[GRASS-user] GRASS 8.0.dev not reading .shp file [UPDATE]

[Rich Shepard]

On Wed, 29 Sep 2021, Rich Shepard wrote:

> I created a new location using the .prj file for cross-section contour lines
> and successfully input CL_33_LDYX_20210712_CS_contour_lines.shp. When I
> tried to input the sounding points file 
> (CL_33_LDYX_20210712_CS_sounding_points.shp)
> GRASS responded:
> ERROR: Unable to open data source
> <projects/washington/project/data/bathymetry/coe/cross-line/CL_33_LDYX_20210712_CS_sounding_points.shp>

However, within GRASS running in a virtual console I can cd to that
directory and ask GRASS to display the contents of that file. The shell says
that it's a binary file and should it be opened anyway? I answer, 'yes', and
it opens the file for viewing.

Rich