[GRASS-user] why v.patch -e produces cat column starting from 2?

[Nikos Alexandris]

Why isn't the cat column starting from 1 after (v.)patching vector maps
(whose cat's start normally from 1)? Is it that my maps have somethig
wrong? Is there a specific reason?

This causes me  endless headaches(!) and mess with v.dissolve,
v.db.update (based on a varchar column) and more.

Thank you, Nikos