[Qgis-user] QGIS 3.4 macOS still doesn't install GRASS properly, ... 'sigh...'

Thu Nov 1 10:29:57 PDT 2018

Hi Stace,

This is a help list made up of mostly of users responding for free and if we don’t know the answer we can’t help.  Your problem has been acknowledged, you received confirmation that the current download is broken “Yes, this one was broken, now there is a new version to download that is fixed (and shouold stay fixed in the future, for this specific problem)” and that they have found $3000 for a permanent fix for making an easier Mac installation which is what you are looking for if I am not mistaken. A link to this project was sent to you. You could contact that team to see the evolution of that project and see how you can help them with the trouble shooting.  That would be a positive contribution on your part and it may get you to your solution faster than you think.

I know it can be frustrating to be stuck with a software problem when you need a quick fix but please remember that this is an OpenSource project where volunteer users and developers are try to be helpful and try to contribute in a positive manner. 

Nicolas Cadieux
(list user with no link with the QGIS project)

> Le 1 nov. 2018 à 11:35, Mr. Stace D Maples <stacemaples at stanford.edu> a écrit :
> 
> 11 responses about how I should contribute more, how my problem was posted, how I can give money…
>  
> Not one suggestion for how to fix the issue.
>  
> In F,L&T,
> Stace Maples 
> Geospatial Manager 
> Stanford Geospatial Center
> @mapninja 
> G+, Skype, Hangout: stacey.maples
> 214.641.0920
> Find GeoData: https://earthworks.stanford.edu 
> Get GeoHelp: https://gis.stanford.edu/
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>  
> "I have a map of the United States... actual size. 
> It says, "Scale: 1 mile = 1 mile." 
> I spent last summer folding it." 
> -Steven Wright-
>  
>  
> From: William Kyngesburye <woklist at kyngchaos.com>
> Reply-To: William Kyngesburye <kyngchaos at kyngchaos.com>
> Date: Thursday, November 1, 2018 at 6:28 AM
> To: "Mr. Stace D Maples" <stacemaples at stanford.edu>
> Cc: Qgis-user <qgis-user at lists.osgeo.org>
> Subject: Re: [Qgis-user] QGIS 3.4 macOS still doesn't install GRASS properly, ... 'sigh...'
>  
> I don't know why you're saying not having a working installer with GRASS, the last few versions have been working as far as I know, I haven't heard of any problems recently.  Yes, this one was broken, now there is a new version to download that is fixed (and shouold stay fixed in the future, for this specific problem).  Really, a polite "GRASS is not working, it's doing this, or not doing that" on the mailing list, or better a bug report, is all that's needed.
>  
> On Oct 31, 2018, at 11:33 AM, Mr. Stace D Maples <stacemaples at stanford.edu> wrote:
>  
> Seriously, we just can’t get a working installer for macOS? It’s just never gonna happen, is that it? I’d love to be able to teach QGIS alongside Esri, but I can tell people to use something that doesn’t work, out of the box. I’ve been trying for 2 days now to get back to a working copy of QGIS3. It’s my fault, of course. I know better than to upgrade, now.  If you aren’t going to test it properly, don’t release it.
>  
> Here is what I get when running GRASS tools:
>  
> 2018-10-31T08:54:25     INFO    GRASS GIS 7 execution console output
>          WARNING: Default locale settings are missing. GRASS running with C locale.
>  
>          Starting GRASS GIS...
>  
>          ERROR: Path '//' doesn't exist
>  
>          Default locale not found, using UTF-8
>  
>          Exiting...
>  
>          WARNING: Default locale settings are missing. GRASS running with C locale.
>  
>          Starting GRASS GIS...
>  
>          ERROR: Path '//' doesn't exist
>  
>          Default locale not found, using UTF-8
>  
>          Exiting...
>  
>  
>  
> Yes, I read the ReadMe and followed the instructions
> Yes, I’ve added the ENV variables
> Yes, I’ve scrubbed everything and done a clean install (several times)
> Yes, I even tried the futile installation of the GRASS “required frameworks” which seem to be the only solutions anyone is able to suggest on StackExchange.
> Yes I tried installing GRASS on it’s own and pointing to it from the processing settings, which didn’t work.
>  
> Perfectly open to suggestions that DON’T involve any of the above.
>  
>  
> In F,L&T,
> Stace Maples 
> Geospatial Manager 
> Stanford Geospatial Center
> @mapninja 
> G+, Skype, Hangout: stacey.maples
> 214.641.0920
> Find GeoData: https://earthworks.stanford.edu 
> Get GeoHelp: https://gis.stanford.edu/
> stanfordgis Listserv: https://mailman.stanford.edu/mailman/listinfo/stanfordgis 
>  
> "I have a map of the United States... actual size. 
> It says, "Scale: 1 mile = 1 mile." 
> I spent last summer folding it." 
> -Steven Wright-
>  
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