[GRASSLIST:10591] Re: GRASS 6.1cvs gis.m error

[Ing.Peter Misovic]

Good idea, that's better solution than I suggested.  Good luck with
your great work !


Peter



On 2/26/06, Michael Barton <michael.barton at asu.edu> wrote:
> There is another, better alternative--to create files in the grass .tmp
> folder. I'm working on this, but have found that it  is more complicated
> than I had envisioned.
>
> Michael
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> > From: "Ing.Peter Misovic" <peter.misovic at gmail.com>
> > Date: Sun, 26 Feb 2006 20:02:42 +0100
> > To: GRASSLIST <GRASSLIST at baylor.edu>
> > Cc: Michael Barton <michael.barton at asu.edu>, Glynn Clements
> > <glynn at gclements.plus.com>
> > Subject: Re: [GRASSLIST:10572] GRASS 6.1cvs gis.m error
> >
> > Yes, I understand the concept. It works fine now. I've started Grass
> > from folder with limited write permissions.
> >
> > I have question in regard of this issue. Is it problem to find out in
> > script (code) from system WHO is starting script ? If it is not, the
> > script could create temp (etc.) files directly into home directory of
> > user who has started this script. Even if the sctipt is not starting
> > from user's home directory.
> >
> >
> > Peter
> >
> >
> >
> > On 2/26/06, Glynn Clements <glynn at gclements.plus.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> Ing.Peter Misovic wrote:
> >>
> >>> I'd like to ask you for help with gis.m Grass manager. Manager is not
> >>> starting properly 'cause it is crashing with following error :
> >>
> >>> ERROR: PNG: couldn't open output file dispmon_1.ppm
> >>
> >> The PNG driver is trying to save its files in the current directory.
> >> If you don't have write permission on that directory, it will fail.
> >> Similarly, if the file already exists but you don't have write
> >> permission on it, it will fail.
> >>
> >> ISTR that later versions of gis.m tell the PNG driver to put the files
> >> in a temporary directory.
> >>
> >> Either cd to a directory for which you have write permission, or
> >> update to a more recent version of gis.m. In any event, you should do
> >> the latter sooner rather than later, as gis.m is under active
> >> development.
> >>
> >> --
> >> Glynn Clements <glynn at gclements.plus.com>
> >>
>
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