[GRASS-windows] OSGeo4W installer: problems with the tcl/tk-GUI (GRASS 6.4.0RC3) on W2k

[Markus Neteler]

On Thu, Apr 9, 2009 at 2:36 PM, Martin Mainzer <martmai at gmx.de> wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I just installed the GRASS6.4.0RC3 with the OSGeo4W installer on my windows
> 2000 machine.
>
> Within the tcltk-GUI it is not possible to select a map within the project:
> I clicked 'Add vector layer', then on the icon in the lower part of the
> GIS Manager 'vector map to display'. Within the following pop-up window
> there are no maps listed. With the 'g.list type=vect' command entered in
> the GIS.m window, all vector maps are listed as expected. And it is also
> possible to show the maps by entering the names of the maps in the
> 'Vector map'- field in the lower part of the GIS Manager. Just selecting
> with the icon is not possible.
> Is this a windows 2000 problem or a bug within the GRASS6.4.0RC3?
>
> Another error occurred working with the tcltk-GUI:
> Using the 'Show attribute data' button within the 'GIS Manager' window the
> following command is sent to be executed:
> db.select table=veg_buffer_1_dissolve
> database=D:\daten\GISDataBase/demolocation/PERMANENT/dbf/ driver=dbf
> For this command I get the following error in the output:
> # BMI-DBF driver error:
> # Cannot create dbf database:
> # D:datenGISDataBase/demolocation/PERMANENT/dbf/
> # Unable to open database
> # <D:datenGISDataBase/demolocation/PERMANENT/dbf/>
> Notice: the \ are gone!
> By correcting the command manually (backslash to slash) to:
> db.select table=veg_buffer_1_dissolve
> database=D:/daten/GISDataBase/demolocation/PERMANENT/dbf/ driver=dbf
> everything works fine.

the code in
gui/tcltk/gis.m/vector.tcl

GmVector::show_data{}
...
                set cmd "db.select table=$tbl database=$db driver=$drv"

needs apparently a compatibility fix (g.dirseps?).

Markus