Rumi Dubash writes
Hi,
I am absolutely new to GRASS and the first thing that I have tried is to
get the compilation done. Now when I try to run it with the grass4.1 script
I get into GRASS. After setting the location and mapset, I tried to bring up
an application at which point it suggested that I need a graphics monitor
and that it could be started up with d.mon. On starting up d.mon and using
option 1 (start a graphics monitor) it asks for a name and that I could use
the list command to find the names. This of course returns a null list.
What am I doing wrong?
Check in $GISBASE/etc/monitorcap and refer to install guide. There is also
a file called moncap.sample can be used as a model. Basically, this file
[monitorcap], is used by GRASS to id the names and characteristics of the
graphic drivers to be used by the system. Make sure you created and compiled
the $SRC/CMD/lists/local code in which you specify which monitors,
digitizers and painters to be used by GRASS at yuor installation.
Also all of this seems to be a tty based version. Isn't there a X-windows
based interface to all of this? Did I compile it incorrect for it not to
bring up an X-window based interface?
There is an "X" based interface but compiling it may take some time
depending on your system and its configuration. You might want to look
into the "static" version of the code that lives on the moon.
Rumi Dubash
Sr. Software Engineer
Schlumberger-GeoQuest
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