[GRASS-dev] trying to test error trapping for invalid gisdbase, location, and mapset

[William Kyngesburye]

On May 29, 2007, at 6:26 PM, Michael Barton wrote:

>
> I get an error message and no GUI for gisdbase selection on my old  
> G4 in the
> lab.
>
> I get an error message and no GUI for gisdbase selection on my  
> relatively
> new Intel Mac laptop
>
> I get an error message, but ALSO GET A GUI for gisdbase selection  
> on my G5
> desktop (ca. 2 years old). All are uptodate with software and running
> current versions of GRASS 6.3.
>
Which version of OSX (for the G4 and G5)?  All 10.4.9?


> Here is what I get on the G5--which is what everyone ought to get.
>
> ============
>
> Set an invalid gisdbase in .grassrc6
>
> Start with tcltk interface
>
> Terminal:
> ERROR: LOCATION << /Users/Shared/grassdata9/spearfish60_test >> not
>        available
>
> TclTk warning box:
> "WARNING: Invalid Database
> Warning Invalid database. Finding first valid directory in parent  
> tree"
>
> Click OK
>
> TclTk warning box
> "WARNING:     invalid location
> Warning: location <locname> at GISDBASE <gisdbase> is not a  
> directory or
> does not exist.
>
> Click OK
>
> Choose valid gisdbase, location, and mapset from TclTk GUI
>
> Start GRASS OK.
>
Yep, that's what I get.


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