[GRASS-user] GRASS 6.4.3 fails to start

[Markus Neteler]

On Sun, Apr 13, 2014 at 11:07 PM, jwd <jwd at surewest.net> wrote:
> Trying to start GRASS 6.4.3 from the GUI (KDE) shows the small
> welcome screen asking the user to choose a project location and map
> set, or define a new location and start GRASS.  The splash screen then
> briefly appears.  It then fails without a whimper.  Trying to start
> GRASS in a console opens the same small window with options, the same
> flash of the splash screen, and then displays the following:
>
>
> GRASS 6.4.3 (RidgeCrest):~ > Traceback (most recent call last):
>   File "/opt/grass/etc/wxpython/wxgui.py", line 139, in <module>
>     sys.exit(main())
>   File "/opt/grass/etc/wxpython/wxgui.py", line 132, in main
>     app = GMApp(workspaceFile)
>   File "/opt/grass/etc/wxpython/wxgui.py", line 45, in __init__
>     wx.App.__init__(self, False)
>   File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/wx-2.8-gtk2-unicode/wx/_core.py",
> line 7981, in __init__ self._BootstrapApp()
>   File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/wx-2.8-gtk2-unicode/wx/_core.py",
> line 7555, in _BootstrapApp return _core_.PyApp__BootstrapApp(*args,
> **kwargs)
>   File "/opt/grass/etc/wxpython/wxgui.py", line 78, in OnInit
> workspace = self.workspaceFile)
>   File "/opt/grass/etc/wxpython/lmgr/frame.py", line 111, in __init__
> self.toolbars  = { 'workspace' : LMWorkspaceToolbar(parent = self),

Rereading the message it seems to be related to the workspace file.

Perhaps try to close GRASS 7, then simply remove/rename (get out of its place):

$HOME/.grass7/wx

and start GRASS 7 again. (Perhaps keep the file for inspection).

Markus