[GRASS-user] GUI startup problems

Chiara_Scaini1 · July 2, 2013, 5:27pm

Hi again!

sorry for bothering with two posts on my first day here
just in case somebody has experienced the same..

while starting grass, I get this message:

***************************************************************************
grcscaini@cscaini-Latitude-E6420:~$ grass
Cleaning up temporary files ...
Starting GRASS ...
ERROR: G_getenv(): Variable LOCATION_NAME not set
Traceback (most recent call last):
   File "/usr/lib/grass64/etc/wxpython/gis_set.py", line 1002, in <module>
     GRASSStartUp = StartUp(0)
   File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/wx-2.8-gtk2-unicode/wx/_core.py", line 7981, in __init__
     self._BootstrapApp()
   File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/wx-2.8-gtk2-unicode/wx/_core.py", line 7555, in _BootstrapApp
     return _core_.PyApp__BootstrapApp(*args, **kwargs)
   File "/usr/lib/grass64/etc/wxpython/gis_set.py", line 977, in OnInit
     StartUp = GRASSStartup()
   File "/usr/lib/grass64/etc/wxpython/gis_set.py", line 171, in __init__
     self._set_properties()
   File "/usr/lib/grass64/etc/wxpython/gis_set.py", line 221, in _set_properties
     not os.path.isdir(os.path.join(self.gisdbase, location)):
   File "/usr/lib/python2.7/posixpath.py", line 66, in join
     if b.startswith('/'):
AttributeError: 'NoneType' object has no attribute 'startswith'
Error in GUI startup. If necessary, please
report this error to the GRASS developers.
Switching to text mode now.
***************************************************************************

it is a while (3-4 weeks) bus I usually work with script so I do not use the GUI
but I would possibly do it soon using the d.out.file... I tried it but I cannot enable the graphic display wiht d.mon so maybe something weird is happening in my computer...

I work on Ubuntu 12.04

is anybody experiencing the same?
thanks a lot for your time and help

chiara

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Hamish · July 3, 2013, 11:34am

Chiara wrote:

while starting grass, I get this message:

...

Starting GRASS ...
ERROR: G_getenv(): Variable LOCATION_NAME not set
Traceback (most recent call last):

...

 self\.\_set\_properties
File "/usr/lib/grass64/etc/wxpython/gis_set.py", line 221, in
_set_properties
not os.path.isdir(os.path.join(self.gisdbase, location)):
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/posixpath.py", line 66, in join
if b.startswith('/'):
AttributeError: 'NoneType' object has no attribute 'startswith'
Error in GUI startup. If necessary, please
report this error to the GRASS developers.
Switching to text mode now.

no idea.. once you are in the GRASS text session, will the GUI
start with "g.gui" ?

it is a while (3-4 weeks) bus I usually work with script so I do not
use the GUI but I would possibly do it soon using the d.out.file...
I tried it but I cannot enable the graphic display wiht d.mon so
maybe something weird is happening in my computer...

I work on Ubuntu 12.04

what does 'd.mon -L' say about x0 - x7?
x0 X-windows graphics display
is it there?

which version of GRASS? from the main ubuntu packages or UbuntuGIS's ppa or "GRASS Team" ppa?

note d.out.file only works with "d.mon start=x0", not the wxGUI.

Hamish

Chiara_Scaini1 · July 3, 2013, 5:08pm

Hey Hamish, sorry for the delay

g.gui works correctly, and also X0 is there
actually I could export the jpeg as I wanted

so... the error causes no problem but it's there
maybe will fix it installing the next version or updates

yes, its GRASS 6.4.3 and i have the repositories of ubuntugis enabled
thanks for the tips!!!

ciao
chiara

On Wed, 3 Jul 2013 04:34:04 -0700 (PDT), Hamish wrote:

Chiara wrote:

while starting grass, I get this message:

...

Starting GRASS ...
ERROR: G_getenv(): Variable LOCATION_NAME not set
Traceback (most recent call last):

...
 self\.\_set\_properties
File "/usr/lib/grass64/etc/wxpython/gis_set.py", line 221, in
_set_properties
not os.path.isdir(os.path.join(self.gisdbase, location)):
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/posixpath.py", line 66, in join
if b.startswith('/'):
AttributeError: 'NoneType' object has no attribute 'startswith'
Error in GUI startup. If necessary, please
report this error to the GRASS developers.
Switching to text mode now.
no idea.. once you are in the GRASS text session, will the GUI
start with "g.gui" ?

it is a while (3-4 weeks) bus I usually work with script so I do not
use the GUI but I would possibly do it soon using the d.out.file...
I tried it but I cannot enable the graphic display wiht d.mon so
maybe something weird is happening in my computer...

I work on Ubuntu 12.04

what does 'd.mon -L' say about x0 - x7?
x0 X-windows graphics display
is it there?

which version of GRASS? from the main ubuntu packages or UbuntuGIS's
ppa or "GRASS Team" ppa?

note d.out.file only works with "d.mon start=x0", not the wxGUI.

Hamish

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Hamish · July 4, 2013, 7:23am

Chiara wrote:

while starting grass, I get this message:

...

Starting GRASS ...
ERROR: G_getenv(): Variable LOCATION_NAME not set
Traceback (most recent call last):

...
  self\.\_set\_properties
File &quot;/usr/lib/grass64/etc/wxpython/gis\_set\.py&quot;, line 221, 
in

_set_properties
not os.path.isdir(os.path.join(self.gisdbase, location)):
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/posixpath.py", line 66, in join
if b.startswith('/'):
AttributeError: 'NoneType' object has no attribute

'startswith'

Error in GUI startup. If necessary, please
report this error to the GRASS developers.
Switching to text mode now.

Chiara:

g.gui works correctly, and also X0 is there
actually I could export the jpeg as I wanted

so... the error causes no problem but it's there
maybe will fix it installing the next version or updates

yes, its GRASS 6.4.3 and i have the repositories of ubuntugis enabled
thanks for the tips!!!

maybe try removing the ~/.grassrc6 file? does your user name, or mapset
path have accented letters in it? It doesn't like that much.

Hamish