diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 4a9c6eb..36a9288 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -184,5 +184,5 @@ ds$Close()
 Please report any issue regarding the gdalBindings package to Dr. Hamamura (hamamura.caio@ifsp.edu.br)
 
 # Citing gdalBindings-R
-Hamamura, C. gdalBindings-R: wraps around GDAL C library using Rcpp for reading and writing to Raster, version 0.1.29, accessed on May 25 2024, available at: <https://github.com/caiohamamura/gdalBindings-R>
+Hamamura, C. gdalBindings-R: wraps around GDAL C library using Rcpp for reading and writing to Raster, version 0.1.30, accessed on May 28 2024, available at: <https://github.com/caiohamamura/gdalBindings-R>
 
diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 2e160df..3b9c5eb 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #! /bin/sh
 # Guess values for system-dependent variables and create Makefiles.
-# Generated by GNU Autoconf 2.71 for gdalBindings 0.1.29.
+# Generated by GNU Autoconf 2.71 for gdalBindings 0.1.30.
 #
 #
 # Copyright (C) 1992-1996, 1998-2017, 2020-2021 Free Software Foundation,
@@ -607,8 +607,8 @@ MAKEFLAGS=
 # Identity of this package.
 PACKAGE_NAME='gdalBindings'
 PACKAGE_TARNAME='gdalbindings'
-PACKAGE_VERSION='0.1.29'
-PACKAGE_STRING='gdalBindings 0.1.29'
+PACKAGE_VERSION='0.1.30'
+PACKAGE_STRING='gdalBindings 0.1.30'
 PACKAGE_BUGREPORT=''
 PACKAGE_URL=''
 
@@ -649,7 +649,6 @@ LIBOBJS
 PROJ_DATADIR
 PROJ_LIBS
 PROJ_CFLAGS
-GDAL_DEP_LIBS
 ac_ct_CC
 CFLAGS
 CC
@@ -1277,7 +1276,7 @@ if test "$ac_init_help" = "long"; then
   # Omit some internal or obsolete options to make the list less imposing.
   # This message is too long to be a string in the A/UX 3.1 sh.
   cat <<_ACEOF
-\`configure' configures gdalBindings 0.1.29 to adapt to many kinds of systems.
+\`configure' configures gdalBindings 0.1.30 to adapt to many kinds of systems.
 
 Usage: $0 [OPTION]... [VAR=VALUE]...
 
@@ -1339,7 +1338,7 @@ fi
 
 if test -n "$ac_init_help"; then
   case $ac_init_help in
-     short | recursive ) echo "Configuration of gdalBindings 0.1.29:";;
+     short | recursive ) echo "Configuration of gdalBindings 0.1.30:";;
    esac
   cat <<\_ACEOF
 
@@ -1437,7 +1436,7 @@ fi
 test -n "$ac_init_help" && exit $ac_status
 if $ac_init_version; then
   cat <<\_ACEOF
-gdalBindings configure 0.1.29
+gdalBindings configure 0.1.30
 generated by GNU Autoconf 2.71
 
 Copyright (C) 2021 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
@@ -1675,7 +1674,7 @@ cat >config.log <<_ACEOF
 This file contains any messages produced by compilers while
 running configure, to aid debugging if configure makes a mistake.
 
-It was created by gdalBindings $as_me 0.1.29, which was
+It was created by gdalBindings $as_me 0.1.30, which was
 generated by GNU Autoconf 2.71.  Invocation command line was
 
   $ $0$ac_configure_args_raw
@@ -3338,10 +3337,7 @@ ac_compiler_gnu=$ac_cv_c_compiler_gnu
 
 
 
-if test "x$os_name" = "xWindows"
-then :
-
-    # Check for GDAL using pkg-config
+# Check for GDAL using pkg-config
 
 pkg_failed=no
 { printf "%s\n" "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking for gdal" >&5
@@ -3434,10 +3430,11 @@ printf "%s\n" "yes" >&6; }
 
 fi
 
-else $as_nop
+GDAL_PKG_CONFIG_CFLAGS=$GDAL_CFLAGS
+GDAL_PKG_CONFIG_LIBS=$GDAL_LIBS
 
-    # Check for GDAL gdal-config
-  # Allow the user to specify the path to gdal-config
+# Check for GDAL gdal-config
+# Allow the user to specify the path to gdal-config
 
 # Check whether --with-gdal-config was given.
 if test ${with_gdal_config+y}
@@ -3448,12 +3445,12 @@ else $as_nop
 fi
 
 
-  # Check if the user has specified a custom path
-  if test -n "$gdal_config_path"
+# Check if the user has specified a custom path
+if test -n "$gdal_config_path"
 then :
 
-      # Check if the gdal-config exists at the specified path
-    # Extract the first word of "$gdal_config_path", so it can be a program name with args.
+    # Check if the gdal-config exists at the specified path
+  # Extract the first word of "$gdal_config_path", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy $gdal_config_path; ac_word=$2
 { printf "%s\n" "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 printf %s "checking for $ac_word... " >&6; }
@@ -3495,15 +3492,15 @@ printf "%s\n" "no" >&6; }
 fi
 
 
-    if test -z "$GDAL_CONFIG"
+  if test -z "$GDAL_CONFIG"
 then :
 
-        as_fn_error $? "gdal-config not found at specified path: $gdal_config_path" "$LINENO" 5
+      as_fn_error $? "gdal-config not found at specified path: $gdal_config_path" "$LINENO" 5
 fi
 else $as_nop
 
-      # Check for gdal-config in the default PATH
-      # Extract the first word of "gdal-config", so it can be a program name with args.
+    # Check for gdal-config in the default PATH
+    # Extract the first word of "gdal-config", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy gdal-config; ac_word=$2
 { printf "%s\n" "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 printf %s "checking for $ac_word... " >&6; }
@@ -3549,32 +3546,32 @@ fi
 
 
 
-    # If not found, error out with instructions
-    if test -z "$GDAL_CONFIG"
+  # If not found, error out with instructions
+  if test -z "$GDAL_CONFIG"
 then :
 
-      { printf "%s\n" "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}:
-        gdal-config not found.
+    { printf "%s\n" "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}:
+      gdal-config not found.
 
