[GRASS-dev] [bug #5192] (grass) tclsh error in /grass-6.2.0RC2/etc/gm/gm.tcl

[Michael Barton]

We use TclTk 8.4.x. You are using 8.5 alpha.

I don't know if this is indeed the problem, but it is the first place I'd
start checking given the error you have.

Michael
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Michael Barton, Professor of Anthropology
School of Human Evolution & Social Change
Center for Social Dynamics & Complexity
Arizona State University

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> Date: Sat,  7 Oct 2006 17:19:36 +0200 (CEST)
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> Subject: [GRASS-dev] [bug #5192] (grass) tclsh error in
> /grass-6.2.0RC2/etc/gm/gm.tcl
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> this bug's URL: http://intevation.de/rt/webrt?serial_num=5192
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> Subject: tclsh error in /grass-6.2.0RC2/etc/gm/gm.tcl
> 
> Platform: GNU/Linux/x86
> grass obtained from: Trento Italy site
> grass binary for platform: Compiled from Sources
> 
> Hello,
> 
> I packaged GRASS 6.2.0RC2 for Pardus -Linux. When I start GRASS, I get this
> error below.
> 
> And tcl version is 8.5_alpha3...
> 
> murat at pardus grass $ grass
> Cleaning up temporary files.....
> Starting GRASS ...
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Welcome to GRASS 6.2.0RC2 (2006)
> GRASS homepage:                          http://grass.itc.it/
> This version running thru:               Bash Shell (/bin/bash)
> Help is available with the command:      g.manual -i
> See the licence terms with:              g.version -c
> If required, restart the graphical user interface with: gis.m &
> When ready to quit enter:                exit
> GRASS 6.2.0RC2 (samples):~/Desktop/grass > Error in startup script: bad
> variable name "coords(1)": upvar won't create a scalar variable that looks
> like an array element
>     while executing
> "global coords($mon)"
>     (procedure "MapCanvas::pointer" line 5)
>     invoked from within
> "MapCanvas::pointer $mon"
>     (procedure "MapCanvas::create" line 226)
>     invoked from within
> "MapCanvas::create"
>     (procedure "Gm::startmon" line 11)
>     invoked from within
> "Gm::startmon"
>     (procedure "Gm::create" line 69)
>     invoked from within
> "Gm::create"
>     (procedure "main" line 30)
>     invoked from within
> "main $argc $argv"
>     (file 
> "/var/tmp/pisi/grass-6.2.0_rc2-3/install/opt/grass-6.2.0RC2/etc/gm/gm.tcl"
> line 521)
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