[GRASS5] GRASS 6 capabilities?

[Roger Miller]

Folks,

I have frequent problems when importing vector files prepared with ESRI 
products to GRASS5.x  If two or more polygons share a node then GRASS5.x 
supports them as a single polygon.  Errors are generated in v.support because 
GRASS5.x sees multiple attributes associated with one polygon.  Any 
subsequent operation that needs to identify the imported polygons tends to 
produce useless results.

The only way I know of to fix the problem after the polygons are imported is a 
difficult process.  I have to export the polygons as ascii files, identify 
polygons that share identical nodes and rotate the sequence of points in one 
or more polygons so that all of the polygons start and end at unique points.

I know this isn't a bug, but it is an unfortunate feature of GRASS5.x that has 
caused me hours of work and cost my clients money.  Is this problem fixed in 
GRASS6.x?


Roger Miller