[GRASS-dev] Re: [GRASS GIS] #570: startup problem with standalone GRASS install

[Moritz Lennert]

On 05/05/09 15:55, GRASS GIS wrote:
> #570: startup problem with standalone GRASS install
> ---------------------------+------------------------------------------------
>   Reporter:  timmie        |       Owner:  timmie   
>       Type:  defect        |      Status:  reopened 
>   Priority:  normal        |   Milestone:  6.4.0    
>  Component:  Installation  |     Version:  6.4.0 RCs
> Resolution:                |    Keywords:           
>   Platform:  MSWindows XP  |         Cpu:  x86-32   
> ---------------------------+------------------------------------------------
> Changes (by timmie):
> 
>   * status:  closed => reopened
>   * resolution:  fixed =>
> 
> Comment:
> 
>  One small issue:
>  When GRASS is started from the menu shortcut, there is still an empty dos
>  CLI in the background.

AFAIK, this DOS CLI is necessary for the functioning of GRASS, notably 
running the temp file cleaning operations at the end. So, until we have 
reengineered the Windows startup logic, I don't think we can get rid of it.

Moritz