[GRASS-dev] Re: R: WinGRASS-6.3.0RC5 Self Installer

[Michael Barton]

I like this.

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On Mar 14, 2008, at 5:24 AM, Moritz Lennert wrote:

> On 14/03/08 12:08, marco.pasetti at alice.it wrote:
>> Hi,
>>  Please, suggest me also the message to display.
>> Benjamin suggested as follows:
>> "WARNING: you are about to install GRASS into a directory that has  
>> spaces in either its name or the path of directories leading up to  
>> it. You may go ahead, but expect trouble and weird behaviour from  
>> GRASS modules. It is highly recommended to choose a simple  
>> installation path without spaces such as: C:\GRASS."
>
> I find this a bit too strong. How about
>
> "WARNING: you are about to install GRASS into a directory that has
> spaces in either its name or the path of directories leading up to it.
> Some functionalities of GRASS might be hampered by this. We would  
> highly appreciate if you tried and reported any problems, so that  
> we can fix them. However, if you want to avoid any such issues, we  
> recommended that you choose a simple installation path without  
> spaces such as: C:\GRASS."
>
>
> Moritz
>
>> Marco
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>> *Da:* Moritz Lennert [mailto:mlennert at club.worldonline.be]
>> *Inviato:* ven 14/03/2008 10.38
>> *A:* marco.pasetti at alice.it
>> *Cc:* Glynn Clements; Michael Barton; grass-dev at lists.osgeo.org
>> *Oggetto:* Re: WinGRASS-6.3.0RC5 Self Installer
>> On 14/03/08 10:25, marco.pasetti at alice.it wrote:
>>  > Hi all,
>>  >  > sorry for the late, I'm really drowning in workflows...
>>  >  >  >I don't think this is an appropriate answer.
>>  >  > I'm really afraid, I didn't want to give a "bad" answer! I  
>> apologise if
>>  > I did something wrong!
>> No problem.
>>  >  > This said, if you prefer to not have a *forced*  
>> installation, I'll
>>  > prepare a *only warnings* one; just tell me what I have to do...
>> +1 for the "only warnings" version.
>> Moritz
>