[MacPorts] #70269: GDAL Missing PDF Support (at least when installed as dependency for QGIS3)

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#70269: GDAL Missing PDF Support (at least when installed as dependency for QGIS3)
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  Reporter:  mhanmore    |      Owner:  Veence
      Type:  defect      |     Status:  assigned
  Priority:  Normal      |  Milestone:
 Component:  ports       |    Version:
Resolution:              |   Keywords:
      Port:  gdal qgis3  |
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Comment (by nilason):

 The GDAL pdf-driver isn't required for QGIS core functionality, although
 you are probably right it is commonly used by QGIS users. However, as Ryan
 noted, there is no way to solve this other than to add the dependency on
 Poppler to GDAL by default. The port `poppler` is however fairly "heavy"
 port, bringing in a number of dependencies, which for other ports (than
 QGIS) with GDAL as dependency are not necessarily justified. Therefore I'm
 very hesitant to start adding dependencies to `gdal`.

 The good new is that with the release of
 [https://github.com/OSGeo/gdal/blob/v3.9.0/NEWS.md GDAL 3.9], it is
 possible to build drivers as separate plugins. This open up the
 possibility to create ports for the drivers, just like the `gdal-grass`
 port. I haven't got the time to it yet, but I plan to add new ports
 replacing some of the current variants. A port like e.g. `gdal-pdf` can
 then be added as QGIS dependant.

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Ticket URL: <https://trac.macports.org/ticket/70269#comment:7>
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