[GRASS-user] error in ps.map scalebar units argument

[maning sambale]

Ahh no units option in my grass version:

/250k_layout.map
+ REGION=surigao_test_reg
+ TITLE=SURIGAO
+ PCGS=2535
+ g.region region=surigao_test_reg res=100
+ ps.map out=surigao_test_reg.ps
where      x y
length	length
height	height
segment	no_segemnts
numbers	no_labels
fontsize   fontsize
background [Y|n]
enter 'end' when done, 'exit' to quit
+ echo 'finished generating postscript map of SURIGAO'
finished generating postscript map of SURIGAO
[Raster MASK present]


I'll try a new grass version then.


On Tue, May 26, 2009 at 7:35 PM, Hamish <hamish_b at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> maning wrote:
>> GRASS 6.4.svn
> ....
>> ERROR: units kilometers : illegal request (scalebar)
>
>
> that indicates it doesn't understand "units" (as opposed to km,miles,etc
> qualifier being bad).
>
> I don't know why it doesn't work for you.
>
>
> can you try putting in your script:
>
>  scalebar s
>   help
>   exit
>   end
>  end
>
> and see if "units   auto|meters|kilometers|feet|miles|nautmiles" is
> there in the output?
>
>
> All I can suggest is to 'make clean', 'svn update' to the latest 6.4svn
> (checking for 'C'onflicts),  and rebuild.
>
> And make sure there are no invisible non-ascii chars instead of spaces
> or tabs on that line.. but I doubt that.  can you email me the script
> or check with a hexdump program?
>
>
> worst come to worst you can add the "kilometers" text in with the
> text x% y% command by hand, then open the PS file in your favourite
> industrial strength text editor and search for the "ZB (10000) PB",
> (20000), (30000) m text and edit them to be like (10) (20) (30).
> [a wonderful trick for quickly fixing typos in the hardcopy]
> That should be pretty much near the end of the file.
>
>
> ???,
> Hamish
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