[GRASSLIST:1282] errors grass5beta10

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List- I was having some startup errors, but after removing the -nocase option per Justin's recommendation, grass started just fine. However, I ran into problems when I tried to access another dataset (I'm obviously new at this, and am still somewhat confused about how the data directories work). I downloaded the leics dataset for the GRASS Seeds tutorial. When the tcl window popped up I tried to specify a new location and dataset, but received an error about the disable option (I tried to recreate this so I could specify exactly what it was, but I can no longer get grass5b10 to start with the tcl window). I quit, and then tried to restart grass, which prompted:

Starting GRASS ...
/usr/local/grass5/etc/set_data: error in loading shared libraries: libncurses.so
.5: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory

I then deleted the $home/.grassrc5 file and started grass again. This prompted (note the version):
$ grass5

WELCOME TO GRASS Version 5.0beta9 December 2000

   1) Have at your side all available GRASS tutorials

   2) When working on your location, the following materials
      are extremely useful:
      - A topo map of your area
      - Current catalog of available computer maps

   3) Check the GRASS webpages for feedback mailinglists and more:
      http://www.geog.uni-hannover.de/grass
      http://grass.baylor.edu

Hit RETURN to continue

Starting GRASS ...
/usr/local/grass5/etc/set_data: error in loading shared libraries: libncurses.so.5: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory

I then rebooted the computer and I receive the same error. Not sure what I've done wrong. My questions are threefold:

1. How can I correct this and get the tcl window up again?
2. Why is the version now 9 instead of ten?
3. In the tcl window how exactly do you specify a new dataset? Is the location one directory above PERMANENT?

Thanks, Rob

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On Fri, 15 Dec 2000, rob schick wrote:

List- I was having some startup errors, but after removing the -nocase
option per Justin's recommendation, grass started just fine. However, I ran
into problems when I tried to access another dataset (I'm obviously new at
this, and am still somewhat confused about how the data directories work). I
downloaded the leics dataset for the GRASS Seeds tutorial.

Rob,

I have to let others handle your questions, but I do want to point out
that the tutorial you downloaded is a grass v.4 tutorial. It doesn't work
correctly under version 5 mostly because the two versions treat the value
"0" differently.

My assistant ran that tutorial as her first introduction to grass. It
didn't work right and that failure probably forever colored her opinion of
grass.

Roger Miller

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On Fri, Dec 15, 2000 at 01:49:05PM -0700, Roger S. Miller wrote:

On Fri, 15 Dec 2000, rob schick wrote:

> List- I was having some startup errors, but after removing the -nocase
> option per Justin's recommendation, grass started just fine. However, I ran
> into problems when I tried to access another dataset (I'm obviously new at
> this, and am still somewhat confused about how the data directories work). I
> downloaded the leics dataset for the GRASS Seeds tutorial.

Rob,

I have to let others handle your questions, but I do want to point out
that the tutorial you downloaded is a grass v.4 tutorial. It doesn't work
correctly under version 5 mostly because the two versions treat the value
"0" differently.

My assistant ran that tutorial as her first introduction to grass. It
didn't work right and that failure probably forever colored her opinion of
grass.

Hi all,

a sidenote:
we are still working on the translation of the German "GRASS Handbuch"
into English language... This covers the "new" GRASS 5 features and
contains examples etc. (250 pages). I still need a few volunteers who
can read German and write English. If the English version is finished,
Spanish and Russian language are scheduled (translators are waiting for
the English version).

If a few volunteers would help to finish the translation, the sooner it
could be published... It is planned to publish fully online as well as
a book (probably by an U.S. publisher).

