[GRASS-dev] [GRASS GIS] #3226: v.select: how to handle situation where no features are found

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#3226: v.select: how to handle situation where no features are found
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  Reporter:  mlennert     |      Owner:  grass-dev@…
      Type:  defect       |     Status:  new
  Priority:  normal       |  Milestone:  7.2.1
 Component:  Vector       |    Version:  svn-trunk
Resolution:               |   Keywords:  v.select
       CPU:  Unspecified  |   Platform:  Unspecified
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Comment (by lucadelu):

 Replying to [comment:1 mmetz]:

 >
 > I agree. If no features are selected, there should be no output map.
 This is particularly useful for automated processing, otherwise you would
 need to check if the output map contains any features at al. It is much
 simpler to check if the expected output map exists, granted that v.select
 finished successfully.

 +1

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