Mainly because on windows the package is all standalone and ECW is included in that package. So you just install and it should just work out of the box. I have had working ECW support since 1.8 or before, only a small time at 2.0 where we (us developers) got a bit confused with the WCW licence but that was cleared up by ERDAS and it's worked out of the box ever since. The same should be for Linux but I suspect the package systems add some complication to that.
- Nathan On Tue, Aug 4, 2015 at 2:16 PM, Simon Cropper < cont...@simonchristophercropper.com> wrote: > > > should work out of the box on WIndows > > Why would this be the case -- the licence agreement applies to Linux as > much as Windows. Does your version support ECW files? Use gdalinfo to see > supported raster formats. What does it report? > > > On 04/08/15 14:09, Nathan Woodrow wrote: > > OK ECW support should work out of the box on WIndows if you are able to > use that. I have never really tied on Linux so can't help there. > > Regards, > Nathan > > On Tue, Aug 4, 2015 at 2:07 PM, Simon Cropper < > cont...@simonchristophercropper.com> wrote: > >> On 04/08/15 14:05, Nathan Woodrow wrote: >> >> Is this for Windows or another platform? >> >> >> Ubuntu 14.04 although I have access to Windows Vista and XP. >> >> >> Regards, >> >> On Tue, Aug 4, 2015 at 1:45 PM, Simon Cropper < >> cont...@simonchristophercropper.com> wrote: >> >>> Hello, >>> >>> I have recently tried to get QGIS to work with ECW files. >>> >>> Despite several days of multiple >>> installs/reinstalls/uninstalls/lib-upgrades/etc I have not managed to get >>> ECW to be opened by QGIS. This is really frustrating as I am keen to use >>> QGIS on an upcoming project. >>> >>> As an alternative, I would like to pose the following couple of >>> questions... >>> >>> My first question is, what is a good alternative to ECW files for use on >>> QGIS? >>> >>> The second question, how do I convert the ECW file into this format >>> without using a propriety software package? >>> >>> -- >>> Cheers Simon >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Qgis-user mailing list >>> Qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org >>> http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> Cheers Simon >> > > > > -- > Cheers Simon > > >
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