[GRASS-dev] [GRASS GIS] #2679: Drop or fix setting of Location and Mapset using environmental variables

[GRASS GIS]

#2679: Drop or fix setting of Location and Mapset using environmental variables
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  Reporter:  wenzeslaus  |      Owner:  grass-dev@…
      Type:  defect      |     Status:  closed
  Priority:  normal      |  Milestone:  7.6.0
 Component:  Startup     |    Version:  svn-trunk
Resolution:  fixed       |   Keywords:  init, grass.py, interface, CLI,
       CPU:              |  script, batch job
  Unspecified            |   Platform:  Unspecified
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Changes (by wenzeslaus):

 * milestone:  7.2.4 => 7.6.0


Comment:

 Glynn comment:3:ticket:2681:
 > > So then I would say that if #2679 functionality will be implemented
 (rather then dropped)...
 > I see no reason to implement it. And if it is implemented, the startup
 script should explicitly remove those variables from the environment.

 I agree that the current (currently documented) behavior is not useful in
 the way it is. Of course, the code to make it work is not really there in
 the first place. If this should be ever implemented again, probably a
 dedicated flag (like `-e` or `--env`) should be used and the variables
 should be named `GRASS_MAPSET` etc.

 This functionality seems to be working in 6.4. If it is useful for your
 use case, please open another ticket to add it to 7.x or 8.

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