[GRASS-dev] Re: [GRASS GIS] #37: r.in.xyz increase region based on input data

[Glynn Clements]

Maris Nartiss wrote:

> Moving discussion into more general plane.
> Is there some document where general GRASS module policies are
> described? If such document does not exist, probably we should create
> one (programmers manual? trac wiki?).  Such document could contain
> short must/should/suggested things to unify/make similar various
> module behavior. It could be used by developers while developing new
> modules or cleaning/fixing existing ones.
> Some candidates (just examples): "Scripts should not touch WIND file
> but use  $WIND_OVERRIDE instead"; "r.in.* modules should import data
> in their native resolution (if possible) ignoring current region
> settings. They may provide region controlled import mode activated by
> -? flag" etc.

Easier said than done. It's a lot easier to notice that specific
behaviour is unusual than to enumerate the set of unusual behaviours.

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Glynn Clements <glynn at gclements.plus.com>