[GRASS-windows] failed installation of cygwin and GRASS on windows XP

[Glynn Clements]

Ljuba Veselinova wrote:

> I would very much like to test GRASS in windows environment; I am
> completely new to it; I know the basics of GIS and have used mainly
> the ESRI products.
> 
> I followed the instructions from the link below
> 
> http://geni.ath.cx/grass.html#toc5
> 
> Everything worked exactly as shown until step 7. I copied the
> grass60.bat file to the C:\cygwin directory and ran it from the
> command line. It looked like it ran, but it just flashed through and I
> never  got the bash screen with the welcome to GRASS message. As I
> said, this is completely new territory for me, so any advice on how to
> proceed from here will be greatly appreciated.

I would avoid trying to start GRASS from a batch file until you have
it working.

Personally, I would suggest starting Cygwin's shell from Windows'
start menu, running "startx" from the shell, then starting GRASS by
running "grass62" from the xterm.

That way, if any of the steps fail, you know which step failed, and
you should also get an error message.

-- 
Glynn Clements <glynn at gclements.plus.com>