[winGRASS] Re: Re: issue with 6.3 RC1 binary

[Glynn Clements]

Doug_Newcomb at fws.gov wrote:

> >> Hi,
> >>       I downloaded and Activestate's TCL and msys per the cvs instructions
> >> and then unzipped the Grass 6.3RC1 file under c:.  When I start the
> >> grass6.3.bat file and try to create a location I get :
> >>
> >> couldn't open "C:/Documents and Settings/dnewcomb.usfwsral3/.grassrc6":
> >> permission denied
> >> couldn't open "C:/Documents and Settings/dnewcomb.usfwsral3/.grassrc6":
> >> ...
> >>
> 
> >Could you try in a path without white space? Just to know...
> 
> >Markus
> Markus,
>       I set :
> 
>  HOME = c:\
> 
> in the grass63.bat file and it fixed the problem.  my apologies for
> misunderstanding your reply.  Something to put in the release notes?

Odd. In most cases, the user's "Documents and Settings" directory (the
exact name varies according to language) is more likely to work than
the root directory.

Users with networked home directories will typically want their GRASS
configuration saved there.

If HOME is unset, the default is to set it to %USERPROFILE%, which I
would normally expect to be writable.

-- 
Glynn Clements <glynn at gclements.plus.com>