[GRASS-dev] [GRASS GIS] #1891: wingrass: background dosbox from regular wxgui startup

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#1891: wingrass: background dosbox from regular wxgui startup
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 Reporter:  hamish    |       Owner:  grass-dev@…              
     Type:  defect    |      Status:  new                      
 Priority:  major     |   Milestone:  6.4.3                    
Component:  Default   |     Version:  svn-releasebranch64      
 Keywords:  wingrass  |    Platform:  MSWindows 7              
      Cpu:  x86-64    |  
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Comment(by glynn):

 Replying to [comment:24 hamish]:

 > should we keep it running DOS, or try for bash-in-a-dos-box before
 release?

 The last version of Windows to include a version of DOS was Windows ME.
 cmd.exe is not DOS, and the command-line utilities are not DOS programs,
 even if they are largely compatible with the original DOS programs with
 the same names.

 Ideally, GRASS 6.x should include options to start a GRASS session:
 a) using cmd.exe in a console window, and
 b) using bash in a console window.
 It shouldn't include any options which involve MSys' rxvt, as it's just
 too buggy (and won't work with any curses-based programs, which require a
 normal console window).

 Windows users shouldn't be expected to be familiar with bash.

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