[GRASS-dev] grass6/raster/r.slope.aspect/r_sl_asp_northangle_diffs.tar.gz

[Markus Neteler]

Hamish wrote on 08/28/2006 05:06 AM:
> Anyone know anything about the history of
>  grass6/raster/r.slope.aspect/r_sl_asp_northangle_diffs.tar.gz
> ?
>
> It has been carried in CVS since 1999.
>
> README:
> =============================================================
> Someone pointed out that cartographers may think of aspect
> at North=0, clockwise, but r.slope.aspect is defined from
> a mathmatical point of view (East=0, counterclockwise).
>
> The included are diffs to add a -g flag to produce aspect
> maps this way.
>
> main.diffs  (r.slope.aspect/cmd/main.c)
> man.diffs (man page)
>
> --Darrell
> =============================================================
>
> several modules (like d.rast.arrow) have a type= option to select.
> Maybe it just causes more confusion to add a -g flag?
>
>
> suggestion:
> post the tarball to the bug tracker as a wish and remove the .tar.gz
> from CVS.
>
>   
+1 from me (means 'agreed').

Markus