[GRASS-user] output parameter not set error

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Hi,

I upgraded grass from cvs last night and am getting the following error:

---<---------------cut here---------------start-------------->---
GRASS 6.3.cvs (locs):~ > d.m&
[1] 20730
GRASS 6.3.cvs (locs):~ > Error in startup script:
ERROR: Required parameter <output> not set:
    (PostScript output file).
---<---------------cut here---------------end---------------->---

I haven't been able to find relevant info on this error, so would
appreciate any suggestions on how to fix this.

Cheers,

--
Seb

2

Seb wrote:

Hi,

I upgraded grass from cvs last night and am getting the following error:

---<---------------cut here---------------start-------------->---
GRASS 6.3.cvs (locs):~ > d.m&
[1] 20730
GRASS 6.3.cvs (locs):~ > Error in startup script:
ERROR: Required parameter <output> not set:
    (PostScript output file).
---<---------------cut here---------------end---------------->---

That's because 'ps.map -p', which d.m calls from
$GISBASE/etc/dm/print.tcl, doesn't work anymore. CCing grass-dev.

Maciek

3

On Sat, 17 Feb 2007, Maciej Sieczka wrote:

Seb wrote:

Hi,

I upgraded grass from cvs last night and am getting the following error:

---<---------------cut here---------------start-------------->---
GRASS 6.3.cvs (locs):~ > d.m&
[1] 20730
GRASS 6.3.cvs (locs):~ > Error in startup script:
ERROR: Required parameter <output> not set:
    (PostScript output file).
---<---------------cut here---------------end---------------->---

That's because 'ps.map -p', which d.m calls from
$GISBASE/etc/dm/print.tcl, doesn't work anymore. CCing grass-dev.

This is because of a change made to fix this issue:
http://www.intevation.de/rt/webrt?serial_num=3418&display=History
http://grass.itc.it/pipermail/grass-commit/2007-February/026632.html

I have only skimmed over this briefly but IMHO the original bug report is wrong and it should be a "won't fix" - it would seem that specifying an output file is indeed optional if all that the user wants to do is list the available paper sizes.

Paul

4

Maciej:

>> I upgraded grass from cvs last night and am getting the following
>error:
>>
>> ---<---------------cut here---------------start-------------->---
>> GRASS 6.3.cvs (locs):~ > d.m&
>> [1] 20730
>> GRASS 6.3.cvs (locs):~ > Error in startup script:
>> ERROR: Required parameter <output> not set:
>> (PostScript output file).
>> ---<---------------cut here---------------end---------------->---

Seb:

> That's because 'ps.map -p', which d.m calls from
> $GISBASE/etc/dm/print.tcl, doesn't work anymore. CCing grass-dev.

Paul:

This is because of a change made to fix this issue:
http://www.intevation.de/rt/webrt?serial_num=3418&display=History
http://grass.itc.it/pipermail/grass-commit/2007-February/026632.html

I have only skimmed over this briefly but IMHO the original bug report
is wrong and it should be a "won't fix" - it would seem that
specifying an output file is indeed optional if all that the user
wants to do is list the available paper sizes.

oops, sorry about that. fixed in CVS.

Also, WRT another recent change, copies= is not a cartographic mapping
instruction, so it does belong in the command line program controls.

(It does actually slightly alter the .ps output file, but my guess is
that this is such an infrequently used option that we don't have to
spend much energy on it. Anybody ever used it? For what/why?)

Hamish