[GRASS5] features needed for 6.2

[Radim Blazek]

On 3/30/06, Markus Neteler <neteler at itc.it> wrote:
> >>>Restructuring of the raster elements into a $MAPSET/raster/ dir means a
> >>>break to GRASS 7.0. It makes sense that this should happen in
> >>>combination with and at the same time as a revamp of the raster format
> >>>itself. That way we only have to do the transition once.
> >>>
> >>I disagree. Switching the raster directory layout is much simpler than
> >>a new raster format. With the former, it's clear what needs to be
> >>done; it's just a matter of doing it.
> >
> >Yes, but what benefits can a new dir structure bring to users?
> >The GRASS database should always be access through library
> >or modules.
> >
> Sure - but the advantage is that one can easily backup single maps or
> copy them to another
> machine. Currently it is rather messy to figure out where the related
> raster files are.
> Didn't you do the same for vector data? :-)

Good reason to write r.pack/r.unpack, v.pack/v.unpack not to change
dir structure IMO.
BTW, vectors usually cannot be simply copied as well because they have
tables in external RDBMS or in another dir/file.

Radim


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