[GRASS-dev] [GRASS GIS] #3732: wingrass: change instalation target

[GRASS GIS]

#3732: wingrass: change instalation target
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 Reporter:  martinl       |      Owner:  grass-dev@…
     Type:  task          |     Status:  new
 Priority:  normal        |  Milestone:  7.6.0
Component:  Installation  |    Version:  unspecified
 Keywords:  wingrass      |        CPU:  Unspecified
 Platform:  Unspecified   |
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 Currently GRASS is installed by OSGeo4W into `apps/grass/grass-
 major.minor.release`. Executable is called `grass.majorminor.bat`. Eg.

 {{{
 apps/grass/grass-7.4.4
 bin/grass74.bat
 }}}

 Changing installation directory for each release is not practical from
 QGIS POV.

 Suggestion from ML (https://lists.osgeo.org/pipermail/grass-
 dev/2019-January/090919.html):

 1.

 {{{
 apps/grass/grass-7.4
 bin/grass74.bat
 }}}

 {{{
 + similar to Debian packaging policy
 - QGIS needs to be updated on every minor version
 }}}

 2.

 {{{
 apps/grass/grass7
 bin/grass7.bat
 }}}

 {{{
 + QGIS updated on GRASS major release only
 + possible to install two major GRASS versions in parallel (like `grass6`
 package)
 }}}

 3.

 {{{
 apps/grass
 bin/grass.bat
 }}}

 {{{
 - not possible to install two GRASS major version in parallel.
 + no need to update QGIS at all
 }}}

 Related versions for daily package:

 {{{
 apps/grass/grass-daily-7.4
 bin/grass-daily74.bat

 apps/grass/grass-daily7
 bin/grass-daily7.bat

 apps/grass-daily
 bin/grass-daily.bat
 }}}

 Any comments/suggestions?

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Ticket URL: <https://trac.osgeo.org/grass/ticket/3732>
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