[GRASS-dev] Grass 6.3-cvs fails to preserve databaseconnection changes

[Patton, Eric]

Ok, thanks for the confirmation. I'll file an official bug report, then. 

~ Eric.


-----Original Message-----
From: Markus Neteler [mailto:neteler at itc.it]
Sent: Thu 10/4/2007 4:49 PM
To: Patton, Eric
Cc: grassuser at grass.itc.it; grass-dev at grass.itc.it
Subject: Re: [GRASS-dev] Grass 6.3-cvs fails to preserve databaseconnection changes
 
On Thu, Oct 04, 2007 at 09:37:25PM +0200, Patton, Eric wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I noticed that Grass 6.3 cvs doesn't 'remember' the database changes that were applied during the last session:
> 
> >db.connect -p
> driver:dbf
> database:$GISDBASE/$LOCATION_NAME/$MAPSET/dbf/
> schema:
> group:
> 
> >db.connect driver=sqlite database=/home/epatton/Projects/FundyBathy/2007006/databases/BOF_2007.db
> >db.connect -p
> driver:sqlite
> database:/home/epatton/Projects/FundyBathy/2007006/databases/BOF_2007.db
> schema:
> group:
> 
> (exit Grass63, then start it again)
> 
> >db.connect -p
> driver:dbf
> database:$GISDBASE/$LOCATION_NAME/$MAPSET/dbf/
> schema:
> group:
> 
> 
> I've tried setting my database changes via the gui as well, with no difference. I've double-checked that sqlite database I'm trying to connect to is where I pointed to. Shouldn't Grass preserve the database settings from session-to-session?

Absolutely. I was also suprised yesterday and added a workaround
in lib/init/init.sh (to restore DBF if the VAR file is missing).
But I wonder what is deleting this file. This is a pretty new bug.

Markus

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