[GRASS-user] Using GRASS and R at the same time (wxpython)

[Markus Neteler]

On Thu, Oct 29, 2009 at 11:22 AM, Martin Mainzer <martmai at gmx.de> wrote:
> Hello at all
> I do my statistical analyses with R. In the old tcltk-GUI I used "Run
> (background)" to start R from within the GRASS GUI. Within the new
> wxpython-GUI I would like to have the same behaviour, but I do not know how
> to manage it. If I run "rgui" in the cmd section, GRASS will not accept any
> other command. "rgui&" fails (also "rgui.exe&" and "rgui.exe &".

AFAIK the wxpython-GUI cmd line is not a true command line.

> How can I
> use GRASS and R at the same time, without freezing of GRASS during R is
> running (from within the new wxpython-GUI).
> I used the binary installer for windows
> (WinGRASS-6.4.0SVN-r39626-1-Setup.exe) on a W2k machine.

http://grass.osgeo.org/grass64/binary/mswindows/native/#Launching_GRASS
-> Click on the GRASS msys icon...

This should open the wxGUI along with a cmd line which should support "&".
Please report back to the list if this helps.

Markus