[GRASS-user] child process exited abnormally

[Hamish]

Martin Wegmann wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> I did a cvs update just a few minutes ago and received this error:
> 
> Welcome to GRASS 6.3.cvs (2007)
> GRASS homepage:                          http://grass.itc.it/
> This version running thru:               Bash Shell (/bin/bash)
> Help is available with the command:      g.manual -i
> See the licence terms with:              g.version -c
> If required, restart the graphical user interface with: gis.m
> When ready to quit enter:                exit
> child process exited abnormally
> GRASS 6.3.cvs (spearfish60):~ > gis.m
> GRASS 6.3.cvs (spearfish60):~ > child process exited abnormally
> 
> 
> I found various threats mainly with regard to cygwin but no solution.
> 
> Tested it using debian stable and unstable. 
> 
> any ideas how to solve that?

does "g.region -p" work from the command line?
"d.rast --ui" ?

 
> BTW and using the debian rep. grass62 prompted this error:
>  grass62
> /usr/lib/grass/etc/Init.sh: line 237: syntax error near unexpected
> token `fi' /usr/lib/grass/etc/Init.sh: line 237: ` fi'

known Debian package bug:
  http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=418833

fixed in DebianGIS svn, but not yet re-uploaded to the main Debian
servers.


Hamish