[GRASSLIST:1086] Re: Looking for a guru...

[Bill Dickinson Jr]

Hey there, Gretchen:

I do not have the OpenOSX CD yet, though it is on my list if I can't 
get it running without it. I am trying to show NASA that there is an 
alternative GIS solution to ESRI without the costs, so I am trying 
not to spend any money on the demo I want to develop. It seems like 
it shouldn't be that big of a deal downloading and installing 
everything myself and for most things it hasn't been. The problem I 
am currently stuck on is getting GRASS to talk correctly to the 
database.

You mention the LOCATION and MAPSET, which happens to be the specific 
hurdle I am currently trying to get over. GRASS is installed as is 
MySQL as my database, but I can't get GRASS to acknowledge a LOCATION 
and MAPSET within the MySQL folders. I was getting quite frustrated 
several weeks ago and put the project aside so I could take a break 
from it all.

It sounds to me like the OpenOSX approach is the only way to go right 
now. I tried using the Fink install of GRASS, but ran into other 
problems that turned me off from that approach.

Bill

>Have you tried the Open OS X GRASS CD (that costs about $50, 
>http://openosx.com/grass/)? I was able to install it without too 
>much trouble, minor stuff really, because I am not much of a Unix 
>person. Unfortunately, I didn't write anything down that I ran into. 
>I did have and continue to have a problem creating new locations 
>with the GUI. I have to use the text mode. This has been the 
>experience of other users as well. If you are having trouble getting 
>the tutorial files to open, take a look at the ~.grassrc5 file and 
>make sure it has a LOCATION and MAPSET that GRASS will recognize.
>
>Hope this is helpful. Other than getting it running, I haven't used 
>it yet for doing a real project.
>
>Gretchen Gallegos
>Environmental Scientist
>Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
>P.O. Box 808, L-629
>Livermore, CA
>
>>Hey there:
>>
>>I have been running in circles for about 2 months now trying to get
>>GRASS installed on my OS X box and have yet to get it successfully
>>running. If there is someone out there who has successfully installed
>>and is currently running GRASS on their Mac, and would have the time
>>to talk me through yet another installation attempt, I would
>>appreciate the assist. My "friends" keep telling me to stop beating
>>my head against the OS X wall and simply use a Linux box, but being a
>>Mac-fanatic I would really like to have it working on my Mac. ;-)
>>
>>Thanks.
>>
>>Bill
>>--
>>
>>Bill Dickinson
>>GIS Specialist
>>NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
>>Environmental & Safety Branch, Code 250
>>wdickins at pop700.gsfc.nasa.gov


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Bill Dickinson
GIS Specialist
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Environmental & Safety Branch, Code 250
wdickins at pop700.gsfc.nasa.gov