[GRASS5] New initialization code

[Eric Mitchell]

Perhaps during configure, there could be an option for non-standard,
possibly not in the current path wishes:  
	--with-wish-shell=/opt/tcl/bin/wishX.X

By far the easiest way to do this is to assume that somewhere in the 
current path is a wish interpreter.  As soon as you start searching 
"standard" directories, you run into the problem of non-standard 
directories.  The "wish" link is part of the standard "make install"
with every version of tcl/tk i've installed (7.5/4.1 to recent).
By assuming that the wish interpreter is in the current path, it's
fairly easy for the user to pick which interpreter is used by putting
it in the beginning of their path.  Until someone can drive grass
strictly via the menus (close but not quite there yet), asking them
to modify their path is not, IMHO, an unreasonable request

This solution smells distinctly like using a sledgehammer to a 
hang a picture.


Robert Lagacé wrote:
> 
> "Eric G . Miller" wrote:
> >
> > On Thu, Nov 30, 2000 at 04:03:18PM +0700, Justin Hickey wrote:
> > > Hi Robert
> > >
> > > Robert Lagacé wrote:
> > > > We need to know that, on all SVR4 systems such as HP-UX 10 and 11, all
> > > > non OS software should be installed under /opt/.  So, Grass would be
> > > > in /opt/grass/bin/ and appropriate directories under /opt/grass/.
> > > > System admin is simplified because everything is under one directory.
> > > >
> > > > I will test the new configure under HP-UX when I will have time (in
> > > > two weeks).
> > >
> > > Hmm. Another "standard" local program install directory. Arrrgh. Well,
> > > the only thing I can think of is that we use some way in configure.in to
> > > detect HP-UX. What is the output of "uname -s" for HP's? If we can't get
> > > it installed in /opt by default, then you will have to use the --prefix
> > > and --bindir options for configure.
> > >
> > > By the way, what is the bin directory that appears in user's PATH's,
> > > /opt/bin/?
> > >
> > > Thanks in advance for the test!!
> >
> > I'd advocate against worrying about this.  This is what the --prefix=
> > directive to configure is for.  Same with --bindir.
> 
> I agree.


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