[GRASS-dev] Re: [GRASS GIS] #580: WinGRASS: $GISBASE/etc/gui/scripts/ require something like $(EXE) to run

[GRASS GIS]

#580: WinGRASS: $GISBASE/etc/gui/scripts/ require something like $(EXE) to run
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  Reporter:  hamish        |       Owner:  grass-dev@…              
      Type:  defect        |      Status:  reopened                 
  Priority:  blocker       |   Milestone:  7.0.0                    
 Component:  wxGUI         |     Version:  svn-trunk                
Resolution:                |    Keywords:  wingrass                 
  Platform:  MSWindows XP  |         Cpu:  Unspecified              
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Comment(by mmetz):

 Replying to [comment:39 glynn]:
 > Replying to [comment:34 mmetz]:
 >
 > > Reopening the ticket because calling python scripts from /scripts with
 wxGUI does not work with the error message that the system does not know
 what to do with py files. This applies to systems without a separate
 system-wide python 2.x installation. Or is a separate python 2.x
 installation now a requirement?
 >
 > The system must be able to "execute" Python scripts.
 >
 > On Unix, this means that a Python interpreter named "python" must be
 present in $PATH. On Windows, it means that a Python interpreter must be
 associated with the .py extension.

 That means that some python 2.x must be installed system-wide. The
 wingrass installer does not install python (%GISBASE%\extrabin\python.exe)
 system-wide and does not associate it with the .py extension (such as not
 to break any existing system-wide python-installation).

 Strangely, if I click on Cancel on the Windows window with the error
 message that a py file can not be opened, it is opened successfully and
 the corresponding GUI dialog appears. Obviously, that error message
 appears again when running the script (click on Run), and the script
 completes successfully after canceling the windows message.

 BTW, this applies to the latest GRASS7 wingrass installer, r50073.

 Markus M

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