Changes between Version 50 and Version 51 of CompileOnWindows

Timestamp:

03/28/09 11:09:52 (16 years ago)

Author:

cnielsen

Comment:

Fixed usage section

CompileOnWindows

@@ -152 +152 @@
 Now GRASS should be installed in c:\osgeo4w\apps\grass-6.4.0\
 
-'''Usage'''
+=== Usage ===
 
-The startup '''grass64.bat''' file should be in C:\OSGeo4W\apps\grass\bin
-Open it and replace the contents with:
+To start grass use the icon on the desktop.
+
+OR, if you want to be able to use the command line from within grass, you'll need a different start-up file.
+
+1. Open '''C:\OSGeo4W\apps\grass\bin\grass64''' and at line 24 add:
 {{{
-@echo off
-SET OSGEO4W_ROOT=C:\OSGeo4W
-PATH %OSGEO4W_ROOT%\bin;%PATH%
-for %%f in ("%OSGEO4W_ROOT%"\etc\ini\*.bat) do call "%%f"
-
-rem #########################################################################
-rem #
-rem #           GRASS Initialization
-rem #
-rem #########################################################################
-
-set WINGISBASE=%OSGEO4W_ROOT%/apps/grass/grass-6.4xxx (change to the appropriate grass version)
-"%WINGISBASE%"\etc\init.bat %*
+# Set the PYTHONPATH
+PYTHONPATH="$GISBASE/etc/python:$PYTHONPATH"
 }}}
 
-If you want to be able to use the console from within grass, you'll need a different startup file:
-Create '''C:\OSGeo4W\apps\grass\bin\grass64''' with the following contents:
+2. To start grass, type in MSYS console:
 {{{
-#! /bin/sh
-#############################################################################
-#
-# MODULE:       GRASS Initialization
-# AUTHOR(S):    Justin Hickey - Thailand - jhickey@hpcc.nectec.or.th
-# PURPOSE:      The source file for this shell script is in
-#               lib/init/grass.src and is the grass startup script. It
-#               requires a source file because the definition of GISBASE
-#               is not known until compile time and is substituted from the
-#               Makefile. Any command line options are passed to Init.sh.
-# COPYRIGHT:    (C) 2000-2005 by the GRASS Development Team
-#
-#               This program is free software under the GNU General Public
-#               License (>=v2). Read the file COPYING that comes with GRASS
-#               for details.
-#
-#############################################################################
-
-trap "echo 'User break!' ; exit" 2 3 9 15
-
-# Set the GISBASE variable
-GISBASE=/c/OSGeo4W/apps/grass/grass-6.4xxx (change to the appropriate grass version)
-export GISBASE
-
-# Set the PATH variable
-PATH="/osgeo4w/apps/tcl-tk/bin:$PATH"
-export PATH
-
-# Set the PYTHONPATH
-PYTHONPATH="$GISBASE/etc/python:$PYTHONPATH"
-
-exec "$GISBASE/etc/Init.sh" "$@"
+/osgeo4w/apps/grass/bin/grass64
 }}}
-
+Or to use the new wxpython GUI:
+{{{
+/osgeo4w/apps/grass/bin/grass64 -wxpython
+}}}
 
 === TODO ===