Issue installing

[maboualidev]

On a fresh environment, when doing

pip install pdal

the following error is generated:

 CMake Error at CMakeLists.txt:26 (find_package):
        By not providing "FindPDAL.cmake" in CMAKE_MODULE_PATH this project has
        asked CMake to find a package configuration file provided by "PDAL", but
        CMake did not find one.

        Could not find a package configuration file provided by "PDAL" (requested
        version 2.5) with any of the following names:

          PDALConfig.cmake
          pdal-config.cmake

        Add the installation prefix of "PDAL" to CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH or set
        "PDAL_DIR" to a directory containing one of the above files.  If "PDAL"
        provides a separate development package or SDK, be sure it has been
        installed.

      -- Configuring incomplete, errors occurred!
      Traceback (most recent call last):
        File "/tmp/pip-build-env-0nwioa9w/overlay/lib/python3.9/site-packages/skbuild/setuptools_wrap.py", line 666, in setup
          env = cmkr.configure(
        File "/tmp/pip-build-env-0nwioa9w/overlay/lib/python3.9/site-packages/skbuild/cmaker.py", line 357, in configure
          raise SKBuildError(msg)

      An error occurred while configuring with CMake.

Hence, the package is not installed via pip.

[hobu]

On a fresh environment, when doing

You need to install the PDAL base library. The Python bindings do not automatically install this for you.

[maboualidev]

closing this one as a new one is created #159

[maboualidev]

Which one is th PDAL base library? pip install xxx. What is the 'xxx' for base library?

[hobu]

The PDAL base library is a C++ library that you will need to install. If you are using Conda Forge, it is called pdal and the Python bindings are called python-pdal. If you're using some distribution or build system you're on your own.

[maboualidev]

So, would pip install python-pdal get the base library installed.

Side note: I am using an internal build system and I am not able to use conda.

[hobu]

Side note: I am using an internal build system and I am not able to use conda.

If you're using some distribution or build system you're on your own.

[maboualidev]

On a regular system, NOT USING the internal build system, I did this:

pip install python-pdal
pip install pdal

still same error.

is there a way to install it only PIP? and not conda at all?

[hobu]

https://www.google.com/search?q=pdal+compilation

[maboualidev]

ok; seems the answer is no then. Either Conda or compile.

Thanks for the quick response