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authorEven Rouault <even.rouault@spatialys.com>2018-12-27 10:53:51 +0100
committerEven Rouault <even.rouault@spatialys.com>2018-12-27 11:03:14 +0100
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Remove proj_def.dat (fixes #201)
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-rw-r--r--docs/source/resource_files.rst15
-rw-r--r--docs/source/usage/differences.rst10
-rw-r--r--docs/source/usage/projections.rst1
3 files changed, 13 insertions, 13 deletions
diff --git a/docs/source/resource_files.rst b/docs/source/resource_files.rst
index bd21486c..53843571 100644
--- a/docs/source/resource_files.rst
+++ b/docs/source/resource_files.rst
@@ -393,15 +393,6 @@ Below is a list of the init files that are packaged with PROJ.
The defaults file
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-The ``proj_def.dat`` file supplies default parameters for PROJ. It uses the same
-syntax as the init files described above. The identifiers in the defaults file
-describe to what the parameters should apply. If the ``<general>`` identifier is
-used, then all parameters in that section applies for all proj-strings. Otherwise
-the identifier is connected to a specific projection. With the defaults file
-supplied with PROJ the default ellipsoid is set to WGS84 (for all proj-strings).
-Apart from that only the Albers Equal Area,
-:doc:`Lambert Conic Conformal<operations/projections/lcc>` and the
-:doc:`Lagrange<operations/projections/lagrng>` projections have default parameters.
-Defaults can be ignored by adding the ``+no_def`` parameter to a proj-string.
-
-
+Before PROJ 6.0, a ``proj_def.dat`` file could be used to supply default
+parameters to PROJ. It has been removed due to the confusion and errors it
+caused.
diff --git a/docs/source/usage/differences.rst b/docs/source/usage/differences.rst
index 7d9d6ced..1f7769d3 100644
--- a/docs/source/usage/differences.rst
+++ b/docs/source/usage/differences.rst
@@ -58,3 +58,13 @@ should return the same output for both.
Adding the ``+over`` flag to the projection definition provides
the old behaviour.
+
+Version 6.0.0
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
+
+Removal of proj_def.dat
+-----------------------
+
+Before PROJ 6, the proj_def.dat was used to provide general and per-projection
+parameters, when +no_defs was not specified. It has now been removed. In
+particular, the +ellps=WGS84 is no longer a default.
diff --git a/docs/source/usage/projections.rst b/docs/source/usage/projections.rst
index 20e82763..8f1ccd50 100644
--- a/docs/source/usage/projections.rst
+++ b/docs/source/usage/projections.rst
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ documenting the individual :doc:`projections<../operations/projections/index>`.
+lat_0 Latitude of origin
+lon_0 Central meridian
+lon_wrap Center longitude to use for wrapping (see below)
- +no_defs Don't use the /usr/share/proj/proj_def.dat defaults file
+over Allow longitude output outside -180 to 180 range, disables
wrapping (see below)
+pm Alternate prime meridian (typically a city name, see below)