[GRASSuser] [GRASSLIST:1007] Re: GLOBE DEM error

[Glynn Clements]

Hamish wrote:

> > I'm trying to view a GLOBE DEM panel using 61cvs on OSX 10.4.6 and  
> > received the following error message.  What does this mean and how  
> > can I fix the problem?  Thanks for any help.
> ..
> > WARNING: can't get history information for [g10s] in mapset [user]
> > WARNING: can't get history information for [g10s] in mapset [user]
> >      while executing
> > "close $rt"
> >      (procedure "DmRaster::display" line 27)
> >      invoked from within
> > "DmRaster::display $node"
> 
> All raster maps should have a metadata "history" file stored in
> $MAPSET/hist/$MAPNAME
> 
> Apparently yours is missing.
> 
> the warning comes from G_read_history(), which in turn is called by
> these modules:

[snip]

However, the GUI shouldn't allow stderr output to result in an error.

Either stderr needs to be redirected, or the close command should be
within a catch statement.

-- 
Glynn Clements <glynn at gclements.plus.com>