diff --git a/FAQ.rst b/FAQ.rst index 510be3b3..5549bd7c 100644 --- a/FAQ.rst +++ b/FAQ.rst @@ -1,6 +1,23 @@ Frequently asked questions and answers ====================================== +Can you add X format support in the Fiona wheels? +------------------------------------------------- + +The short answer is no, unless the question is about a completely builtin format driver with no extra library dependencies. + +The wheels on PyPI are already painfully big at 17-24 MB. Adding Xerces (for GML) and libkml, for example, increases the size +of wheels and encumbers everyone whether they use these formats or not. That's one reason why the answer is no. The other +reason is the expense of maintaining and updating Fiona's wheel building infrastructure. Unlike conda-forge, which is a +fiscally sponsored project of NumFOCUS, the Fiona project has no budget for building wheels. We're at the limit of what we +can do for free on volunteer time. + +Can you publish Fiona wheels for new platform X? +------------------------------------------------ + +The short answer is not until there is free native CI for that platform. Even then, the project may be slow to add a new platform +to the existing matrix. As explained above, the project has no funding for building wheels. + What does "ValueError: Invalid field type " mean? ------------------------------------------------------------------------