[GRASS-dev] Re: [GRASS GIS] #637: Problems with paths in the TCL/TK Windows GUI

[GRASS GIS]

#637: Problems with paths in the TCL/TK Windows GUI
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  Reporter:  marmai        |       Owner:  grass-dev at lists.osgeo.org    
      Type:  defect        |      Status:  new                          
  Priority:  critical      |   Milestone:  6.4.0                        
 Component:  Tcl           |     Version:  6.4.0 RCs                    
Resolution:                |    Keywords:  Tcl Window Gui path, wingrass
  Platform:  MSWindows 2K  |         Cpu:  Unspecified                  
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Comment (by hamish):

 Replying to [comment:3 glynn]:
 > Did you mean G_convert_dirseps_from_host()?

 umm, yeah.


 > It's only necessary to convert / to \ if the path is being
 > passed to Windows' command interpreter. The rest of the OS
 > understands both / and \.

 Ok, so the code we need to check then is the bit that launches e.g.
 dbf.exe child from lib/db/dbmi_client/start.c  ???


 > OTOH, some GRASS functions only recognise /, so any \
 > characters need to be converted.


 Hamish

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