[GRASS5] Re: [GRASSLIST:6166] Re: Problems with make -GRASS 5.4

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Sorry, I dropped this before realising the potential consequences:

Good to hear. I've committed it to CVS. This problem has been reported
a few times now and seems to manifest itself depending on what
compiler you are using so when I have time over the next week or so
I'll see about merging a few more bugfixes into the 5.4 release
branch and see if we can get 5.4.1 ready.

5.4.1 will include forward compatibility with the GRASS 6 WIND files,
by just ignoring any of the new lines, right?

Hamish

But will 5.4.1 write GRASS 6 WIND or GRASS 5 WIND? I think GRASS 6 can
read GRASS 5 wind OK (please confirm or contradict!). I can fix (with
enough warning) the R/GRASS compiled interface for GRASS 5* to read using
the new function (which has to cope with 5.4 and 6.0 styles), ignoring the
new lines, but it shouldn't write them, because that would break the
interface for < 5.4.1 people.

Roger

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But will 5.4.1 write GRASS 6 WIND or GRASS 5 WIND?

I assume v5 WIND.

I think GRASS 6 can read GRASS 5 wind OK (please confirm

Yes.

I can fix (with enough warning) the R/GRASS compiled interface for
GRASS 5* to read using the new function (which has to cope with 5.4
and 6.0 styles), ignoring the new lines, but it shouldn't write them,
because that would break the interface for < 5.4.1 people.

Sounds good to me. Will there eventually be a GRASS 6* R/GRASS
interface? I'm sure one day someone will want to do some sort of 3D
analysis.

Hamish