[GRASSLIST:7681] Re: GRASS 6 extension manager second release!

[benducke at compuserve.de]

I wrote that program because I found it very hard to share
GRASS modules I wrote with other people:
Basically, to get new modules into GRASS, you have to have a complete
copy of the GRASS source code tree on your harddisk.
You then have to know where to copy the code for the new
modules into that tree and how to start the GRASS compilation
process. To get new HTML manpages into place, you have to
re-install the entire GRASS distribution. To get your new
modules integrated into GIS-Manager, you have to edit menu.tcl
by hand. You have to have a complete GNU C compiler with maketools
installed on your system.
Basically, all these requirements forced me to personally visit
all those people interested in my programs and install everything
from scratch. Updates were a nightmare ...

The GRASS Extensions Manager (GEM) is intended to change all
that. Once it is installed on a user's system, new GRASS modules
can be installed using a simple command line application.
The code for the new modules is packaged along with documentation
in an extension archive and can be installed from there.

Code, documentation and GIS Manager GUI entries will be fully
integrated into the user's GRASS system.

This is even possible without running GRASS and with extension
stored in a web URL (http or ftp).

You can find more information in the latest GRASS newsletter and
the README file in the gem tarball, that also also contains a
binary for Linux GLIBC 2.3 systems. I hope to be able to
include binaries for MacOS X and Windows (CygWin) in the future.
There is no further information on my German homepage. Just check
the download links.

Best,

Benjamin

----- Originalnachricht -----
Von: Dave Sampson <gis at watersheds.ca>
Datum: Freitag, 22. Juli 2005 4:26 pm
Betreff: Re: [GRASSLIST:7679] GRASS 6 extension manager second release!

> ben,
> 
> For those of us (like myself), that have never heard of the GRASS 
> extensions manager can you provide a quick synopsis of what its 
> intension is. What types of extensions are available? As a GIS 
> tech, 
> what benifit can I get from the extensions? How is the manager 
> installed 
> (in general, do we have to recompile or is mudulated?)
> 
> Just a quick breakdown. I checked the webpage but am personaly 
> english 
> centric so found no information.
> 
> Thanks
> 
> >This is to announce the second public version of the GRASS Extensions
> >Manager.
> >Since the last release, I fixed all serious bugs that were open and
> >completed the functionality that I would like to have for the 1.0
> >release.
> >
> >I have also added a number of extensions to try out. Most notably,
> >you will find a new version of the Dempster-Shafer-Theory predictive
> >modelling tools. These tools have seen a complete overhaul and are 
> now>much better than what was previously available from Michael 
> Barton's>homepage. Documentation has been much improved and 
> everything adapted
> >to GRASS 6. 
> >
> >[Michael: could you delete the file on your homepage and set a link
> >to the files on my page?]
> >
> >All extensions come with README files. HTML documentation has been
> >polished up a lot.
> >
> >You can download the files from my (German) homepage:
> >
> >http://www.uni-kiel.de/ufg/ufg_BerDucke.htm
> >
> >Check the links at the bottom of the main text frame.
> >
> >gem-0.95.tgz is the C source code for the extensions manager plus
> >some documentation and a Linux libc 2.3 executable.
> >
> >Please excuse the poor state of the documentation. I am still 
> working on
> >it, but field season will start soon, so don't expect too much before
> >autumn.
> >
> >If you downloaded and compiled gem, you can e.g. do the following 
> from>inside a GRASS session:
> >
> >gem http://www.uni-kiel.de/ufg/dateienDucke/RasterTools.tgz
> >
> >This should download the extension 'RasterTools' including HTML 
> docs and
> >GIS Manager entries. If you restart GIS Manager, you should
> >find a new 'Xtns' menu. HTML docs are accessible from the
> >main GRASS index.html.
> >
> >Please look for more info in the README file and let me know
> >how it works for you. I would be thankful if someone could
> >compile and try this program on MacOS X and CygWin as I do not
> >have access to such a system right now.
> >
> >[Michael: did you have any luck resolving the problems with
> >your C compiler?]
> >
> >Cheers,
> >
> >Benjamin
> >
> >
> >
> >  
> >
> 
> 
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