Changes between Version 5 and Version 6 of pkg-grass


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01/23/09 02:09:37 (16 years ago)
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neteler
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  • pkg-grass

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    11= GRASS GIS =
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     3Version: 6.4.0RC2
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    35== User Notes ==
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    5  * A commandline and desktop raster/vector GIS system.
     7 * A command line and GUI desktop raster/vector GIS system.
    68 * http://grass.osgeo.org/
    79 * Details on WinGRASS at: http://grass.osgeo.org/wiki/WinGRASS_Current_Status
    810 * Current packaging should be considered a preliminary proof-of-concept.
    911 * Default install includes only the curses interfaces.  You can install the wxpython and/or tcltk package to get the other GUI interfaces.
    10  * Maintainer is JuergenFischer (seeking new package maintainer)
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     13Installation:
     14 * OSGeo4W has two modes - express and advanced.
     15   * "Express" gives you a short list of suggested packages to select from which have been widely tested.
     16   *"Advanced" gives a long detailed list of packages and subpackages including development versions and so forth.
     17 * For the moment GRASS is available in the "advanced" install. After a period of testing it may be moved to the "express" section.
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     19The application can be run through:
     20 * its executable ''osgeo4w''\apps\grass-6.4.X\bin\grass64.bat
     21 * a desktop shortcut
     22 * a menu shortcut
     23 * on the osgeo4w shell through the grass64.bat
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    1226== Packager Notes ==
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    14  * Compile guide used: http://www.webalice.it/marco.pasetti/grass/BuildFromSource.html
    15  * Depends on the MSYS package for commandline operations, because GRASS uses unix shell scripts.
     28 * Compile guide used: http://www.webalice.it/marco.pasetti/grass/BuildFromSource.html (requires updates, better move here)
     29 * Depends on the MSYS package for command line operations, because GRASS 6 uses unix shell scripts (GRASS 7 uses Python)
    1630 * WinGRASS is built with MSYS/MinGW.  The libraries used to link to the VC++ built GDAL & friends is in the mingw-libs package.
    1731 * There is also a grass-vc package, that contains the VC++ built GRASS libraries.  These are used in the Quantum GIS GRASS plugin.
     32 * Release tree: http://download.osgeo.org/osgeo4w/release/grass/ (the installer selects the package with highest version number)
     33 * Maintainer is JuergenFischer (seeking new package maintainer)