[GRASS-dev] Can't create locations using EPSG codes

[Maciej Sieczka]

Patton, Eric wrote:
> Trying to create a new location from the Grass intro screen, using EPSG code
> 2036 (New Brunswick Double Stereographic)gives the following error:
> 
> child process exited abnormally
...
> Can anyone reproduce this error for me? I'm using Ubuntu 6.06.

On the same Ubuntu it works for me, uisng 6.3 CVS 2006-10-11. The
location created is:

GRASS 6.3.cvs (test2):~ > g.proj -p
-PROJ_INFO-------------------------------------------------
name       : sterea
proj       : sterea
a          : 6378137
es         : 0.006694380022900787
lat_0      : 46.5
lon_0      : -66.5
k          : 0.999912
x_0        : 2500000
y_0        : 7500000
towgs84    : 0,0,0,0,0,0,0
no_defs    : defined
-PROJ_UNITS------------------------------------------------
unit       : metre
units      : metres
meters     : 1

Maciek