-        If you have installed the GDAL libraries, then make sure that
-        gdal-config is in your path. Try typing gdal-config at a
-        shell prompt and see if it runs. If not, use:
-          --configure-args='--with-gdal-config=/usr/local/bin/gdal-config'
-        with appropriate values for your installation.
+      If you have installed the GDAL libraries, then make sure that
+      gdal-config is in your path. Try typing gdal-config at a
+      shell prompt and see if it runs. If not, use:
+        --configure-args='--with-gdal-config=/usr/local/bin/gdal-config'
+      with appropriate values for your installation.
 
-        If you have not installed the GDAL libraries,
-      " >&5
+      If you have not installed the GDAL libraries,
+    " >&5
 printf "%s\n" "$as_me:
-        gdal-config not found.
+      gdal-config not found.
 
-        If you have installed the GDAL libraries, then make sure that
-        gdal-config is in your path. Try typing gdal-config at a
-        shell prompt and see if it runs. If not, use:
-          --configure-args='--with-gdal-config=/usr/local/bin/gdal-config'
-        with appropriate values for your installation.
+      If you have installed the GDAL libraries, then make sure that
+      gdal-config is in your path. Try typing gdal-config at a
+      shell prompt and see if it runs. If not, use:
+        --configure-args='--with-gdal-config=/usr/local/bin/gdal-config'
+      with appropriate values for your installation.
 
-        If you have not installed the GDAL libraries,
-      " >&6;}
+      If you have not installed the GDAL libraries,
+    " >&6;}
 
   as_fn_error $? "
       Please make sure the GDAL development package is installed:
@@ -3591,16 +3588,13 @@ printf "%s\n" "$as_me:
 fi
 fi
 
-  # Output the found path of gdal-config
-  { printf "%s\n" "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: Using gdal-config at $GDAL_CONFIG" >&5
+# Output the found path of gdal-config
+{ printf "%s\n" "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: Using gdal-config at $GDAL_CONFIG" >&5
 printf "%s\n" "$as_me: Using gdal-config at $GDAL_CONFIG" >&6;}
 
-  # Get compiler and linker flags from gdal-config
-  GDAL_CFLAGS=`${GDAL_CONFIG} --cflags`
-  GDAL_LIBS=$($GDAL_CONFIG --libs)
-
-
-fi
+# Get compiler and linker flags from gdal-config
+GDAL_CONFIG_CFLAGS=`${GDAL_CONFIG} --cflags`
+GDAL_CONFIG_LIBS=$($GDAL_CONFIG --libs)
 
 
 # Define CXXFLAGS which are used by default to compile the test program
@@ -4404,13 +4398,16 @@ printf "%s\n" "$as_me: gdal.h not found in given locations." >&6;}
 fi
 
 
-# Now try to link GDAL with gdal-config --libs only
-LIBS="${LIBS} ${GDAL_LIBS} -Wl,--verbose"
+# Try to link GDAL with `pkg-config --libs gdal` only
+GDAL_LIBS=$GDAL_PKG_CONFIG_LIBS
+LIBS="${GDAL_LIBS}"
+
+gdal_can_compile=no
 
 
 
-  { printf "%s\n" "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking whether GDAL can be linked using only \`--libs\`" >&5
-printf %s "checking whether GDAL can be linked using only \`--libs\`... " >&6; }
+  { printf "%s\n" "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking whether GDAL can be linked using only \`pkg-config --libs gdal\`" >&5
+printf %s "checking whether GDAL can be linked using only \`pkg-config --libs gdal\`... " >&6; }
   ac_ext=cpp
 ac_cpp='$CXXCPP $CPPFLAGS'
 ac_compile='$CXX -c $CXXFLAGS $CPPFLAGS conftest.$ac_ext >&5'
@@ -4439,7 +4436,67 @@ then :
 printf "%s\n" "yes" >&6; }
 
     gdal_can_compile=yes
-    GDAL_DEP_LIBS=""
+
+
+
+else $as_nop
+  # Action if the program compiles correctly
+
+      { printf "%s\n" "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: no" >&5
+printf "%s\n" "no" >&6; }
+
+     # Action if the program fails to compile
+
+fi
+rm -f core conftest.err conftest.$ac_objext conftest.beam \
+    conftest$ac_exeext conftest.$ac_ext
+  ac_ext=c
+ac_cpp='$CPP $CPPFLAGS'
+ac_compile='$CC -c $CFLAGS $CPPFLAGS conftest.$ac_ext >&5'
+ac_link='$CC -o conftest$ac_exeext $CFLAGS $CPPFLAGS $LDFLAGS conftest.$ac_ext $LIBS >&5'
+ac_compiler_gnu=$ac_cv_c_compiler_gnu
+
+
+
+if test "x$gdal_can_compile" = "xno"
+then :
+
+  # Now try to link GDAL with gdal-config --libs only
+  GDAL_LIBS=$GDAL_CONFIG_LIBS
+  LIBS="${GDAL_LIBS}"
+
+
+  { printf "%s\n" "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking whether GDAL can be linked using only \`gdal-config --libs\`" >&5
+printf %s "checking whether GDAL can be linked using only \`gdal-config --libs\`... " >&6; }
+  ac_ext=cpp
+ac_cpp='$CXXCPP $CPPFLAGS'
+ac_compile='$CXX -c $CXXFLAGS $CPPFLAGS conftest.$ac_ext >&5'
+ac_link='$CXX -o conftest$ac_exeext $CXXFLAGS $CPPFLAGS $LDFLAGS conftest.$ac_ext $LIBS >&5'
+ac_compiler_gnu=$ac_cv_cxx_compiler_gnu
+
+  cat confdefs.h - <<_ACEOF >conftest.$ac_ext
+/* end confdefs.h.  */
+
+    #include <gdal.h>
+int
+main (void)
+{
+GDALAllRegister();
+
+  ;
+  return 0;
+}
+
+
+_ACEOF
+if ac_fn_cxx_try_link "$LINENO"
+then :
+
+      { printf "%s\n" "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: yes" >&5
+printf "%s\n" "yes" >&6; }
+
+      gdal_can_compile=yes
+
 
 
 else $as_nop
@@ -4448,9 +4505,69 @@ else $as_nop
       { printf "%s\n" "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: no" >&5
 printf "%s\n" "no" >&6; }
 
