[GRASS-user] Why does g.extension fail...?

[SGW00412 at nifty.com]

Dear Hamish and all

> what versions of GRASS on each? from main ubuntu repositories
> or GRASS 6.4.1 from UbuntuGIS's PPA ubuntu repository?

Yes! grass6.4.1 from ubuntuGIS PPA repository.

> if the version of GRASS on each is the same, and all the same
> 32 or 64 bit, there's a good chance you could just copy
> the working d.barb binary from the one working system into the
> others. at least ubuntu 10.04 and lubuntu 10.04 should be
> identical. The VM installation method doesn't matter.

I'm lucky!

d.barb operated successfully! when copying this file, according to your comment.

Thank you for a lot of kind advices.

> you can force that to English by running "export LC_ALL=C"
> before the command you want to try; or by adding it on the same
> line as the command, like:
> 
> GRASS> LC_ALL=C g.extension d.barb

I will confirm this tomorrow.

P.S
I began to understand the meaning of configure and make.
The time is necessary a little more.....

Best

Yasuo shimada (japan weather association)

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Hamish <hamish_b at yahoo.com>さん：
> Hi,
> 
> since it seemed to build ok, but fails on the install, maybe
> you can try to find the build dir and install it in the correct
> place by hand?
> 
> 
> sgw00412 wrote:
> > I succeeded in installing d.barb the other day.
> > 
> > Because d.barb was very wonderful addon, I tried installing
> > to other PC. 
> > However, I fail in the installation....
> > 
> > I tried on the following conditions. 
> > 
> > (Case 1) ubuntu11.04 wubi version on Windows7
> > ---> Success
> > 
> > (Case 2) ubuntu10.04 vmware version on Windows X
> > ---> failed
> > 
> > (Case 3) lubuntu11.04 vmware version on Windows 7
> > ---> failed
> 
> what versions of GRASS on each? from main ubuntu repositories
> or GRASS 6.4.1 from UbuntuGIS's PPA ubuntu repository?
> 
> if the version of GRASS on each is the same, and all the same
> 32 or 64 bit, there's a good chance you could just copy
> the working d.barb binary from the one working system into the
> others. at least ubuntu 10.04 and lubuntu 10.04 should be
> identical. The VM installation method doesn't matter.
> 
> on the working system find where the binary is by typing
>   which d.barb
> at the GRASS> prompt.
> 
> copy it into /usr/lib/grass64/bin/ or whatever directory the
> `which d.barscale` command shows as the home for GRASS modules
> on the destination machine.
> 
> 
> > In Case 2 and 3, the same error message is output as
> > follows.
> > The log might not be read easily for you in a Japanese
> > mode... 
> 
> you can force that to English by running "export LC_ALL=C"
> before the command you want to try; or by adding it on the same
> line as the command, like:
> 
> GRASS> LC_ALL=C g.extension d.barb
> 
> (this hint from http://grass.osgeo.org/wiki/Bugs)
> 
>  
> > --- begin message ---
> > GRASS 6.4.1 (newLocation_5):/home/shimada > g.extension
> > extension=d.barb
> > Fetching <d.barb> from GRASS-Addons SVN (be
> > patient)...
> ...
> > Compiling <d.barb>...
> ...
> > Installing <d.barb>...
> > You need to enter the root password next to install d.barb:
> 
> does it stop there and wait for an answer? or just go on?
> 
> 
> > /usr/bin/install -c  /usr/lib/grass64/bin/d.barb
> > /usr/lib/grass64/bin/
> > /usr/bin/install: `/usr/lib/grass64/bin/d.barb' を stat
> > できません(can not): No such file or directory
> 
> "can not stat" means it can not get the status of the file--
> usually this means that the file it is looking for does not
> exist.
> 
> here it seems that it is treating the build directory like
> the final directory in the install command, and wants to
> copy the built program from the install directory to the
> install directory. but the newly built program is in the
> build directory, not the install directory, so it can't find
> it -- /usr/bin/install is looking in the wrong place.
> 
> 
> is d.barb in  /usr/lib/grass64/dist.i486-pc-linux-gnu ?
> if so, just move it into /usr/lib/grass64/bin/ instead.
> 
> sudo mv /usr/lib/grass64/dist.i486-pc-linux-gnu/d.barb /usr/lib/grass64/bin/
> 
> 
> > make: *** [install] エラー 1 (error 1)
> > エラー(error):  Installation failed, sorry. Please
> > check above error messages.
> > ---- end of message ---
> 
> 
> good luck,
> Hamish
>