIS nightly - creating new SpatiaLite connection fails

#702

Blank output with OSGeo4W's GDALbuild

#859

Python version update to v3.12.8