-    gdal_can_compile=no
+     # Action if the program fails to compile
+
+fi
+rm -f core conftest.err conftest.$ac_objext conftest.beam \
+    conftest$ac_exeext conftest.$ac_ext
+  ac_ext=c
+ac_cpp='$CPP $CPPFLAGS'
+ac_compile='$CC -c $CFLAGS $CPPFLAGS conftest.$ac_ext >&5'
+ac_link='$CC -o conftest$ac_exeext $CFLAGS $CPPFLAGS $LDFLAGS conftest.$ac_ext $LIBS >&5'
+ac_compiler_gnu=$ac_cv_c_compiler_gnu
+
+
+
+fi
 
 
+if test "x$gdal_can_compile" = "xno"
+then :
+
+  # Now try to link GDAL with gdal-config --libs --dep-libs
+  GDAL_LIBS=$($GDAL_CONFIG --libs --dep-libs)
+  LIBS="${GDAL_LIBS}"
+
+
+  { printf "%s\n" "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking whether GDAL can be linked using \`gdal-config --libs --dep-libs\`" >&5
+printf %s "checking whether GDAL can be linked using \`gdal-config --libs --dep-libs\`... " >&6; }
+  ac_ext=cpp
+ac_cpp='$CXXCPP $CPPFLAGS'
+ac_compile='$CXX -c $CXXFLAGS $CPPFLAGS conftest.$ac_ext >&5'
+ac_link='$CXX -o conftest$ac_exeext $CXXFLAGS $CPPFLAGS $LDFLAGS conftest.$ac_ext $LIBS >&5'
+ac_compiler_gnu=$ac_cv_cxx_compiler_gnu
+
+  cat confdefs.h - <<_ACEOF >conftest.$ac_ext
+/* end confdefs.h.  */
+
+    #include <gdal.h>
+int
+main (void)
+{
+GDALAllRegister();
+
+  ;
+  return 0;
+}
+
+
+_ACEOF
+if ac_fn_cxx_try_link "$LINENO"
+then :
+
+      { printf "%s\n" "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: yes" >&5
+printf "%s\n" "yes" >&6; }
+
+      gdal_can_compile=yes
+
+
+
+else $as_nop
+  # Action if the program compiles correctly
+
+      { printf "%s\n" "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: no" >&5
+printf "%s\n" "no" >&6; }
+
      # Action if the program fails to compile
 
 fi
@@ -4464,14 +4581,19 @@ ac_compiler_gnu=$ac_cv_c_compiler_gnu
 
 
 
+fi
+
 if test "x$gdal_can_compile" = "xno"
 then :
-  GDAL_DEP_LIBS=$($GDAL_CONFIG --dep-libs)
-  LIBS="${LIBS} ${GDAL_DEP_LIBS}"
+
+  # Now try to link GDAL with pkg-config --libs gdal and gdal-config --dep-libs
+  GDAL_LIBS=$GDAL_PKG_CONFIG_LIBS
+  GDAL_LIBS="${GDAL_LIBS} $($GDAL_CONFIG --dep-libs)"
+  LIBS="${GDAL_LIBS}"
 
 
-  { printf "%s\n" "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking whether GDAL can be linked using \`--libs\` and \`gdal-config --dep-libs\`" >&5
-printf %s "checking whether GDAL can be linked using \`--libs\` and \`gdal-config --dep-libs\`... " >&6; }
+  { printf "%s\n" "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking whether GDAL can be linked using both \`pkg-config --libs gdal\` and \`gdal-config --dep-libs\`" >&5
+printf %s "checking whether GDAL can be linked using both \`pkg-config --libs gdal\` and \`gdal-config --dep-libs\`... " >&6; }
   ac_ext=cpp
 ac_cpp='$CXXCPP $CPPFLAGS'
 ac_compile='$CXX -c $CXXFLAGS $CPPFLAGS conftest.$ac_ext >&5'
@@ -4499,6 +4621,8 @@ then :
       { printf "%s\n" "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: yes" >&5
 printf "%s\n" "yes" >&6; }
 
+      gdal_can_compile=yes
+
 
 else $as_nop
   # Action if the program compiles correctly
@@ -4507,14 +4631,10 @@ else $as_nop
 printf "%s\n" "no" >&6; }
 
       { printf "%s\n" "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}:
-        Could not link to GDAL
-        neither with \`gdal-config --libs\` only
-        nor with \`--libs\` and \`--dep-libs\`.
+        Could not link to GDAL using \`pkg-config\` nor \`gdal-config\`.
       " >&5
 printf "%s\n" "$as_me:
-        Could not link to GDAL
-        neither with \`gdal-config --libs\` only
-        nor with \`--libs\` and \`--dep-libs\`.
+        Could not link to GDAL using \`pkg-config\` nor \`gdal-config\`.
       " >&6;}
 
   as_fn_error $? "
@@ -4546,8 +4666,6 @@ fi
 
 
 
-
-
 ################
 ## PROJ
 ################
@@ -4716,12 +4834,14 @@ _ACEOF
 if ac_fn_cxx_try_run "$LINENO"
 then :
 
