[OSRS-PROJ] Proj.exe configuration or installation

[Glynn Clements]

Paul Selormey wrote:

> In fact, I have never used the proj.exe (only the dll). I have just started
> playing with it and having problems on Windows (2000)
> My own compillation using the VC++IDE works, but with the compillation
> using the accompanied makefile, commands like
> 
> proj -lp
> proj -le
> 
> works. But projections like in the proj4 faq fails, ie
> 
> proj +proj=utm +lon_0=112w -r
> 
> The console screen output looks like this...
> -------------------------------------------------------------
> 
> K:\Download\GIS\lib\Projection\proj-4.4.5>proj +proj=utm +lon_0=112w -r
> Rel. 4.4.5, 9 January 2002
> <proj>:
> projection initialization failure
> cause: major axis or radius = 0 or not given
> program abnormally terminated
> 
> -------------------------------------------------------------
> 
> This commandline, however, works with my own compillation. What am I
> missing here?

You need to specify an ellipsoid, e.g.

	proj +proj=utm +lon_0=112w +ellps=WGS84 -r

For some reason, UTM refuses to work with "+ellps=sphere".

-- 
Glynn Clements <glynn.clements at virgin.net>
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