#3462: Allow setting environment variables in grass startup script
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Reporter: mankoff | Owner: grass-dev@…
Type: enhancement | Status: new
Priority: major | Milestone:
Component: Default | Version: 7.2.2
Resolution: | Keywords:
CPU: Unspecified | Platform: MacOSX
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Comment (by mankoff):
Yes this is something MAC related. The Fink installation of GRASS gets
around this by modifying the program to look for a `GRASS_LIBRARY_PATH`
which lets me set the `DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH`. I'm using MacPorts and this
modification has not been made.
I get that as mentioned earlier, environment variables should be loaded by
`load_env()`. But nobody has offered an explanation for why `export`
statements are ignored here. GRASS is, generally, a power user tool and
lets the users do what they want. Why is it acting in such a protective
manner here?
Results from running GRASS with `GRASS_DEBUG=ON` are:
{{{
$ GRASS_DEBUG=ON grass72 -c EPSG:3413 ./Gtmp
DEBUG: GRASS_DEBUG environmental variable is set. It is meant to be an
internal variable for debugging only this script.
Use 'g.gisenv set="DEBUG=[0-5]"' to turn GRASS GIS debug mode on if you
wish to do so.
DEBUG: Environmental variable set BAR=42
DEBUG: Environmental variable set
DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH=/opt/local/share/grass-7.2.2/lib
DEBUG: Tmp directory
'/var/folders/7y/lbz1bs057398tql00m7fz0hr0000gn/T/grass7-kdm-10348'
created for user 'kdm'
Cleaning up temporary files...
access: No such file or directory
ERROR: LOCATION </Users/kdm/Gtmp> not available
Creating new GRASS GIS location/mapset...
DEBUG: Mapset </Users/kdm/Gtmp/PERMANENT> locked using
'/Users/kdm/Gtmp/PERMANENT/.gislock'
__________ ___ __________ _______________
/ ____/ __ \/ | / ___/ ___/ / ____/ _/ ___/
/ / __/ /_/ / /| | \__ \\_ \ / / __ / / \__ \
/ /_/ / _, _/ ___ |___/ /__/ / / /_/ // / ___/ /
\____/_/ |_/_/ |_/____/____/ \____/___//____/
Welcome to GRASS GIS 7.2.2
GRASS GIS homepage: http://grass.osgeo.org
This version running through: Bash Shell (/bin/bash)
Help is available with the command: g.manual -i
See the licence terms with: g.version -c
See citation options with: g.version -x
Start the GUI with: g.gui wxpython
When ready to quit enter: exit
DEBUG: GRASS GUI should be <text>
.grass.bashrc
.grass7/bashrc
GRASS 7.2.2 (Gtmp):~ > env | grep BAR
BAR=42
GRASS 7.2.2 (Gtmp):~ > env | grep DY
GRASS 7.2.2 (Gtmp):~ >
}}}
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Ticket URL: <https://trac.osgeo.org/grass/ticket/3462#comment:10>
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