-    { printf "%s\n" "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: yes" >&5
+  { printf "%s\n" "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: yes" >&5
 printf "%s\n" "yes" >&6; }
 
 else $as_nop
 
-    as_fn_error $? "proj test program failed to run" "$LINENO" 5
+  { printf "%s\n" "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: no" >&5
+printf "%s\n" "no" >&6; }
+  as_fn_error $? "PROJ test program failed to run" "$LINENO" 5
 
 fi
 rm -f core *.core core.conftest.* gmon.out bb.out conftest$ac_exeext \
@@ -5290,7 +5410,7 @@ cat >>$CONFIG_STATUS <<\_ACEOF || ac_write_fail=1
 # report actual input values of CONFIG_FILES etc. instead of their
 # values after options handling.
 ac_log="
-This file was extended by gdalBindings $as_me 0.1.29, which was
+This file was extended by gdalBindings $as_me 0.1.30, which was
 generated by GNU Autoconf 2.71.  Invocation command line was
 
   CONFIG_FILES    = $CONFIG_FILES
@@ -5345,7 +5465,7 @@ ac_cs_config_escaped=`printf "%s\n" "$ac_cs_config" | sed "s/^ //; s/'/'\\\\\\\\
 cat >>$CONFIG_STATUS <<_ACEOF || ac_write_fail=1
 ac_cs_config='$ac_cs_config_escaped'
 ac_cs_version="\\
-gdalBindings config.status 0.1.29
+gdalBindings config.status 0.1.30
 configured by $0, generated by GNU Autoconf 2.71,
   with options \\"\$ac_cs_config\\"
 
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index a4921bb..4ef72ce 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # Initialize the package and version
-AC_INIT([gdalBindings],[0.1.29])
+AC_INIT([gdalBindings],[0.1.30])
 
 # Initialize autoconfig
 AC_PREREQ([2.71])
@@ -60,54 +60,52 @@ AC_DEFUN([GDAL_TEST_PROGRAM_IFELSE], [
 ])
 
 
-AS_IF([test "x$os_name" = "xWindows"],
-  [
-    # Check for GDAL using pkg-config
-    PKG_CHECK_MODULES([GDAL], [gdal])
-  ],
-  [
-    # Check for GDAL gdal-config
-  # Allow the user to specify the path to gdal-config
-  AC_ARG_WITH([gdal-config],
-    [AS_HELP_STRING([--with-gdal-config=PATH], [specify the path to gdal-config])],
-    [gdal_config_path=$withval], [gdal_config_path=""])
-
-  # Check if the user has specified a custom path
-  AS_IF([test -n "$gdal_config_path"],
-    [
-      # Check if the gdal-config exists at the specified path
-    AC_CHECK_PROG([GDAL_CONFIG], [$gdal_config_path], [$gdal_config_path])
-    AS_IF([test -z "$GDAL_CONFIG"], [
-        AC_MSG_ERROR([gdal-config not found at specified path: $gdal_config_path])])],
-    [
-      # Check for gdal-config in the default PATH
-      AC_PATH_PROG([GDAL_CONFIG], [gdal-config])
-    
-    # If not found, error out with instructions
-    AS_IF([test -z "$GDAL_CONFIG"], [
-      AC_MSG_NOTICE([
-        gdal-config not found.
-
-        If you have installed the GDAL libraries, then make sure that
-        gdal-config is in your path. Try typing gdal-config at a
-        shell prompt and see if it runs. If not, use:
-          --configure-args='--with-gdal-config=/usr/local/bin/gdal-config'
-        with appropriate values for your installation.
+# Check for GDAL using pkg-config
+PKG_CHECK_MODULES([GDAL], [gdal])
 
-        If you have not installed the GDAL libraries,
-      ])
-      GDAL_INSTALLATION_ERROR
-    ]
-    )])
+GDAL_PKG_CONFIG_CFLAGS=$GDAL_CFLAGS
+GDAL_PKG_CONFIG_LIBS=$GDAL_LIBS
 
-  # Output the found path of gdal-config
-  AC_MSG_NOTICE([Using gdal-config at $GDAL_CONFIG])
+# Check for GDAL gdal-config
+# Allow the user to specify the path to gdal-config
+AC_ARG_WITH([gdal-config],
+  [AS_HELP_STRING([--with-gdal-config=PATH], [specify the path to gdal-config])],
+  [gdal_config_path=$withval], [gdal_config_path=""])
 
-  # Get compiler and linker flags from gdal-config
-  GDAL_CFLAGS=`${GDAL_CONFIG} --cflags`
-  GDAL_LIBS=$($GDAL_CONFIG --libs)
+# Check if the user has specified a custom path
+AS_IF([test -n "$gdal_config_path"],
+  [
+    # Check if the gdal-config exists at the specified path
+  AC_CHECK_PROG([GDAL_CONFIG], [$gdal_config_path], [$gdal_config_path])
+  AS_IF([test -z "$GDAL_CONFIG"], [
+      AC_MSG_ERROR([gdal-config not found at specified path: $gdal_config_path])])],
+  [
+    # Check for gdal-config in the default PATH
+    AC_PATH_PROG([GDAL_CONFIG], [gdal-config])
+  
+  # If not found, error out with instructions
+  AS_IF([test -z "$GDAL_CONFIG"], [
+    AC_MSG_NOTICE([
+      gdal-config not found.
+
+      If you have installed the GDAL libraries, then make sure that
+      gdal-config is in your path. Try typing gdal-config at a
+      shell prompt and see if it runs. If not, use:
+        --configure-args='--with-gdal-config=/usr/local/bin/gdal-config'
+      with appropriate values for your installation.
+
+      If you have not installed the GDAL libraries,
+    ])
+    GDAL_INSTALLATION_ERROR
   ]
-)
+  )])
+
+# Output the found path of gdal-config
+AC_MSG_NOTICE([Using gdal-config at $GDAL_CONFIG])
+
+# Get compiler and linker flags from gdal-config
+GDAL_CONFIG_CFLAGS=`${GDAL_CONFIG} --cflags`
+GDAL_CONFIG_LIBS=$($GDAL_CONFIG --libs)
 
