Re: [GRASS-dev] updates needed on wingrass webpage?
On Wed, Aug 20, 2014 at 4:22 PM, Vaclav Petras wrote: ... > The problem is that what is in installer does not fit with what is online, > so it is hard to create instructions for multiple platforms since the name > of location will be different if you download file using installer on MS > Windows and if you download manually on any platform. > > And then we are also referring to this sample location in manuals in some > way. I recently stepped into this issue too when writing documentation for > testing framework. Right. So we should develop a naming scheme here which permits to have sample locations of different datasets for different GRASS versions. Maybe we use the one we have for NC or maybe there are better suggestions. The one for Spearfish is confusing. Markus ___ grass-dev mailing list grass-dev@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/grass-dev
Re: [GRASS-dev] updates needed on wingrass webpage?
On Tue, Aug 19, 2014 at 5:37 PM, Markus Neteler wrote: > > Finally, the LOCATION that is provided with WinGRASS is called > NORTH_CAROLINA > > which is different from nc_spm_08 for GRASS6 and nc_spm_08_grass7 for > GRASS7. > > You mean in the installer? > > > This is not a huge issue but users who may already have NORTH_CAROLINA > from previous installs > > and skip downloading it for WinGRASS7 may be surprised that the vector > data don't work. > > Should the name of this location be changed (preferably to > nc_spm_08_grass7) to indicate > > that this is a different data set in terms of vector data format? > > I don't see that on > http://grass.osgeo.org/grass70/binary/mswindows/native/#Sample_Data > > Please let me/us know where to fix that issue. > It's the installer: http://trac.osgeo.org/grass/browser/grass/trunk/mswindows/GRASS-Installer.nsi.tmpl#L1034 Here is what is used for NC and Spearfish: label file fancy name tared dir name created location name North Carolina (Wake County) Data Set nc_spm_08_grass7.tar.gz North Carolina (Wake County) nc_spm_08_grass7 North_Carolina South Dakota (Spearfish County) Data Set spearfish_grass60data-0.3.tar.gz South Dakota (Spearfish County) spearfish60 Spearfish60 The problem is that what is in installer does not fit with what is online, so it is hard to create instructions for multiple platforms since the name of location will be different if you download file using installer on MS Windows and if you download manually on any platform. And then we are also referring to this sample location in manuals in some way. I recently stepped into this issue too when writing documentation for testing framework. ___ grass-dev mailing list grass-dev@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/grass-dev
Re: [GRASS-dev] updates needed on wingrass webpage?
Helena, On Tue, Aug 19, 2014 at 4:31 AM, Helena Mitasova wrote: > As I am going through the class instructions I am wondering whether the text > on the page from which the students download WinGRASS needs updates: > http://grass.osgeo.org/grass70/binary/mswindows/native/ > > specifically - do we still consider WinGRASS an experimental project? We have > been using it in courses for couple years now. Right, I have rephrased that and made also other minor updates for winGRASS 7 in that README.html > Also, is the binary still built on Windows Vista as indicated in the text? I guess not, taken out. > There is also a link to > http://grasswiki.osgeo.org/wiki/WinGRASS_Current_Status > which mostly includes references to 6.4, so this may be confusing to users > installing GRASS7. > If this wiki page is not maintained perhaps the link should be removed. I have turned it into a new landing page: http://grasswiki.osgeo.org/wiki/WinGRASS_Current_Status -> http://grasswiki.osgeo.org/wiki/WinGRASS_6_Current_Status (the old page with some updates) -> http://grasswiki.osgeo.org/wiki/WinGRASS_7_Current_Status (new) (@all: Feel free to improve. Hey, it is a Wiki) > Finally, the LOCATION that is provided with WinGRASS is called NORTH_CAROLINA > which is different from nc_spm_08 for GRASS6 and nc_spm_08_grass7 for GRASS7. You mean in the installer? > This is not a huge issue but users who may already have NORTH_CAROLINA from > previous installs > and skip downloading it for WinGRASS7 may be surprised that the vector data > don't work. > Should the name of this location be changed (preferably to nc_spm_08_grass7) > to indicate > that this is a different data set in terms of vector data format? I don't see that on http://grass.osgeo.org/grass70/binary/mswindows/native/#Sample_Data Please let me/us know where to fix that issue. Markus ___ grass-dev mailing list grass-dev@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/grass-dev
[GRASS-dev] updates needed on wingrass webpage?
As I am going through the class instructions I am wondering whether the text on the page from which the students download WinGRASS needs updates: http://grass.osgeo.org/grass70/binary/mswindows/native/ specifically - do we still consider WinGRASS an experimental project? We have been using it in courses for couple years now. Also, is the binary still built on Windows Vista as indicated in the text? There is also a link to http://grasswiki.osgeo.org/wiki/WinGRASS_Current_Status which mostly includes references to 6.4, so this may be confusing to users installing GRASS7. If this wiki page is not maintained perhaps the link should be removed. Finally, the LOCATION that is provided with WinGRASS is called NORTH_CAROLINA which is different from nc_spm_08 for GRASS6 and nc_spm_08_grass7 for GRASS7. This is not a huge issue but users who may already have NORTH_CAROLINA from previous installs and skip downloading it for WinGRASS7 may be surprised that the vector data don't work. Should the name of this location be changed (preferably to nc_spm_08_grass7) to indicate that this is a different data set in terms of vector data format? Thank you, Helena Helena Mitasova Professor Department of Marine, Earth, and Atmospheric Sciences 2800 Faucette Drive, Rm. 1125 Jordan Hall North Carolina State University Raleigh, NC 27695-8208 hmit...@ncsu.edu http://geospatial.ncsu.edu/osgeorel/ "All electronic mail messages in connection with State business which are sent to or received by this account are subject to the NC Public Records Law and may be disclosed to third parties.” > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ___ > grass-dev mailing list > grass-dev@lists.osgeo.org > http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/grass-dev ___ grass-dev mailing list grass-dev@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/grass-dev
