this bug's URL: http://intevation.de/rt/webrt?serial_num=1398
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Subject: make variable GIS_ERROR_LOG_FILE
Platform: GNU/Linux/i386
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GRASS Version: 5.0pre1
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On Tue, Nov 05, 2002 at 08:13:32AM +0800, Dan Jacobson wrote:
>> >> P.S. in tips_and_tricks.html: "To avoid sending error messages by
>> >> email, generate an empty file called GIS_ERROR_LOG in your home
>> >> directory"
>> >>
>> >> Well, tell users how to use a different name if they want to, instead
>> >> of having such a big ugly file name in their home directory.
>>
M> AFAIK you can use any filename (eg .rubbish) - untested.M> Sorry, of course you cannot.
>> well, is there a variable involved? how can it tell which file, etc....
M> Look here:
M> src/libes/gis/error.cOK:
* Gives the message, msg, to the user. Also print a message to
* $GISBASE/GIS_ERROR_LOG if the file exists and is writeable;
* and to the file $HOME in the users home directory if $HOME is set.
^^^ Shouldn't it say "that file in $HOME" ?!M> Perhaps this should be changed to a variable
M> GIS_ERROR_LOG_FILEM> but that's an issue for the developers ML.
OK, I sent this there.
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