 
 # Define CXXFLAGS which are used by default to compile the test program
@@ -125,41 +123,67 @@ AC_CHECK_HEADER([gdal.h],
   ]
 )
 
-# Now try to link GDAL with gdal-config --libs only
-LIBS="${LIBS} ${GDAL_LIBS} -Wl,--verbose"
+# Try to link GDAL with `pkg-config --libs gdal` only
+GDAL_LIBS=$GDAL_PKG_CONFIG_LIBS
+LIBS="${GDAL_LIBS}"
+
+gdal_can_compile=no
 
 GDAL_TEST_PROGRAM_IFELSE(
-  [whether GDAL can be linked using only `--libs`],
+  [whether GDAL can be linked using only `pkg-config --libs gdal`],
   [
     gdal_can_compile=yes
-    GDAL_DEP_LIBS=""
-  ],
-  [
-    gdal_can_compile=no
   ]
 )
 
-AS_IF([test "x$gdal_can_compile" = "xno"],
-  GDAL_DEP_LIBS=$($GDAL_CONFIG --dep-libs)
-  LIBS="${LIBS} ${GDAL_DEP_LIBS}"
+AS_IF([test "x$gdal_can_compile" = "xno"], [
+  # Now try to link GDAL with gdal-config --libs only
+  GDAL_LIBS=$GDAL_CONFIG_LIBS
+  LIBS="${GDAL_LIBS}"
+
+  GDAL_TEST_PROGRAM_IFELSE(
+    [whether GDAL can be linked using only `gdal-config --libs`],
+    [
+      gdal_can_compile=yes
+    ]
+  ) 
+])
+
+
+AS_IF([test "x$gdal_can_compile" = "xno"], [
+  # Now try to link GDAL with gdal-config --libs --dep-libs
+  GDAL_LIBS=$($GDAL_CONFIG --libs --dep-libs)
+  LIBS="${GDAL_LIBS}"
+  
+  GDAL_TEST_PROGRAM_IFELSE(
+    [whether GDAL can be linked using `gdal-config --libs --dep-libs`],
+    [
+      gdal_can_compile=yes
+    ]
+  )
+])
+
+AS_IF([test "x$gdal_can_compile" = "xno"], [
+  # Now try to link GDAL with pkg-config --libs gdal and gdal-config --dep-libs
+  GDAL_LIBS=$GDAL_PKG_CONFIG_LIBS
+  GDAL_LIBS="${GDAL_LIBS} $($GDAL_CONFIG --dep-libs)"
+  LIBS="${GDAL_LIBS}"
   
   GDAL_TEST_PROGRAM_IFELSE(
-    [whether GDAL can be linked using `--libs` and `gdal-config --dep-libs`],
-    [],
+    [whether GDAL can be linked using both `pkg-config --libs gdal` and `gdal-config --dep-libs`],
+    [
+      gdal_can_compile=yes
+    ],
     [
       AC_MSG_NOTICE([
-        Could not link to GDAL
-        neither with `gdal-config --libs` only
-        nor with `--libs` and `--dep-libs`.
+        Could not link to GDAL using `pkg-config` nor `gdal-config`.
       ])
       GDAL_INSTALLATION_ERROR
     ]
   )
-)
+])
 
 AC_SUBST([GDAL_LIBS])
-AC_SUBST([GDAL_DEP_LIBS])
-
 
 ################
 ## PROJ
@@ -188,9 +212,10 @@ AC_RUN_IFELSE([
         return ret;
     ]])
 ], [
-    AC_MSG_RESULT([yes])
+  AC_MSG_RESULT([yes])
 ], [
-    AC_MSG_ERROR([proj test program failed to run])
+  AC_MSG_RESULT([no])
+  AC_MSG_ERROR([PROJ test program failed to run])
 ])
 AC_LANG_POP([C++])
 
diff --git a/configure.win b/configure.win
index 2e160df..3b9c5eb 100644
--- a/configure.win
+++ b/configure.win
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #! /bin/sh
 # Guess values for system-dependent variables and create Makefiles.
-# Generated by GNU Autoconf 2.71 for gdalBindings 0.1.29.
+# Generated by GNU Autoconf 2.71 for gdalBindings 0.1.30.
 #
 #
 # Copyright (C) 1992-1996, 1998-2017, 2020-2021 Free Software Foundation,
@@ -607,8 +607,8 @@ MAKEFLAGS=
 # Identity of this package.
 PACKAGE_NAME='gdalBindings'
 PACKAGE_TARNAME='gdalbindings'
-PACKAGE_VERSION='0.1.29'
-PACKAGE_STRING='gdalBindings 0.1.29'
+PACKAGE_VERSION='0.1.30'
+PACKAGE_STRING='gdalBindings 0.1.30'
 PACKAGE_BUGREPORT=''
 PACKAGE_URL=''
 
@@ -649,7 +649,6 @@ LIBOBJS
 PROJ_DATADIR
 PROJ_LIBS
 PROJ_CFLAGS
-GDAL_DEP_LIBS
 ac_ct_CC
 CFLAGS
 CC
@@ -1277,7 +1276,7 @@ if test "$ac_init_help" = "long"; then
   # Omit some internal or obsolete options to make the list less imposing.
   # This message is too long to be a string in the A/UX 3.1 sh.
   cat <<_ACEOF
-\`configure' configures gdalBindings 0.1.29 to adapt to many kinds of systems.
+\`configure' configures gdalBindings 0.1.30 to adapt to many kinds of systems.
 
