[GRASS5] (grass) d.barscale doesn't work (bis)

[Hamish]

> > does "unit: metre" vs "unit: meter" make a difference to anything?
> 
> That would be returned by the function G_database_unit_name().
> Grepping in the 5.7/6 tree shows only ps.map using it.

ok, and that is just for string output so no code problems.


> Functions in the gproj library access the value directly from an input
> PROJ_UNITS and it is used in all WKT projection descriptions created
> by  GRASS.

which arguably should match EPSG database, which is where the alternate
spelling is coming from.


> > can "meters: x" be set so it can used in Lat/Lon locations for
> > scaling? (realizing it will only be accutate on one axis)
> > 1852.0*60
> 
> Maybe. But does it not change depending on where you are standing?

Yes; "realizing it will only be accutate on one axis".



Hamish