[GRASS-user] d.vector problems in GRASS-7

[Markus Metz]

On Wed, Aug 24, 2011 at 10:55 AM, Andres Kuusk <andres at aai.ee> wrote:
>
> Hi!
>
> I am using the SVN version of GRASS-7 for a while.
> In r45123 I had a problem of using selection options for displaying vectors,
> which I reported in ticket #1266.
>
> Since that time several modifications of vector modules has been done,
> however things turn worse and worse. I have tested r45168, r45179, r45185,
> r45214, r45303, r45362, r45396, r45405, r45592, r47521, r47600, r47640,
> r47770, r47865.
>
> In the early versions just vectors disappeard if I turned on some selection
> criterion. Since r46317 I got error message which I reported as a comment to
> the ticket #1266.
>
> Since r47521 the rendering of a vector fails at all.
> Therefore I still use r44607.
>
> I have tested GRASS-7 from svn-trunc on two Linux PC-s,
> openSUSE-11.4, Linux 2.6.37.6-0.7-pae i686 i386 and
> openSUSE-11.2, Linux 2.6.31.14-0.8-desktop6 i686 i386
>

missing is:

make distclean

> # svn checkout https://svn.osgeo.org/grass/grass/trunk grass_trunk
> # ./configure --enable-shared --without-mysql --without-sqlite --with-gdal
> --without-fftw --with-postgres --with-postgres-includes=/usr/include/pgsql
> --with-freetype-includes=/usr/include/freetype2
> --with-freetype-libs=/usr/lib --with-geos=/usr/local/bin/geos-config
> # make
>
> or
>
> # make clean
here to, because make clean is not enough:

make distclean

> # svn cleanup
> # svn up
> # ./configure --enable-shared --without-mysql --without-sqlite --with-gdal
> --without-fftw --with-postgres --with-postgres-includes=/usr/include/pgsql
> --with-freetype-includes=/usr/include/freetype2
> --with-freetype-libs=/usr/lib --with-geos=/usr/local/bin/geos-config
> # make
>
>
> In openSUSE-11.4:
>
> # ./bin.i686-pc-linux-gnu/grass70
>
> I open a raster - OK
>
> I try to open a vector:
> Command 'd.vect color=165:42:42 map=cks at CHRIS layer=-1
> type=boundary,area fcolor=none' failed
> Details: Unable read topology for area 2
> ERROR: Rendering failed
>
> I try to open another vector:
> Command 'd.vect color=165:42:42 map=eraldised_8m_buf at CHRIS
> layer=-1 type=area fcolor=none' failed
> Details: G_realloc: unable to allocate 3720975616 bytes of
> memory at struct_alloc.c:378
> ERROR: Rendering failed
>
>
> Both vectors are correct and can be used in r44607.
>
> I like the GRASS-7 and obviosly several new features are introduced or got
> working since r44607. Unfortunately I still have to use rather old version
> wich has its own problems.
>
> Is it only a problem of my installation or maybe the same problem is there
> on other Linux PC-s as well?

The vector topology format has changed: it has been slimmed down to
reduce both memory and disk space consumption
run

v.build.all

in each mapset and everything should work again

HTH,

Markus M