[GRASS-dev] Unable to install manual for add-on r.estimap.recreation under Windows

[Nikos Alexandris]

* Stefan Blumentrath <Stefan.Blumentrath at nina.no> [2019-01-14 10:03:45
* +0000]:

>Hei Nikos,
>
>Unfortunately, also under Windows people cannot necessarily choose
>where to install an addon, so that it ends up in HOME by default should
>be fine, and it should not be required to install addons in the man
>program directory system wide...
>
>On Win10 with GRASS 7.4.0 from OSGeo4W I can install and run (open the
>GUI) of r.estimap.recreation without issue, though, when I run the
>module from CMD it opens both GUI and the python script in a text
>editor...

Indeed.  I was, without thinking too much, opting for system wide
installation.  I removed all and re-installed the add-on without
checking the option to install it system-wide.  It works!

I'll post in a new clean message, in this thread my next to-fix things.

Thank you Stefan


ps- Below relared text from previous message:

>> Nikos:

>>However, there is still a problem.  I am under a Windows machine and
>>have installed GRASS 7.4.4, revision 70829 along with QGIS 2.18.27
>>(Nightly) via the OSGeo4W installer.

>>I cannot launch the add-on.  The path it is installed to is different
>>than the path GRASS is looking for it.  The error message is an "Errno
>>2". No further hints.

[..]

>>Is this only my own "problematic" setup?  Or is it like that for
>>everyone that will try to use OSGeo4W to install QGIS (Nightly) and
>>GRASS and then fetch those add-ons?

>I see it is explained in the manual of `g.extension`, i.e.: "The place
>where the extensions are installed can be customized by the option
>prefix. Ensuring that these extensions will be accessible in GRASS GIS
>is in this case in the responsibility of the user."

>Should we add in this manual an example or two on how to set
>GRASS_ADDON_BASE and a "typical" use case under windows?