[winGRASS] Installation problem

[Graham Smith]

> > I am a bit a sea with this, as I don't even know how to 
> start the Bash 
> > shell.
> >
> > However, if I go into the directory and double click on 
> bash.exe a Dos 
> > window opens called C:\cygwin\bin\bash.exe.
> >
> > Typing startx (plus return) in this window, gives me a "command not 
> > found error"
> >
> > I have also found on the WINGrass Wiki, that I hadn't found when I 
> > sent my original post, that other people have had the same problem.
> >
> > The advice there is to run C:\cygwin\usr\X11R6\bin\startxwin, then 
> > type "Grass60.bat"
> >
> > This opens a "Windows like" Bash shell, but when I type "Grass" or 
> > "Grass60.bat" and hit return, I get a command not found error.
> >
> > Grass60.bat is in the C:\cygwin directory.
> >
> > I have tried manually changing the active directory with cd 
> c:\cygwin 
> > but I cannot get a "\" in Bash. the "\" key gives me a "<" 
> symbol. I 
> > have tried to find where the "\" has been remapped, but without 
> > success. It only affects Bash.
> >
> > I wonder if I should just re-install. To uninstall can I 
> simply delete 
> > the Cygwin directory?
> >
> > Thanks again.
> >
> > Graham
> 
> No need to re-install. You open a bash shell by double 
> clicking the Cygwin icon on your desktop, or by picking the 
> "Cygwin Bash Shell" in your program menu. The Bash Shell 
> looks like a DOS shell.
> 
> In the Bash shell type 'startx'. This starts a graphical 
> windowing system. If you get command not found, the run your 
> Cygwin setup.exe and install  the X11 windowing system.
> 
> When you are working within the Cygwin environment, you will 
> generally not run a .BAT file. The proper command would be 
> 'grass6' or 'grass60'
> (I forget which).
> 
> It's best pratice to reply to the list, not to the 
> individual. In that way everyone on the list has the 
> oppertunity to participate.

Rich,

I thought I had replied to the group, but I now see that simply hitting
reply, sends it to the sender rather than the group.

Following advice from elsewhere, I have re-run the set up and uninstalled 6
and installed 6.1 in its place. This now runs as expected. Except I have a
new problem in that I am now getting an error telling me that my current
group is mkpasswd, which indicates that I need to rebuild /etc/passwd, It
gives the commands to do this, but I am not sure where I use them unless it
is in Bash.

However, having got to this stage, it is obviously now time to start reading
the manual.

Thanks for your help.

Graham