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MapInfo Multi Resolution Raster (MRR) GDAL Driver Installation Guide
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MapInfo Multi Resolution Raster (MRR) GDAL Driver Installation Guide
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1994
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  1. Copy the package ogr\ogrsf_frmts \EFAL folder provided in to the <GDAL Root Path of code>\ogr\ogrsf_frmts.
  2. Change the ogrsf_frmts.h and CMakeLists.txt

    1. CMakeLists.txt: Add this code in the file ogr_optional_driver(efal "MapInfo EFAL") along with other formats

    2. ogrsf_frmts.h: Add this code in the file void CPL_DLL RegisterOGREFAL();

  3. Enable OGR_ENABLE_DRIVER_EFAL and OGR_ENABLE_DRIVER_EFAL_PLUGIN using CMake UI.


  4. Add preprocessor in \build\ogr\ogrsf_frmts\ogrsf_frmts.vcxproj as follows:

    1. EFAL_ENABLED

  5. Repeat step 8 and step 9.
  6. Open the Gdal.sln in Visual Studio 2022 and build for Release and x64 configuration.
  7. If while building linking errors appear for RegisterOGREFAL or GDALRegister_MRR, add the respective .lib path to the gdal project.