[GRASSLIST:10188] Re: v.in.gpsbabel in cvs

[Paolo Cavallini]

Glad of your interest in v.in.gpsbabel.

At 17:51, martedì 07 febbraio 2006 you presumably wrote:
> Helo,
>  First question:
>  When I compile grass-6.1.cvs_src_snapshot_2006_02_02, v.in.gpsbabel d'nt
> appear in the carpet /usr/../scripts. I must copy from de cvs carpet. Is
> that normal?

It's a choice of the CVS masters. I would welcome its inclusion in the 
standard makefile.

>  second:
>  v.in.gpsbabel input=/dev/ttyS0 format=garmin -v -t file=/dev/ttyS0
>   goes fine for tracks.
>  but v.in.gpsbabel input=/dev/ttyS0 format=garmin -v -w file=/dev/ttyS0
>    for waypoints no, message:
>  "Uploading Waypoints from GPS
>  GPSBabel Version: 1.2.7
>  XCSV cannot open '/usr/local/grass-6.1.cvs/etc/grass_write_ascii.style'
> for read. Error was 'No such file or directory'.
>  v.in.gpsbabel: Error retrieving data"
>  What to do?

You should also copy a file:
cp 
grass-6.1.0/scripts/v.in.gpsbabel/grass_write_ascii.style /usr/lib/grass/etc/
This would be solved during normal compilation.

>  last:
>  can someone tell me in a clear fasion (for no linux esperts) how to
> arrange  questions for stable permissions of /dev/ttyS0 safer than "chmod
> a+rw /dev/ttyS0" every time?

Have a look to the owner and group; often they are root.dialout. In this case, 
just "adduser username dialout" would do.

>  I use the last cvs in Suse10.0.
>  Thanks. Next month I have a course " data survey with GPS" and I would
> like to make it ALL with free software. I promiss to make public course's
> docs (in spanish...) if I get it.

Please do it!

All the best.
pc
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