[GRASS5] [bug #4111] (grass) d.m crashes

[Michael Barton]

I've done this now. So hopefully it is finally solved. Thanks for the
advice.

Michael
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> From: Glynn Clements <glynn at gclements.plus.com>
> Date: Wed, 22 Feb 2006 17:54:39 +0000
> To: Request Tracker <grass-bugs at intevation.de>
> Cc: <grass5 at grass.itc.it>, Michael Barton <michael.barton at asu.edu>
> Subject: Re: [GRASS5] [bug #4111] (grass) d.m crashes
> 
> 
> Request Tracker wrote:
> 
>> this bug's URL: http://intevation.de/rt/webrt?serial_num=4111
>> -------------------------------------------------------------------------
>> 
>> Subject: d.m crashes
>> 
>> Platform: Mac OSX
>> grass binary for platform: Compiled from Sources
>> GRASS Version: 6.1.cvs checked out 02222006
>> 
>> Kirk Wythers. I noticed that d.m crashes now upon startup. The error message
>> is:
>> 
>> GRASS 6.1.cvs (minnesota_utm):~ > d.m
>> GRASS 6.1.cvs (minnesota_utm):~ > Error in startup script: child process
>> exited abnormally
>>     while executing
>> "close $input"
>>     (procedure "Dm::create" line 38)
>>     invoked from within
>> "Dm::create"
>>     (procedure "main" line 33)
>>     invoked from within
>> "main $argc $argv"
>>     (file "/usr/local/grass-6.1.cvs/etc/dm/d.m.tcl" line 1629)
> 
> The "close $input" should be within the catch, as $input won't be
> valid if the open command fails.
> 
> While glancing at the code, I also noticed the following in both
> Dm::displmon and Dm::monitor:
> 
>     return
> close $input
> 
> The close needs to come before the return.
> 
> -- 
> Glynn Clements <glynn at gclements.plus.com>