Input/output using external programs about libosmium

[joto]

gzip and bzip is done in threads for a while now, but curl still needs to be integrated.

[joto]

I am thinking about using http://cpp-netlib.org/ for integrating the read-via-HTTP part. Looks like it is easier to use then libcurl which has a horrible API. Any opinions?

[mloskot]

easier to use then libcurl which has a horrible API. Any opinions?

Since GDAL is already a dependency, a viable alternative might be to use its libcurl wrapper: CPLHTTPFetch.

[joto]

@mloskot GDAL is only a dependency for very few things that osmium does. Dragging this into something basic like I/O is not an option.

[mloskot]

@joto Right, since it's not a hard dep. Although API/quality-wise cpp-netlib is a very good piece, there are lighter-simpler alternatives. So, whatever is your policy regarding deps and deps of deps, etc.

[joto]

It doesn't look like this will be happening anytime soon. Closing here.