[GRASS-dev] 'g.gui wxpython' won't work in wingrass as wxgui is a shell script

[Glynn Clements]

Moritz Lennert wrote:

> as wxgui is a shell script, g.gui wxpython (which does:
> 
>  else if (strcmp(type->answer, "wxpython") == 0) {
>         sprintf (progname, "%s/etc/wxpython/scripts/wxgui", G_gisbase());
>         if (rc_file->answer) {
>             G_spawn(progname, "wxgui", rc_file->answer, NULL);
> )
> 
> will not work.
> 
> I don't really see the need for this script and it is a nuisance for
> wingrass ot require a shell to launch the python gui...

Right; it may as well just do:

	sprintf(progname, "%s/etc/wxpython/wxgui.py", G_gisbase());
        if (rc_file->answer) {
	    G_spawn("python", "wxgui", progname, "--workspace", rc_file->answer, NULL);
	}
	else {
	    G_spawn("python", "wxgui", progname, NULL);
	}

AFAICT, the only reason for making g.gui a C program rather than a
script is so that you don't need a Bourne shell (MSys etc) to start
the GUI.

-- 
Glynn Clements <glynn at gclements.plus.com>