 Usage: $0 [OPTION]... [VAR=VALUE]...
 
@@ -1339,7 +1338,7 @@ fi
 
 if test -n "$ac_init_help"; then
   case $ac_init_help in
-     short | recursive ) echo "Configuration of gdalBindings 0.1.29:";;
+     short | recursive ) echo "Configuration of gdalBindings 0.1.30:";;
    esac
   cat <<\_ACEOF
 
@@ -1437,7 +1436,7 @@ fi
 test -n "$ac_init_help" && exit $ac_status
 if $ac_init_version; then
   cat <<\_ACEOF
-gdalBindings configure 0.1.29
+gdalBindings configure 0.1.30
 generated by GNU Autoconf 2.71
 
 Copyright (C) 2021 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
@@ -1675,7 +1674,7 @@ cat >config.log <<_ACEOF
 This file contains any messages produced by compilers while
 running configure, to aid debugging if configure makes a mistake.
 
-It was created by gdalBindings $as_me 0.1.29, which was
+It was created by gdalBindings $as_me 0.1.30, which was
 generated by GNU Autoconf 2.71.  Invocation command line was
 
   $ $0$ac_configure_args_raw
@@ -3338,10 +3337,7 @@ ac_compiler_gnu=$ac_cv_c_compiler_gnu
 
 
 
-if test "x$os_name" = "xWindows"
-then :
-
-    # Check for GDAL using pkg-config
+# Check for GDAL using pkg-config
 
 pkg_failed=no
 { printf "%s\n" "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking for gdal" >&5
@@ -3434,10 +3430,11 @@ printf "%s\n" "yes" >&6; }
 
 fi
 
-else $as_nop
+GDAL_PKG_CONFIG_CFLAGS=$GDAL_CFLAGS
+GDAL_PKG_CONFIG_LIBS=$GDAL_LIBS
 
-    # Check for GDAL gdal-config
-  # Allow the user to specify the path to gdal-config
+# Check for GDAL gdal-config
+# Allow the user to specify the path to gdal-config
 
 # Check whether --with-gdal-config was given.
 if test ${with_gdal_config+y}
@@ -3448,12 +3445,12 @@ else $as_nop
 fi
 
 
-  # Check if the user has specified a custom path
-  if test -n "$gdal_config_path"
+# Check if the user has specified a custom path
+if test -n "$gdal_config_path"
 then :
 
-      # Check if the gdal-config exists at the specified path
-    # Extract the first word of "$gdal_config_path", so it can be a program name with args.
+    # Check if the gdal-config exists at the specified path
+  # Extract the first word of "$gdal_config_path", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy $gdal_config_path; ac_word=$2
 { printf "%s\n" "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 printf %s "checking for $ac_word... " >&6; }
@@ -3495,15 +3492,15 @@ printf "%s\n" "no" >&6; }
 fi
 
 
-    if test -z "$GDAL_CONFIG"
+  if test -z "$GDAL_CONFIG"
 then :
 
-        as_fn_error $? "gdal-config not found at specified path: $gdal_config_path" "$LINENO" 5
+      as_fn_error $? "gdal-config not found at specified path: $gdal_config_path" "$LINENO" 5
 fi
 else $as_nop
 
-      # Check for gdal-config in the default PATH
-      # Extract the first word of "gdal-config", so it can be a program name with args.
+    # Check for gdal-config in the default PATH
+    # Extract the first word of "gdal-config", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy gdal-config; ac_word=$2
 { printf "%s\n" "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 printf %s "checking for $ac_word... " >&6; }
@@ -3549,32 +3546,32 @@ fi
 
 
 
-    # If not found, error out with instructions
-    if test -z "$GDAL_CONFIG"
+  # If not found, error out with instructions
+  if test -z "$GDAL_CONFIG"
 then :
 
-      { printf "%s\n" "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}:
-        gdal-config not found.
+    { printf "%s\n" "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}:
+      gdal-config not found.
 
-        If you have installed the GDAL libraries, then make sure that
-        gdal-config is in your path. Try typing gdal-config at a
-        shell prompt and see if it runs. If not, use:
-          --configure-args='--with-gdal-config=/usr/local/bin/gdal-config'
-        with appropriate values for your installation.
+      If you have installed the GDAL libraries, then make sure that
+      gdal-config is in your path. Try typing gdal-config at a
+      shell prompt and see if it runs. If not, use:
+        --configure-args='--with-gdal-config=/usr/local/bin/gdal-config'
+      with appropriate values for your installation.
 
-        If you have not installed the GDAL libraries,
-      " >&5
+      If you have not installed the GDAL libraries,
+    " >&5
 printf "%s\n" "$as_me:
-        gdal-config not found.
+      gdal-config not found.
 
-        If you have installed the GDAL libraries, then make sure that
-        gdal-config is in your path. Try typing gdal-config at a
-        shell prompt and see if it runs. If not, use:
-          --configure-args='--with-gdal-config=/usr/local/bin/gdal-config'
-        with appropriate values for your installation.
+      If you have installed the GDAL libraries, then make sure that
+      gdal-config is in your path. Try typing gdal-config at a
+      shell prompt and see if it runs. If not, use:
+        --configure-args='--with-gdal-config=/usr/local/bin/gdal-config'
+      with appropriate values for your installation.
 
