[GRASS-user] installing GRASS on Windows 7 [was: Re: Georeferencing a vector onto a WMS layer]

[Moritz Lennert]

This is more a question for our windows gurus...

On 20/08/18 16:41, Jacki Pilon wrote:
> I wanted to use GRASS because of it flexibility but I have now an 
> installation problem (MS-Window7sp2). I tried both 32 and 64 bits versions.
> *
> 1) The 32 bits versions crashed at the beginning :*
> Cleaning up temporary files...
> Starting GRASS GIS...
> WARNING: Concurrent mapset locking is not supported on Windows
> 
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>          / / __/ /_/ / /| | \__ \\_  \   / / __ / / \__ \
>         / /_/ / _, _/ ___ |___/ /__/ /  / /_/ // / ___/ /
>         \____/_/ |_/_/  |_/____/____/   \____/___//____/
> 
> Welcome to GRASS GIS 7.4.0
> GRASS GIS homepage: http://grass.osgeo.org
> This version running through:            Command Shell 
> (C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe)
> Help is available with the command:      g.manual -i
> See the licence terms with:              g.version -c
> See citation options with:               g.version -x
> If required, restart the GUI with:       g.gui wxpython
> When ready to quit enter:                exit
> 
> Launching <wxpython> GUI in the background, please wait...
> Microsoft Windows [version 6.1.7601]
> Copyright (c) 2009 Microsoft Corporation. Tous droits réservés.
> 
> C:\Users\Jacki>Traceback (most recent call last):
>    File "C:\Program Files (x86)\GRASS GIS 7.4.0\gui\wxpython\wxgui.py", 
> line 167, in <module> sys.exit(main())
>    File "C:\Program Files (x86)\GRASS GIS 7.4.0\gui\wxpython\wxgui.py", 
> line 154, in main    app = GMApp(workspaceFile)
>    File "C:\Program Files (x86)\GRASS GIS 7.4.0\gui\wxpython\wxgui.py", 
> line 48,in __init__ wx.App.__init__(self, False)
>    File "C:\Program Files (x86)\GRASS GIS 
> 7.4.0\Python27\lib\site-packages\wx-2.8-msw-unicode\wx\_core.py", line 
> 7981, in __init__    self._BootstrapApp()
>    File "C:\Program Files (x86)\GRASS GIS 
> 7.4.0\Python27\lib\site-packages\wx-2.8-msw-unicode\wx\_core.py", line 
> 7555, in _BootstrapApp    return _core_.PyApp__BootstrapApp(*args, **kwargs)
>    File "C:\Program Files (x86)\GRASS GIS 7.4.0\gui\wxpython\wxgui.py", 
> line 101, in OnInit workspace=self.workspaceFile)
>    File "C:\Program Files (x86)\GRASS GIS 
> 7.4.0\gui\wxpython\lmgr\frame.py", line 142, in __init__ self.notebook = 
> self._createNoteBook()
>    File "C:\Program Files (x86)\GRASS GIS 
> 7.4.0\gui\wxpython\lmgr\frame.py", line 337, in _createNoteBook    
> gcstyle=GC_PROMPT)
>    File "C:\Program Files (x86)\GRASS GIS 
> 7.4.0\gui\wxpython\gui_core\goutput.py", line 118, in __init__    
> self.cmdPrompt = GPromptSTC(parent=self, menuModel=self._menuModel)
>    File "C:\Program Files (x86)\GRASS GIS 
> 7.4.0\gui\wxpython\gui_core\prompt.py", line 143, in __init__    
> GPrompt.__init__(self, parent=parent, menuModel=menuModel)
>    File "C:\Program Files (x86)\GRASS GIS 
> 7.4.0\gui\wxpython\gui_core\prompt.py", line 57, in __init__    
> self.mapList = self._getListOfMaps()
>    File "C:\Program Files (x86)\GRASS GIS 
> 7.4.0\gui\wxpython\gui_core\prompt.py", line 101, in _getListOfMaps    
> result['raster'] = grass.list_strings('raster')
>    File "C:\Program Files (x86)\GRASS GIS 
> 7.4.0\etc\python\grass\script\core.py", line 1226, in list_strings    
> mapset=mapset).splitlines():
>    File "C:\Program Files (x86)\GRASS GIS 
> 7.4.0\etc\python\grass\script\core.py", line 476, in read_command    
> return handle_errors(returncode, stdout, args, kwargs)
>    File "C:\Program Files (x86)\GRASS GIS 
> 7.4.0\etc\python\grass\script\core.py", line 332, in handle_errors    
> returncode=returncode)
> grass.exceptions.CalledModuleError: Module run None ['g.list', '--q', 
> '-m', 'type=raster'] ended with error
> Process ended with non-zero return code -1073741511. See errors in the 
> (error) output.
> 
> *2) the 64 bits version went further, and the install seems correct, but :*
> _v.in.vms gives a traceback  :
> 
> _
> Welcome to GRASS GIS 7.4.0
> GRASS GIS homepage: http://grass.osgeo.org
> This version running through:            Command Shell 
> (C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe)
> Help is available with the command:      g.manual -i
> See the licence terms with:              g.version -c
> See citation options with:               g.version -x
> If required, restart the GUI with:       g.gui wxpython
> When ready to quit enter:                exit
> 
> Launching <wxpython> GUI in the background, please wait...
> Microsoft Windows [version 6.1.7601]
> Copyright (c) 2009 Microsoft Corporation. Tous droits réservés.
> 
> C:\Users\Jacki>Traceback (most recent call last):
>    File "C:\Program Files\GRASS GIS 7.4.0/gui/scripts/d.wms_wrapper.py", 
> line 214, in <module> sys.exit(main())
>    File "C:\Program Files\GRASS GIS 7.4.0/gui/scripts/d.wms_wrapper.py", 
> line 207, in main    temp_map = wms.GetMap(options, flags)
>    File "C:\Program Files\GRASS GIS 7.4.0\etc\r.in.wms\wms_base.py", 
> line 211, in GetMap    self._initializeParameters(options, flags)
>    File "C:\Program Files\GRASS GIS 7.4.0\etc\r.in.wms\wms_base.py", 
> line 157, in _initializeParameters    self.region['cols'] /
> KeyError: 'cols'
> _
> GRASS_INFO_END(5848,1)
> _
> 
> 
> I must confess that I don't know how to escape from this situation....  
> (this is why I turned to QGIS, but without satisfactory response).
> Is this a problem with Windows 7 ? with Python ? with the installation 
> script ?  What is your opinion ?
> Sorry to take your time... and thanks, anyway.
> 
> Yours,
> 
> Jacki