Please answer personally to me if you are interested to help translating:
http://www.geog.uni-hannover.de/grass/gdp/handbuch/index.html

Regards

Markus Neteler

--
Markus Neteler * University of Hannover
Institute of Physical Geography and Landscape Ecology
Schneiderberg 50 * D-30167 Hannover * Germany
Tel: ++49-(0)511-762-4494 Fax: -3984

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Hi Rob,

On Fri, Dec 15, 2000 at 03:40:02PM -0500, rob schick wrote:

List- I was having some startup errors, but after removing the -nocase
option per Justin's recommendation, grass started just fine. However, I
ran into problems when I tried to access another dataset (I'm obviously
new at this, and am still somewhat confused about how the data directories
work). I downloaded the leics dataset for the GRASS Seeds tutorial. When
the tcl window popped up I tried to specify a new location and dataset,
but received an error about the disable option (I tried to recreate this
so I could specify exactly what it was, but I can no longer get grass5b10
to start with the tcl window). I quit, and then tried to restart grass,
which prompted:

Starting GRASS ...
/usr/local/grass5/etc/set_data: error in loading shared libraries:
libncurses.so.5: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory

GRASS needs the ncurses library which comes along with any Linux
distribution (I assume you have linux). Take you distro CDROMs and install
this missing library.

I then deleted the $home/.grassrc5 file and started grass again. This
prompted (note the version):
$ grass5

WELCOME TO GRASS Version 5.0beta9 December 2000

   1) Have at your side all available GRASS tutorials

   2) When working on your location, the following materials
      are extremely useful:
      - A topo map of your area
      - Current catalog of available computer maps

   3) Check the GRASS webpages for feedback mailinglists and more:
      http://www.geog.uni-hannover.de/grass
      http://grass.baylor.edu

Hit RETURN to continue

Starting GRASS ...
/usr/local/grass5/etc/set_data: error in loading shared libraries:
libncurses.so.5: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory

I then rebooted the computer and I receive the same error. Not sure what
I've done wrong. My questions are threefold:

1. How can I correct this and get the tcl window up again?
2. Why is the version now 9 instead of ten?

Well, this doesn't matter. I don't know why, but this number should have
been 10 instead of 9.

3. In the tcl window how exactly do you specify a new dataset? Is the
location one directory above PERMANENT?

The gui startup is searching for PERMANENT directory. If found, the parent
directory is taken into the list of locations which are displayed then.
If the PERMANENT is missing for any reason, the location won't be detected
by the *graphical* startup. Since now we thought it would be the easiest way
to detect a location...

Regards

Markus Neteler

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Hi Rob
Markus Neteler wrote:

> 3. In the tcl window how exactly do you specify a new dataset? Is
> the location one directory above PERMANENT?
The gui startup is searching for PERMANENT directory. If found, the
parent directory is taken into the list of locations which are
displayed then. If the PERMANENT is missing for any reason, the
location won't be detected by the *graphical* startup. Since now we
thought it would be the easiest way to detect a location...

Just to add to Markus' post. First of all, GRASS data directories should
appear as follows:

/some_path/database/location/mapset

So, the database directory should only contain locations and locations
should only contain mapsets.

The reason why locations do not appear if there is no PERMANENT mapset
is due to the GRASS requirement that every location needs a PERMANENT
mapset. Thus, it is the easiest way to detect locations. Note that to
use the graphical startup dialog box, all the directories must exist
beforehand. GRASS 5.1 will have a better graphical interface for
selecting and creating mapsets. Included will be help messages when
things are not setup properly.

Hope this helps.

--
Sincerely,

Jazzman (a.k.a. Justin Hickey) e-mail: jhickey@hpcc.nectec.or.th
High Performance Computing Center
National Electronics and Computer Technology Center (NECTEC)
Bangkok, Thailand

People who think they know everything are very irritating to those
of us who do. ---Anonymous

Jazz and Trek Rule!!!

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On Fri, Dec 15, 2000 at 03:40:02PM -0500, rob schick wrote:

...then tried to restart grass,
which prompted:

Starting GRASS ...
/usr/local/grass5/etc/set_data: error in loading shared libraries:
libncurses.so.5: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory

Got a similar error, but detected I had the library installed (had a
libcurses.so and a libcurses.so.4 linked to the libcurses.so). So, I just
created a libcurses.so.5 linked to the libcurses.so. And it seems to work
fine.

In kindness
karine

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