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== !AddOns XML file ==

GRASS !AddOns metadata XML file can be created by [source:grass-addons/tools/addons/build-xml.py build-xml.py] Python script available from SVN. It's creating XML file `modules.xml` in `~/.grass6/addons` for GRASS 6 and in `~/.grass7/addons` for GRASS 7.

Example:

{{{
#!xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE task SYSTEM "grass-addons.dtd">
<modules version=7.0.svn>
    <task name="d.mon2">
        <description>Starts a graphics display monitor which can be controlled from the command line.</description>
        <keywords>display,CLI</keywords>
    </task>
    <task name="i.points.auto">
        <description>Generate ground control points for image group to be rectified.</description>
        <keywords>imagery,ground control points</keywords>
    </task>
...
    <task name="v.unpack">
        <description>Unpacks a vector map packed with r.pack.</description>
        <keywords>vector,import,copying</keywords>
    </task>
</modules>
}}}
== Compile !AddOns on MS Windows ==

Background: `g.extension` in winGRASS is not trying to compile given !AddOn as on GNU/Linux, it just downloads pre-compiled binaries from the server.

The GRASS !AddOns binaries are downloaded in winGRASS by default from http://wingrass.fsv.cvut.cz, eg. for GRASS 7 it's http://wingrass.fsv.cvut.cz/grass70/addons. The GRASS !AddOns are compiled on that server by script [source:grass-addons/tools/addons/compile.sh compile.sh] available from SVN.