[GRASSLIST:5000] Re: [GRASS5] v.patch in 5.7 problems

[Maciek Sieczka]

> >> Maciek Sieczka wrote:
> >>
> >>> grass57_exp_2004_11_13
> >>>
> >>> After merging a vector consisted of points with a vector consisted of 
> >>> lines using v.patch I get a file where some lines and points are 
> >>> assigned the same "field:" and "category:". It unables me create a 
> >>> database which would assign the elevation values to both points and 
> >>> contour lines at one time! And I need it to be done so in order to 
> >>> interpolate this "merged" elevation information in one turn with 
> >>> v.surf.rst. Both input files had a nice database.
> >>>
> >>> BTW - why doesn't the v.patch create a merged database for the output 
> >>> file while in 5.5 the v.patch copies all the input's cats and labels 
> >>> to the output?
> >>>
> >>> Please somebody answer and let me know if it's a bug worthy of a bug 
> >>> report.
> >>
> >>
> >> It is wish report.
> > 
> > 
> > Thanks for the reply.
> > 
> > After re-thinking my problem I'd say that it should rather be a regular 
> > bug - in my opinion in one vector file there may not be two diffrent 
> > features having the same "field:" and "category:" which happens when 
> > using v.patch. Am I wrong?
> 
> Both can be useful, preserve cats or assign new unique cats.
> Ideally v.patch should support both. A Bug is if it does not do what it
> should - what is written in man. A wish is if a feature is missing.

According to what you say I still claim that the issue that v.patch doesn't assign unique cats to each single element of a resulting vector file is a bug, since such a feature *is present* in v.patch in Grass 5.0/5.5.  Not porting this feature to v.patch in 5.7 is an errorous disabling one of it's features.

Maciek