[GRASS-dev] why doesn't g.region launch gui?

[Michael Barton]

On Feb 25, 2012, at 1:10 AM, Maris Nartiss wrote:

> Hello Michael,
> in GRASS 7 it's not a bug, it's a feature! [1]

You mean this with a considerable dose of sarcasm, right?

> 
> If it's happening also in 6.4, then it's a result of backporting and
> should be treated as a serious regression and thus should be fixed
> ASAP.

Yes. It's not fatal, but it is confusing to users.

Michael

> 
> Maris.
> 
> 1. http://osgeo-org.1560.n6.nabble.com/wxGUI-new-packages-layout-tp3992790p3992803.html
> 
> 2012/2/25 Michael Barton <Michael.Barton at asu.edu>:
>> 
>> On Feb 24, 2012, at 4:21 PM, Hamish wrote:
>> 
>>> Michael wrote:
>>>> I've just learned that typing "g.region" [return] from the terminal
>>>> does not launch the g.region GUI.
>>> 
>>> worksforme, what happens for you? do you get an error message?
>> 
>> Nothing. No error message. Nothing happens
>> 
>>> 
>>> how about "g.region --ui" ?
>> 
>> It brings up the GUI as it should--and as it should if you type g.region without arguments
>> 
>>> 
>>> what does "g.gisenv get=GRASS_GUI" say?
>> 
>> wxpython (Note that other commands work as expected, although I have not tested all 300+)
>> 
>>> 
>>> what about "echo $?" directly after running g.region from the command line?
>> 
>> It is the same as typing g.region help
>> 
>> Michael
>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Hamish
>>> 
>> 
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C. Michael Barton
Visiting Scientist, Integrated Science Program
National Center for Atmospheric Research &
University Consortium for Atmospheric Research
303-497-2889 (voice)

Director, Center for Social Dynamics & Complexity 
Professor of Anthropology, School of Human Evolution & Social Change
Arizona State University
www: http://www.public.asu.edu/~cmbarton, http://csdc.asu.edu