can't overwrite vector map if it's name is fully qualified (i.e. contains @mapset)

[msieczka]

GRASS can't overwrite a vector map output if the output name is given with @mapset. This is not strictly a wxGUI issue, but as wxGUI uses a fully qulified name for output, it manifests itself there. Examples:

C module:

v.random out=tmp@PERMANENT n=1 --o

Illegal filename. Character <@> not allowed.
ERROR: <tmp@PERMANENT> is an illegal file name

Shell script:

v.in.geonames in=PL.txt out=tmp@PERMANENT --o

WARNING: Vector map <tmp@PERMANENT> already exists and will be
         overwritten
WARNING: Unable to open directory
         '/home/grassdata/wgs84/PERMANENT/vector/tmp@PERMANENT'
ERROR: Unable to delete vector map <tmp@PERMANENT>

Note that for raster it works:

v.to.rast in=tmp out=tmp@PERMANENT use=cat --o

Converted areas: 0 of 0
Converted points/lines: 1 of 1

[glynn]

Replying to msieczka:

GRASS can't overwrite a vector map output if the output name is given with @mapset. This is not strictly a wxGUI issue, but as wxGUI uses a fully qulified name for output, it manifests itself there. Examples:

v.random out=tmp@PERMANENT n=1 --o
Illegal filename. Character <@> not allowed.

This is a bug in v.random. However, Vect_open_new() didn't allow fully qualified names. Both are fixed in SVN trunk.

[martinl]

Already backported to devbr6, closing the ticket.