[GRASS-dev] Scripting programming: directory structure of GRASS

[Glynn Clements]

roberto.marzocchi wrote:

> I'm writing a script for Grass.
> I've a problem with the directory structure of GRASS.
> 
> I know where is the place of script: ($GISBASE/scripts).
> But my script  use some fortran-codes, I compile
> this codes with gfortran, and I don't know where's the correct directory
> for the executable compiled.

If the binary is supposed to be run directly by the user, it should go
into $GISBASE/bin. If it's only supposed to be run from the script, it
should go into $GISBASE/etc, and be inkoked using a full pathname
($GISBASE/etc isn't added to $PATH).

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Glynn Clements <glynn at gclements.plus.com>