[GRASSLIST:6026] Re: [Q] Long path for DATABASE

In my opinion, the length of 50 characters are too restrictive,
considering most configurations of file system in modern machines.
No possibility to relieve the restriction?

Daehyok Shin (Peter)

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Shin, Daehyok wrote:

Maybe a trivial question, but I can't find the answer
from the web site.
How can I put in a very long path to DATABASE
in the first setup window of GRASS?

You can't; the interactive startup imposes a 50-character limit upon
the database directory.

However, you can avoid that limit by using the non-interactive
startup, i.e.

  grass5 /path/to/database/location/mapset

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Glynn Clements <glynn.clements@virgin.net>

Shin, Daehyok wrote:

In my opinion, the length of 50 characters are too restrictive,
considering most configurations of file system in modern machines.
No possibility to relieve the restriction?

It could be increased to around 70 characters, but not any longer than
that; the library which is used for input forms can't handle
"scrolling" fields.

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Glynn Clements <glynn.clements@virgin.net>