question at end... On Sat, Sep 15, 2007 at 09:10:27PM +0100, Glynn Clements wrote: > > > If you already have a precompiled version of GRASS 6.3, you can > > > probably build just v.in.dwg with e.g.: > > > > > > make -C vector/v.in.dwg MODULE_TOPDIR=/usr/local/grass-6.3.cvs > > > > > > 6.2.2 doesn't include the Makefile fragments (include/Make/*.make), so > > > you can't easily build individual modules outside of the source tree. > > > > ok. i actually currently only have a precompiled version of 6.2.1. so > > here's my questions: > > > > how stable is 6.3? is it appropriate for enduser use? > > For a single user, 6.3 is probably preferable to 6.2. The occasional > user-visible change is probably outweighed by additional > functionality. > > The main reason to stick with 6.2 is if you are investing significant > time and effort in creating scripts (or course material), where any > incompatible change would be a major inconvenience. > > > the major installation hassle with GRASS seems to be getting all the > > dependencies worked out. so if i install a precompiled 6.2.2 on (say) > > xubuntu, and then recompile just GRASS with the new libraries, will that > > avoid most of the hassles? > > When compiling from source, one thing to bear in mind is that you also > need the development packages (with the headers and .so symlinks) for > each dependency. > > > goodness, it would be nice to have a script to do this! > > Installing dependencies is highly platform-specific. Once you have all > of the dependencies, "configure ; make ; make install" will often > suffice if you don't need some of the less common features.
ok: then it seems to me i should install a precompiled version of 6.3, and then build v.in.dwg alone using the Makefile fragments. is that correct? this will avoid having to have development pkgs for dependencies... if i get this working, i'll try and write up instructions; where could they be posted? thanks, .b _______________________________________________ grass-dev mailing list [email protected] http://grass.itc.it/mailman/listinfo/grass-dev
