[GRASS5] v.buffer problems...

[Hamish]

> I guess that this is a known issue, but when doing v.buff on lines
> that form a closed shape v.buffer will extend the buffer to the whole
> "inside" as well. Has anyone had time to investigate why this happens?
> Is there anything I can do to help? I tried to peek at the v.buffer
> code, but I didn't spot the correct place yet.

Change the lines to boundaries if you want to buffer an area, not
distance from a line.

v.type type=line,boundary


Hamish