[GRASS-user] GRASS sites file

[Markus Metz]

Luisa Peña wrote:
>
> Hi there
> Instead of GRASS sites file I used a normal GRASS-vector and I got this
> error:
> Dev note: Adapted sites library used for vector points. (module should be
> updated to GRASS 6 vector library)

This is not an error, it's simply a message meant for the developer
maintaining this module, not even a warning, you can safely proceed.
Since you used a normal GRASS vector, the module did not abort with an
error, right?


> Since I'm only testing i.pr module I would like to know where can I get a
> conversion script/function between Vector->Site file?
> If this runs ok I will implement this using GRASS vector.
> Thanks
> Luisa
>
> 2010/5/19 Luisa Peña <luisapena1979 at gmail.com>
>>
>> The only warning that i get is:
>> warning: format not a string literal and no format arguments
>> Where is that "cheap trick". Before I do any implementation i.ptr I have
>> to understand that its classification works. So far, fraom all the messages
>> that I have read, no one can use the classification...
>> Luisa
>>
>> 2010/5/19 Markus Metz <markus.metz.giswork at googlemail.com>
>>>
>>> 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
>>
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