[GRASS-dev] GRASS 7: d.vect: layer=-1 default conflicts with where option

[Markus Neteler]

On Tue, Sep 6, 2011 at 7:20 AM, Glynn Clements <glynn at gclements.plus.com> wrote:

> Is layer 1 *genuinely* special? I.e. is there some reason why it
> *should* be the default layer?

Yes, since most users will have only one layer. This renders it kind of
*genuinely* special.

I believe that a software should address with default values the needs
of the majority of the users. Or remove the default value if it does not
behave like this (i.e. lead to an error message)...

Markus