-        If you have not installed the GDAL libraries,
-      " >&6;}
+      If you have not installed the GDAL libraries,
+    " >&6;}
 
   as_fn_error $? "
       Please make sure the GDAL development package is installed:
@@ -3591,16 +3588,13 @@ printf "%s\n" "$as_me:
 fi
 fi
 
-  # Output the found path of gdal-config
-  { printf "%s\n" "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: Using gdal-config at $GDAL_CONFIG" >&5
+# Output the found path of gdal-config
+{ printf "%s\n" "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: Using gdal-config at $GDAL_CONFIG" >&5
 printf "%s\n" "$as_me: Using gdal-config at $GDAL_CONFIG" >&6;}
 
-  # Get compiler and linker flags from gdal-config
-  GDAL_CFLAGS=`${GDAL_CONFIG} --cflags`
-  GDAL_LIBS=$($GDAL_CONFIG --libs)
-
-
-fi
+# Get compiler and linker flags from gdal-config
+GDAL_CONFIG_CFLAGS=`${GDAL_CONFIG} --cflags`
+GDAL_CONFIG_LIBS=$($GDAL_CONFIG --libs)
 
 
 # Define CXXFLAGS which are used by default to compile the test program
@@ -4404,13 +4398,16 @@ printf "%s\n" "$as_me: gdal.h not found in given locations." >&6;}
 fi
 
 
-# Now try to link GDAL with gdal-config --libs only
-LIBS="${LIBS} ${GDAL_LIBS} -Wl,--verbose"
+# Try to link GDAL with `pkg-config --libs gdal` only
+GDAL_LIBS=$GDAL_PKG_CONFIG_LIBS
+LIBS="${GDAL_LIBS}"
+
+gdal_can_compile=no
 
 
 
-  { printf "%s\n" "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking whether GDAL can be linked using only \`--libs\`" >&5
-printf %s "checking whether GDAL can be linked using only \`--libs\`... " >&6; }
+  { printf "%s\n" "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking whether GDAL can be linked using only \`pkg-config --libs gdal\`" >&5
+printf %s "checking whether GDAL can be linked using only \`pkg-config --libs gdal\`... " >&6; }
   ac_ext=cpp
 ac_cpp='$CXXCPP $CPPFLAGS'
 ac_compile='$CXX -c $CXXFLAGS $CPPFLAGS conftest.$ac_ext >&5'
@@ -4439,7 +4436,67 @@ then :
 printf "%s\n" "yes" >&6; }
 
     gdal_can_compile=yes
-    GDAL_DEP_LIBS=""
+
+
+
+else $as_nop
+  # Action if the program compiles correctly
+
+      { printf "%s\n" "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: no" >&5
+printf "%s\n" "no" >&6; }
+
+     # Action if the program fails to compile
+
+fi
+rm -f core conftest.err conftest.$ac_objext conftest.beam \
+    conftest$ac_exeext conftest.$ac_ext
+  ac_ext=c
+ac_cpp='$CPP $CPPFLAGS'
+ac_compile='$CC -c $CFLAGS $CPPFLAGS conftest.$ac_ext >&5'
+ac_link='$CC -o conftest$ac_exeext $CFLAGS $CPPFLAGS $LDFLAGS conftest.$ac_ext $LIBS >&5'
+ac_compiler_gnu=$ac_cv_c_compiler_gnu
+
+
+
+if test "x$gdal_can_compile" = "xno"
+then :
+
+  # Now try to link GDAL with gdal-config --libs only
+  GDAL_LIBS=$GDAL_CONFIG_LIBS
+  LIBS="${GDAL_LIBS}"
+
+
+  { printf "%s\n" "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking whether GDAL can be linked using only \`gdal-config --libs\`" >&5
+printf %s "checking whether GDAL can be linked using only \`gdal-config --libs\`... " >&6; }
+  ac_ext=cpp
+ac_cpp='$CXXCPP $CPPFLAGS'
+ac_compile='$CXX -c $CXXFLAGS $CPPFLAGS conftest.$ac_ext >&5'
+ac_link='$CXX -o conftest$ac_exeext $CXXFLAGS $CPPFLAGS $LDFLAGS conftest.$ac_ext $LIBS >&5'
+ac_compiler_gnu=$ac_cv_cxx_compiler_gnu
+
+  cat confdefs.h - <<_ACEOF >conftest.$ac_ext
+/* end confdefs.h.  */
+
+    #include <gdal.h>
+int
+main (void)
+{
+GDALAllRegister();
+
+  ;
+  return 0;
+}
+
+
+_ACEOF
+if ac_fn_cxx_try_link "$LINENO"
+then :
+
+      { printf "%s\n" "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: yes" >&5
+printf "%s\n" "yes" >&6; }
+
+      gdal_can_compile=yes
+
 
 
 else $as_nop
@@ -4448,9 +4505,69 @@ else $as_nop
       { printf "%s\n" "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: no" >&5
 printf "%s\n" "no" >&6; }
 
-    gdal_can_compile=no
+     # Action if the program fails to compile
+
+fi
+rm -f core conftest.err conftest.$ac_objext conftest.beam \
+    conftest$ac_exeext conftest.$ac_ext
+  ac_ext=c
+ac_cpp='$CPP $CPPFLAGS'
+ac_compile='$CC -c $CFLAGS $CPPFLAGS conftest.$ac_ext >&5'
+ac_link='$CC -o conftest$ac_exeext $CFLAGS $CPPFLAGS $LDFLAGS conftest.$ac_ext $LIBS >&5'
+ac_compiler_gnu=$ac_cv_c_compiler_gnu
+
+
+
+fi
 
