[GRASS-dev] Re: winGRASS

[Paul Kelly]

On Mon, 18 Dec 2006, Moritz Lennert wrote:

> Here are some more issues:
>
> - export map canvas to graphics file:
>
> couldn't execute "rm": no such file or directory
> couldn't execute "rm": no such file or directory
>    while executing
> "exec rm $path.ppm"
>    ("jpg" arm line 7)
>    invoked from within
> "switch $type {
> 			"ppm" {
> 				return
> 			}
> 			"tif" {
> 				exec gdal_translate $path.ppm $path.tif 
-of GTIFF
> 				exec rm $path.ppm
> 			}
> 			"bmp" {
> 				e..."
>    (procedure "MapToolBar::savefile" line 22)
>    invoked from within
> "MapToolBar::savefile jpg 50"
>    (menu invoke)
>
> So, graphics file gets created, but the original ppm file is not erased.

I think Michael has fixed those occurences of exec rm now so the Tcl file 
delete function is used. So it should be OK.

>
> - In an earlier mail I wrote: "I noticed that I can close the com.exe
> window and still continue using grass. Is there any reason to keep this
> open ? If not, is there a way to close it automatically ? Just a question
> of not multiplying unnecessary windows."
>
> Actually, I imagine that this window could potentially be used for
> scripting, or ? But gis.m does not background itself, so I don't have a
> prompt in the com.exe window. Is this linked to Hamish' recent changes
> taking away the "&" ?
>
> Moritz
>
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