Thanks Etienne, then I guess I will have the problem of python version? I guess I will need a virtual python environment (or something) if I need python 3 for newer versions?
best, Chao 2012/5/27 Etienne Tourigny <[email protected]> > Hi chao > > you should install gdal using the ubuntugis (stable or unstable) > repository . 1.6.3 is really old, plus you shouldn't install the > debian packages on ubuntu. > > see: > https://launchpad.net/~ubuntugis > http://trac.osgeo.org/gdal/wiki/DownloadingGdalBinaries > > If you really have to build it see: > http://trac.osgeo.org/gdal/wiki/BuildHints > > Etienne > > On Sun, May 27, 2012 at 5:39 PM, Chao YUE <[email protected]> wrote: > > Finally I managed to install gdal 1.6.3 using a debien package (and I > have > > to install libgdal1-1.6.0 before ). But I read from > > http://trac.osgeo.org/gdal/wiki/GdalOgrInPython > > saying that from version 1.7.0, python 3 is needed. > > > > thanks et cheers, > > > > Chao > > > > > > 2012/5/27 Chao YUE <[email protected]> > >> > >> Dear all, > >> > >> I am new to gdal and when I try to install it on my ubuntu computer, I > >> have the following error. It occurs either with pip or with manual > python > >> setup.py build. > >> could anyone give me some clue on this problem? thanks in advance. > >> > >> Chao > >> > >> chaoyue@chaoyue-Aspire-4750:~/python/python_lib/build/gdal$ sudo python > >> setup.py install > >> [sudo] password for chaoyue: > >> running install > >> Checking .pth file support in /usr/local/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/ > >> /usr/bin/python -E -c pass > >> TEST PASSED: /usr/local/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/ appears to support > >> .pth files > >> running bdist_egg > >> running egg_info > >> writing GDAL.egg-info/PKG-INFO > >> writing top-level names to GDAL.egg-info/top_level.txt > >> writing dependency_links to GDAL.egg-info/dependency_links.txt > >> Traceback (most recent call last): > >> File "setup.py", line 267, in <module> > >> ext_modules = ext_modules ) > >> File "/usr/lib/python2.7/distutils/core.py", line 152, in setup > >> dist.run_commands() > >> File "/usr/lib/python2.7/distutils/dist.py", line 953, in run_commands > >> self.run_command(cmd) > >> File "/usr/lib/python2.7/distutils/dist.py", line 972, in run_command > >> cmd_obj.run() > >> File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/setuptools/command/install.py", > >> line 73, in run > >> self.do_egg_install() > >> File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/setuptools/command/install.py", > >> line 93, in do_egg_install > >> self.run_command('bdist_egg') > >> File "/usr/lib/python2.7/distutils/cmd.py", line 326, in run_command > >> self.distribution.run_command(command) > >> File "/usr/lib/python2.7/distutils/dist.py", line 972, in run_command > >> cmd_obj.run() > >> File > "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/setuptools/command/bdist_egg.py", > >> line 172, in run > >> self.run_command("egg_info") > >> File "/usr/lib/python2.7/distutils/cmd.py", line 326, in run_command > >> self.distribution.run_command(command) > >> File "/usr/lib/python2.7/distutils/dist.py", line 972, in run_command > >> cmd_obj.run() > >> File > "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/setuptools/command/egg_info.py", > >> line 179, in run > >> self.find_sources() > >> File > "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/setuptools/command/egg_info.py", > >> line 254, in find_sources > >> mm.run() > >> File > "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/setuptools/command/egg_info.py", > >> line 308, in run > >> self.add_defaults() > >> File > "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/setuptools/command/egg_info.py", > >> line 332, in add_defaults > >> sdist.add_defaults(self) > >> File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/setuptools/command/sdist.py", > >> line 191, in add_defaults > >> build_ext = self.get_finalized_command('build_ext') > >> File "/usr/lib/python2.7/distutils/cmd.py", line 312, in > >> get_finalized_command > >> cmd_obj.ensure_finalized() > >> File "/usr/lib/python2.7/distutils/cmd.py", line 109, in > >> ensure_finalized > >> self.finalize_options() > >> File "setup.py", line 164, in finalize_options > >> self.gdaldir = self.get_gdal_config('prefix') > >> File "setup.py", line 144, in get_gdal_config > >> return fetch_config(option) > >> File "setup.py", line 97, in fetch_config > >> raise gdal_config_error, e""") > >> File "<string>", line 4, in <module> > >> __main__.gdal_config_error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory > >> > >> -- > >> > >> > *********************************************************************************** > >> Chao YUE > >> Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de l'Environnement (LSCE-IPSL) > >> UMR 1572 CEA-CNRS-UVSQ > >> Batiment 712 - Pe 119 > >> 91191 GIF Sur YVETTE Cedex > >> Tel: (33) 01 69 08 29 02; Fax:01.69.08.77.16 > >> > >> > ************************************************************************************ > >> > > > > > > > > -- > > > *********************************************************************************** > > Chao YUE > > Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de l'Environnement (LSCE-IPSL) > > UMR 1572 CEA-CNRS-UVSQ > > Batiment 712 - Pe 119 > > 91191 GIF Sur YVETTE Cedex > > Tel: (33) 01 69 08 29 02; Fax:01.69.08.77.16 > > > ************************************************************************************ > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > gdal-dev mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/gdal-dev > -- *********************************************************************************** Chao YUE Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de l'Environnement (LSCE-IPSL) UMR 1572 CEA-CNRS-UVSQ Batiment 712 - Pe 119 91191 GIF Sur YVETTE Cedex Tel: (33) 01 69 08 29 02; Fax:01.69.08.77.16 ************************************************************************************
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