g.setproj: sets proj info with missing UTM zone

[hamish]

Hi,

with g.setproj it is possible to set the region so that the resulting PROJ_INFO file is missing the zone: field. Perhaps this is because 'g.region -p' says the zone is -55 while g.proj had 55(S)?

G640rc2> g.setproj
...
Would you still like to change some of the parameters?(y/n) [n] y
WARNING: Zone in default geographic region definition: -55
         is different from zone in PROJ_INFO file: 55
...
Please specify projection name
>utm

[ do we want a space after the '>' prompt? ]

Do you wish to specify a geodetic datum for this location?(y/n) [y] y

Please specify datum name
>custom

[I did want the datum to be Australia GD 1994, but that's not a choice]

Please specify ellipsoid name
>grs80

Please specify datum transformation parameters
>towgs84=0,0,0

Parameters to be used are:
"towgs84=0,0,0"
Is this correct?(y/n) [y] y
South Hemisphere(y/n) [n] y
The UTM zone is now set to 55
Do you want to change the UTM zone?(y/n) [n] n
UTM zone information has not been updated

Projection information has been recorded for this location

then

 g.proj -p
-PROJ_INFO-------------------------------------------------
name       : Universe Transverse Mercator
towgs84    : 0,0,0
proj       : utm
ellps      : grs80
a          : 6378137.0000000000
es         : 0.0066943800
f          : 298.2572221010
south      : defined
-PROJ_UNITS------------------------------------------------
unit       : meter
units      : meters
meters     : 1.0

and then r.in.gdal segfaults when attempting the matching proj settings comparison. (strcmp() missing key value in lib/gis/make_loc.c)

Hamish

[neteler]

The code chunk in general/g.setproj/main.c (see grass/branches/develbranch_6/general/g.setproj/main.c#L413​) is:

            if (parm->ask) {
                if (G_strcasecmp(desc->type, "bool") == 0) {
                    if (G_yes((char *)desc->desc, 0)) {
                        G_set_key_value(desc->key, "defined", out_proj_keys);
                        if (G_strcasecmp(parm->name, "SOUTH") == 0)
                            cellhd.zone = -abs(cellhd.zone);
                    }
                }

and in lib/proj/get_proj.c it is (line 154)

            /* if zone is negative, write abs(zone) and define south */
            info->zone = -info->zone;

So it seems to be valid?

[hamish]

[undid "55(S)" edit in description; a while back I filed an upstream trac wish to have the orig. desc. box minimized by default to avoid accidental edits, it got some attention]

the problem is not that the UTM zone's pos/neg sign comes out wrong, the problem is that the zone: term is not written at all!

Hamish

ps- in linking to source code via trac if you skip giving a rev number you still need to use @, e.g.:

source:grass/branches/develbranch_6/general/g.setproj/main.c@#L413​