GRASS toolbox: error removing vectors from a mapset under Windows

[lutra]

Since 1.6 (so it works fine under 1.5) every time a user tries to remove a vector map in GRASS toolbox browser using the proper toolbar button results in the following error message

Cannot delete map XXX
command: regio g.remove.exe
vect=XXX

the vector is then not completely removed from the mapset.

[lutra]

it fails also from the GRASS command line

C:\>g.remove vect=regio

GRASS_INFO_MESSAGE(3228,1): Removing vector <regio>
GRASS_INFO_END(3228,1)

GRASS_INFO_WARNING(3228,2): Unable to delete file 'C:/Users/gio/GRASS/teste1/teste1/vector/regio/hist'
GRASS_INFO_END(3228,2)

GRASS_INFO_WARNING(3228,3): couldn't be removed
GRASS_INFO_END(3228,3)

GRASS_INFO_WARNING(3228,4): <regio> nothing removed
GRASS_INFO_END(3228,4)

[lutra]

it fails also under qgis 1.5, in fact it depends if the GRASS vector is being displayed in the QGIS TOC. If it is in the TOC then the error message is returned with its consequences, if the vector is not added in the QGIS project then is removed correctly from the mapset.

[lutra]

in qgis 1.6/trunk it fails regardless if the vector was added to the qgis project or not

[hellik]

Replying to lutra:

it fails also from the GRASS command line

C:\>g.remove vect=regio

GRASS_INFO_MESSAGE(3228,1): Removing vector <regio>
GRASS_INFO_END(3228,1)

GRASS_INFO_WARNING(3228,2): Unable to delete file 'C:/Users/gio/GRASS/teste1/teste1/vector/regio/hist'
GRASS_INFO_END(3228,2)

GRASS_INFO_WARNING(3228,3): couldn't be removed
GRASS_INFO_END(3228,3)

GRASS_INFO_WARNING(3228,4): <regio> nothing removed
GRASS_INFO_END(3228,4)

it's maybe a problem in wingrass itself and not in the grass-plugin.

see ​http://trac.osgeo.org/grass/ticket/1158

in an actual nightly wingrass65-build I have to delete the same vector twice

g.remove vect=mygeol@g65                                                        
Removing vector <mygeol@g65>
Kann Datei 'C:\gisdata\grassdata/nc_spm_08/g65/vector/mygeol/hist' nicht löschen.
couldn't be removed
<mygeol> nothing removed
(Sun Mar 27 16:58:58 2011) Command finished (0 sec)                             
(Sun Mar 27 16:59:03 2011)                                                      
g.remove vect=mygeol@g65                                                        
Removing vector <mygeol@g65>
(Sun Mar 27 16:59:03 2011) Command finished (0 sec)  

[lutra]

so it seems we are stuck here

​http://trac.osgeo.org/grass/ticket/1158#comment:15

can someone do what glynn asks, so the bug can be fixed?

[neteler]

We need debugging under Windows, see ​http://trac.osgeo.org/grass/ticket/1158#comment:36 for what needs to be traced.

[lutra]

I have no idea on how to do what is asked under Windows. I hope that someone will step in because this bug hurts a lot the user experience.