[GRASSLIST:5716] Re: Problem with GRASS

[Glynn Clements]

Kurt Springs wrote:

> I have a problem.  I am running off of MAC OS 10.2.4.  Suddenly I can¹t use
> grass any more.  I get the following when I try to start up:
> 
> [Kurt-Springss-Computer:~] kurtsprings% grass5
> Starting GRASS ...
> Error in startup script: can't read "env_locations": no such varialbe
>     while executing
> "set location $env_location"
>     (procedure "searchGISRC" line 23)
>     invoke from within
> "searchGISRC $gisrc_name"
>     (file "/usr/local/grass5/tcltkgrass/script/gis_set.tcl" line 1)
> ERROR:  LOCATION_NAME not set
> /usr/local/grass5/ect/Init.sh: GISBASE: parameter null or not set
> [Kurt-Springss-Computer:~] kurtsprings%
> 
> I have been having problems with crashes all weekend and was wondering if a
> UNIX system file in OS X might have been corrupted.
> 
> The first time I started out, it started fine until I tried to create a new
> location.  The error above, or something like it was the result.  Now, this
> is all that I can get.  I if some one knows a simple solution, I am all
> ears.  Otherwise, I was going to take drastic action and reinstall OS X,
> wipe out the hard disk, and start over.

Delete the file ~/.grassrc5 (e.g. "rm ~/.grassrc5") and try again. 

BTW, some other persistent tcltkgrass errors can be fixed by deleting
the file ~/.tcltkgrass.

-- 
Glynn Clements <glynn.clements at virgin.net>