[GRASS-dev] Simplified G_percent() output in batch jobs?

[Markus Neteler]

On Wed, Nov 5, 2008 at 11:31 PM, Glynn Clements
<glynn at gclements.plus.com> wrote:
>
> Markus Neteler wrote:
>
>> >> I am running a large number of processing jobs on a
>> >> cluster and the job manager output is cluttered with
>> >> control chars from G_percent().
>> >> It would be great to have a switch (or detection magic)
>> >> to output the plain ASCII style 0..10...20.. in this cases.
>> >>
>> >> Maybe it's already there?
>> >
>> > The closest is:
>> >
>> >        export GRASS_MESSAGE_FORMAT=gui
>> >
>> > That's a bit noisy, but it does eliminate the BS characters.
>>
>> Right, but it's too noisy, too.
>>
>> Attached a patch proposal which outputs:
>>
>> export GRASS_MESSAGE_FORMAT=batch
>> r.slope.aspect elevation as=myaspect
>> 2..5..8..11..14..17..20..23..26..29..32..35..38..41..44..47..50..53..56..59..62..65..68..71..74..77..80..83..86..89..92..95..98..100..
>> Aspect raster map <aspect> complete
>>
>> Looks ok?
>
> Yes, except that I'm not sure about the name; maybe "plain"?

OK, submitted with this change.

Markus