 
+if test "x$gdal_can_compile" = "xno"
+then :
+
+  # Now try to link GDAL with gdal-config --libs --dep-libs
+  GDAL_LIBS=$($GDAL_CONFIG --libs --dep-libs)
+  LIBS="${GDAL_LIBS}"
+
+
+  { printf "%s\n" "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking whether GDAL can be linked using \`gdal-config --libs --dep-libs\`" >&5
+printf %s "checking whether GDAL can be linked using \`gdal-config --libs --dep-libs\`... " >&6; }
+  ac_ext=cpp
+ac_cpp='$CXXCPP $CPPFLAGS'
+ac_compile='$CXX -c $CXXFLAGS $CPPFLAGS conftest.$ac_ext >&5'
+ac_link='$CXX -o conftest$ac_exeext $CXXFLAGS $CPPFLAGS $LDFLAGS conftest.$ac_ext $LIBS >&5'
+ac_compiler_gnu=$ac_cv_cxx_compiler_gnu
+
+  cat confdefs.h - <<_ACEOF >conftest.$ac_ext
+/* end confdefs.h.  */
+
+    #include <gdal.h>
+int
+main (void)
+{
+GDALAllRegister();
+
+  ;
+  return 0;
+}
+
+
+_ACEOF
+if ac_fn_cxx_try_link "$LINENO"
+then :
+
+      { printf "%s\n" "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: yes" >&5
+printf "%s\n" "yes" >&6; }
+
+      gdal_can_compile=yes
+
+
+
+else $as_nop
+  # Action if the program compiles correctly
+
+      { printf "%s\n" "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: no" >&5
+printf "%s\n" "no" >&6; }
+
      # Action if the program fails to compile
 
 fi
@@ -4464,14 +4581,19 @@ ac_compiler_gnu=$ac_cv_c_compiler_gnu
 
 
 
+fi
+
 if test "x$gdal_can_compile" = "xno"
 then :
-  GDAL_DEP_LIBS=$($GDAL_CONFIG --dep-libs)
-  LIBS="${LIBS} ${GDAL_DEP_LIBS}"
+
+  # Now try to link GDAL with pkg-config --libs gdal and gdal-config --dep-libs
+  GDAL_LIBS=$GDAL_PKG_CONFIG_LIBS
+  GDAL_LIBS="${GDAL_LIBS} $($GDAL_CONFIG --dep-libs)"
+  LIBS="${GDAL_LIBS}"
 
 
-  { printf "%s\n" "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking whether GDAL can be linked using \`--libs\` and \`gdal-config --dep-libs\`" >&5
-printf %s "checking whether GDAL can be linked using \`--libs\` and \`gdal-config --dep-libs\`... " >&6; }
+  { printf "%s\n" "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking whether GDAL can be linked using both \`pkg-config --libs gdal\` and \`gdal-config --dep-libs\`" >&5
+printf %s "checking whether GDAL can be linked using both \`pkg-config --libs gdal\` and \`gdal-config --dep-libs\`... " >&6; }
   ac_ext=cpp
 ac_cpp='$CXXCPP $CPPFLAGS'
 ac_compile='$CXX -c $CXXFLAGS $CPPFLAGS conftest.$ac_ext >&5'
@@ -4499,6 +4621,8 @@ then :
       { printf "%s\n" "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: yes" >&5
 printf "%s\n" "yes" >&6; }
 
+      gdal_can_compile=yes
+
 
 else $as_nop
   # Action if the program compiles correctly
@@ -4507,14 +4631,10 @@ else $as_nop
 printf "%s\n" "no" >&6; }
 
       { printf "%s\n" "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}:
-        Could not link to GDAL
-        neither with \`gdal-config --libs\` only
-        nor with \`--libs\` and \`--dep-libs\`.
+        Could not link to GDAL using \`pkg-config\` nor \`gdal-config\`.
       " >&5
 printf "%s\n" "$as_me:
-        Could not link to GDAL
-        neither with \`gdal-config --libs\` only
-        nor with \`--libs\` and \`--dep-libs\`.
+        Could not link to GDAL using \`pkg-config\` nor \`gdal-config\`.
       " >&6;}
 
   as_fn_error $? "
@@ -4546,8 +4666,6 @@ fi
 
 
 
-
-
 ################
 ## PROJ
 ################
@@ -4716,12 +4834,14 @@ _ACEOF
 if ac_fn_cxx_try_run "$LINENO"
 then :
 
-    { printf "%s\n" "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: yes" >&5
+  { printf "%s\n" "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: yes" >&5
 printf "%s\n" "yes" >&6; }
 
 else $as_nop
 
-    as_fn_error $? "proj test program failed to run" "$LINENO" 5
+  { printf "%s\n" "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: no" >&5
+printf "%s\n" "no" >&6; }
+  as_fn_error $? "PROJ test program failed to run" "$LINENO" 5
 
 fi
 rm -f core *.core core.conftest.* gmon.out bb.out conftest$ac_exeext \
@@ -5290,7 +5410,7 @@ cat >>$CONFIG_STATUS <<\_ACEOF || ac_write_fail=1
 # report actual input values of CONFIG_FILES etc. instead of their
 # values after options handling.
 ac_log="
-This file was extended by gdalBindings $as_me 0.1.29, which was
+This file was extended by gdalBindings $as_me 0.1.30, which was
 generated by GNU Autoconf 2.71.  Invocation command line was
 
   CONFIG_FILES    = $CONFIG_FILES
@@ -5345,7 +5465,7 @@ ac_cs_config_escaped=`printf "%s\n" "$ac_cs_config" | sed "s/^ //; s/'/'\\\\\\\\
 cat >>$CONFIG_STATUS <<_ACEOF || ac_write_fail=1
 ac_cs_config='$ac_cs_config_escaped'
 ac_cs_version="\\
-gdalBindings config.status 0.1.29
+gdalBindings config.status 0.1.30
 configured by $0, generated by GNU Autoconf 2.71,
   with options \\"\$ac_cs_config\\"
 
diff --git a/src/Makevars.in b/src/Makevars.in
index b4f5f96..9f78021 100644
--- a/src/Makevars.in
+++ b/src/Makevars.in
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 PKG_CPPFLAGS = @GDAL_CFLAGS@ @PROJ_CFLAGS@
-PKG_LIBS = @GDAL_LIBS@ @GDAL_DEP_LIBS@ @PROJ_LIBS@
+PKG_LIBS = @GDAL_LIBS@ @PROJ_LIBS@
 
 # Copy PROJ data directory to inst/proj
 PROJ_DATADIR = @PROJ_DATADIR@