[GRASS5] Help: Need Assistance

[Bernhard Reiter]

On Tue, Sep 03, 2002 at 12:18:58PM +0200, Markus Neteler wrote:
> On Tue, Sep 03, 2002 at 12:10:29PM +0200, Bernhard Reiter wrote:

> > > > GIS Error: error while writing in temp file. 

> > > This error will be related to a "disk full" problem (I still vote
> > > for meaningful error messages!).
> > 
> > This is already a meaning error message.
> > We do not need to explain UNIX or filesystems to people in an error mesage.
> > Maybe we should make this an FAQ instead.
> > 
> > Another option would be to add in the documentation
> > that a certain amount of filesystem space will be used.
> > If possible the command could warn before using that space, like:
> > 	Warnung: Will need about 130 MByte of temporary diskspace 
> > 	for this operation. 
> 
> At least it should say which partition is full (maybe the path to
> G_tempfile()). Then users in network do not have to waste time on
> finding the partition in question. Since orthophotos can be very
> large and the tempfile is (sometimes) deleted after crash, it
> is not always obvious where to search.

Yes, it should additionaly give the path to G_tempfile() especially
the directory or file it tried to write.

However finding the partition and diagnose the possible various problems 
that can occur is beyond GRASS' business.
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