It could be that I have some Cygwin install left over. I also have python(x,y) installed but don't think that is what is messing with WinGrass. I will take a look at my path environmental variables and post an update tomorrow.
Thanks daniel On Mon, Jul 5, 2010 at 6:19 PM, Luigi Ponti <[email protected]> wrote: > ...sorry: reposting with a decent subject line... > > Dear Daniel, > > I have a one-month-old (apologize) wingrass 6.4.svn installed from > http://josef.fsv.cvut.cz/wingrass/ on windows7. > > Date: Mon, 5 Jul 2010 17:11:39 -0300 > From: Daniel Victoria <[email protected]> > > > [...] Opening a separate MSys console > and executing /grass/bin/grass64svn will start the Select location > window and after I click on Start, Grass crashes with the following > error: > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > $ grass64svn > Cleaning up temporary files ... > Starting GRASS ... > ATENÇÃO: Attention! > ATENÇÃO: Locking is not supported on Windows! > __________ ___ __________ _______________ > / ____/ __ \/ | / ___/ ___/ / ____/ _/ ___/ > / / __/ /_/ / /| | \__ \\_ \ / / __ / / \__ \ > / /_/ / _, _/ ___ |___/ /__/ / / /_/ // / ___/ / > \____/_/ |_/_/ |_/____/____/ \____/___//____/ > > Welcome to GRASS 6.4.0svn (2010) > GRASS homepage: http://grass.osgeo.org/ > This version running thru: GNU Bash (Cygwin) > (/usr/bin/bash.exe) > > > sounds like you are running through Cygwin ("GNU Bash (Cygwin) > (/usr/bin/bash.exe)") -- on my machine the MSys desktop link triggers a > welcome screen that at the same line says "Bourne Shell (/bin/sh)" (and > everything works as expected including the wxpython GUI): > > Cleaning up temporary files ... > Starting GRASS ... > ATTENZIONE: Attention! > ATTENZIONE: Locking is not supported on Windows! > __________ ___ __________ _______________ > / ____/ __ \/ | / ___/ ___/ / ____/ _/ ___/ > / / __/ /_/ / /| | \__ \\_ \ / / __ / / \__ \ > / /_/ / _, _/ ___ |___/ /__/ / / /_/ // / ___/ / > \____/_/ |_/_/ |_/____/____/ \____/___//____/ > > Welcome to GRASS 6.4.0svn (2010) > GRASS homepage: http://grass.osgeo.org/ > This version running thru: Bourne Shell (/bin/sh) > Help is available with the command: g.manual -i > See the licence terms with: g.version -c > If required, restart the GUI with: g.gui wxpython > When ready to quit enter: exit > > GRASS 6.4> > > Do you by any chance have Cygwin bash.exe on your %PATH% environmental > variable? > > As for the Python errors you mention, I am not sure but it may again be a > problem related to %PATH% settings. It is indeed possible to have heritage > Cygwin/GRASS and the new native Wingrass running on the same machine, but > care must be taken to avoid messing with the global %PATH%. > > As for running R from GRASS, an approach I have found useful is to follow > the advice by Glynn Clements, i.e. not running GRASS from MSys but instead > use a simple DOS box started via a batch file that sets required > environmental variables to run GRASS, and then call the shell executable > sh.exe (shell scripts designed for Cygwin/GRASS run with minimal adjustments > -- mostly to cope with MSys path conventions issues). Glynn has taken on > this topic in a growing (thanks for your patience, Glynn!) number of posts > -- see for example: > http://osgeo-org.1803224.n2.nabble.com/grass-start-bat-in-windows-tp4492202p4492202.html > > Finally, when I have my GRASS-enabled DOS box, I just type R (of course R > needs to be in the %PATH%) and I am pretty much done. > > I hope this helps and sorry if I misunderstood your questions, > > Luigi > > _______________________________________________ grass-user mailing list [email protected] http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/grass-user
