Tom Roche <[email protected]>, writes: > Seeking advice on updating a debian box to GDAL version >= 1.9: > ... > I noted > > http://packages.debian.org/search?keywords=gdal-bin&searchon=names&suite=all§ion=all&sourceid=mozilla-search >> Package gdal-bin > ... >> wheezy (testing) [...] 1.9.0-3+b1 > ... > > I attempted to evaluate those dependencies (but I am not an APT expert): > ... > I use R a lot, but am not averse to trying R from testing. However, > > me@it:~$ aptitude search ~Dlibfontconfig1 | grep -e '^i' | wc -l >> 230 > > seems scary, since > > me@it:~$ aptitude search ~Dlibfontconfig1 | grep -e '^i' | less > > appears to show many important dependencies (e.g., emacs, xulrunner, > cinnamon, gnome-shell, MATE). Am I missing, or misinterpreting, > something? If not, is there a better/safer way for me to upgrade my > GDAL to version >= 1.9?
You can give a try rebuilding just that package. If you are lucky it won't pull much else. This [1] may help to get an idea. [1] http://ask.debian.net/questions/how-to-install-from-experimental-on-natty-gdal-1-9 -- Mikhail -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected] Archive: http://lists.debian.org/[email protected]
