[GRASS-user] GRASS sites file

[Markus Metz]

Hamish wrote:
> Luisa wrote:
>> What is a GRASS sites file? How can I obtain this?
>
>
> a sites file is what vector points maps were called in earlier versions
> of GRASS.
>
> grass-addons/imagery/i.pr/TODO:
> """
> This module set was developed for GRASS 5.
>
> TODO:
> - change to ANSI prototypes
> - follow SUBMITTING rules
> - change sites to vector
> """
>
> There is a "cheap" coding option which supports the old sites API while
> using new vector points maps. I don't know if these modules use that
> or not. The real solution is to make them use the new vector API (not
> so hard, documented into the wiki somewhere?).

If i.pr compiles without warnings (regarding the sites API) it should
work in 6.x. Otherwise it's not much work to change it to use the new
vector API.

Markus M