[GRASS-dev] Re: [GRASS-user] Can't create location

[Markus Neteler]

On Wed, Jul 05, 2006 at 06:20:54PM +1200, Hamish wrote:
> Glynn Clements <glynn at gclements.plus.com> wrote:
> 
> > The /tmp/grass6-<user>-<pid> directories contain per-session state
> > (the $GISRC file, as well as any sockets used for display monitors).
> >
> > There should be one such directory created for each session. They
> > should be deleted when the session terminates, but they are often left
> > behind. Stale directories shouldn't cause any problems, unless they
> > are owned by someone other than the user.
> 
> 
> Common reasons for /tmp/grass6-<user>-.. being left behind are when the
> GUI startup menu is given but the user presses Cancel,

... which should be possible to get fixed in
lib/init/gis_set.tcl
around line 592

?

> or when creating
> a new location from EPSG code on the startup GUI (exit & restart).

Same thing, same file
?

I leave this to a tcltk coder (hi Michael :-),

 Markus