Re: [proj4j-dev] Fwd: Contributing to Proj4J & impact on Proj4

[Jim Hughes <jhughes@xxxxxxxx>]

Hi all,

I'm unfamiliar with the code base at the minute.  Would it be possible for the project math to have an interface and for there to be multiple implementations? 

Nick, it looks like GitHub issues are being used.  Would you be up for starting a conversation about your improvements here: https://github.com/locationtech/proj4j/issues ?

Cheers,

Jim

On 9/13/19 4:22 PM, Martin Davis wrote:

Some thoughts on this:

- Contributions to Proj4J certainly don't *have* to be ported back to Proj4.  

- However, if it is a fix to something essential (like projection mathematics) then I assume the Proj4 project would welcome an issue raised, or even a PR if that's available.  (Given the language difference I would assume that contributing actual code would be unlikely however?)

- In general "Java design changes" sound like things that can't be ported back anyway.  But if there is something that would affect Proj4 design, then possibly a well-thought out issue suggestion would be welcomed. But that seems unlikely, since Proj4 has become quite a bit more complex in recent releases, and so is probably way out ahead of Proj4J

- Generally I'd say Proj4J should just track Proj4.   As per previous remark, that may be becoming more difficult.  Hopefully the core projection mathematics at least can be tracked.  Divergence there would be BAD, I think.  Ideally identical coordinate systems should produce the same result in both libraries. 

Martin

---------- Forwarded message ---------
From: Jim Hughes <jhughes@xxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, Sep 13, 2019 at 10:58 AM
Subject: Fwd: [proj4j-dev] Contributing to Proj4J & impact on Proj4
To: Martin Davis <mtnclimb@xxxxxxxxx>

Hi Martin,

Are you on this list?  I'm wondering who has the final say on Proj4j...

Thoughts on Nick's question?

Cheers,

Jim

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Subject:	[proj4j-dev] Contributing to Proj4J & impact on Proj4
Date:	Tue, 10 Sep 2019 20:34:31 -0700
From:	Nicholas Knize <nknize@xxxxxxxxx>
Reply-To:	Proj4j Developer discussions <proj4j-dev@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To:	proj4j-dev@xxxxxxxxxxx

General question to the group. I understand Proj4J is / was largely a port of proj4. Do contributions to Proj4J have to be cross ported to Proj4 to avoid the two becoming fragmented? Or is it on a case by case basis?  (e.g. changes to transforms and other core mathematics have to be cross ported but Java design changes do not)

Thanks in advance.

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