Re: [GRASS-user] error using v.in.gns

2008-07-02 Thread maning sambale
Updating on the svn, I get this configure error checking for gdal-config... /usr/bin/gdal-config configure: error: *** Unable to locate GDAL library Running ldconfig seems that my gdal libarary's are in the right place: [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~/source/develbranch_6$ sudo /sbin/ldconfig -p | grep gdal l

Re: [GRASS-user] Output question - ps.map

2008-07-02 Thread Hamish
Richard Chirgwin: > 2) Set the paper size to 200" x 200" AFAIU now, the issue is that the PDF output is compressed, not the PostScript output of ps.map, which should be a best resolution. The above trick is to get a create a resolution PDF, at the expense of incorrect paper size. ie fool acrobat

Re: [GRASS-user] Output question - ps.map

2008-07-02 Thread Moritz Lennert
On 02/07/08 10:11, Hamish wrote: Richard Chirgwin: 2) Set the paper size to 200" x 200" AFAIU now, the issue is that the PDF output is compressed, not the PostScript output of ps.map, which should be a best resolution. The above trick is to get a create a resolution PDF, at the expense of inc

Re: [GRASS-user] Output question - ps.map

2008-07-02 Thread Markus Neteler
On Wed, Jul 2, 2008 at 10:11 AM, Hamish <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > for the PS -> PDF conversion try: > > gs -q -dBATCH -dNOPAUSE -sDEVICE=pdfwrite -dPDFSETTINGS=/printer \ > -sOutputFile=out.pdf in.ps maybe there's something interesting also in here: http://www.grassbook.org/neteler/highres_pd

[GRASS-user] Gdal-config with 6.4svn

2008-07-02 Thread doktoreas
Hello everybody. Building today svn checkout, I have this error with gdal-config: checking whether to use GDAL... yes checking for gdal-config... /usr/bin/gdal-config configure: error: *** Unable to locate GDAL library. 3 days ago, it built with no problem. The system is an Ubuntu Hardy with Ja

Re: [GRASS-user] Gdal-config with 6.4svn

2008-07-02 Thread maning sambale
Hi, I'm also experiencing the same problem from todays's svn checkout I'm using ubuntu hardy. I have the same configuration with dokotoreas cheers, maning On 7/2/08, doktoreas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hello everybody. > > Building today svn checkout, I have this error with gdal-config: > c

Re: [GRASS-user] Gdal-config with 6.4svn

2008-07-02 Thread Markus Neteler
On Wed, Jul 2, 2008 at 12:13 PM, doktoreas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hello everybody. > > Building today svn checkout, I have this error with gdal-config: > checking whether to use GDAL... yes > checking for gdal-config... /usr/bin/gdal-config > configure: error: *** Unable to locate GDAL libr

Re: [GRASS-user] Gdal-config with 6.4svn

2008-07-02 Thread doktoreas
Markus Neteler OSGeo wrote: > > >> The system is an Ubuntu Hardy with Jachym's repository >> >> Gdal installed: >> libgdal1-1.4.0 >> libgdal1-1.4.0-grass >> libgdal1-1.5.0 >> libgdal1-dev > > personally, I would not mix those versions. One version should > be enough. > > Yes, you are right

Re: [GRASS-user] error using v.in.gns

2008-07-02 Thread Glynn Clements
maning sambale wrote: > Updating on the svn, I get this configure error > checking for gdal-config... /usr/bin/gdal-config > configure: error: *** Unable to locate GDAL library Look in the config.log file for relevant error messages. -- Glynn Clements <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> __

[GRASS-user] Poseidon Linux 3.0

2008-07-02 Thread Christian Ferreira
Hi Folks, Poseidon Linux is here! For GIS people it comes with: GIS/Mapping: SPRING 4.3.3 GRASS 6.2.1 + plugins GDAL 1.4.4 and OGR 1.4.4 GMT 4.2.0 PROJ 4.6 QGIS 0.10 + plugins (including GRASS Plugin) Terraview 3.2 Plus MB System 5.1.0 GPS Manager GPS Drive Mapserver 5.0 + Pmapper 3.2 (pmapper

[GRASS-user] ps.map dilemma

2008-07-02 Thread Christian Ferreira
Hi all, I come here with a question/dilemma... Why ps.map lacks so much user support? A lot of people know about GRASS all over the world, but nearly nobody use it, since nearly any software in the world is less difficult to produce maps. GRASS is a wonderful tool for analysis, but it fails to

RE: [GRASS-user] ps.map dilemma

2008-07-02 Thread Pablo Carreira
Good questioning. My solution is that I use Qgis with PDF output to produce the ilustration part of the map and them make the final product with all the legend and titles with Scribus. Pablo Torres CarreiraINCRA/Araraquara - Brazil. > Date: Wed, 2 Jul 2008 20:17:18 +0200> From: [EMAIL PROTECT

Re: [GRASS-user] ps.map dilemma

2008-07-02 Thread Dylan Beaudette
On Wednesday 02 July 2008, Christian Ferreira wrote: > Hi all, > > > I come here with a question/dilemma... > > Why ps.map lacks so much user support? Good question. > A lot of people know about GRASS all over the world, but nearly nobody > use it, since nearly any software in the world is less d

Re: [GRASS-user] ps.map dilemma

2008-07-02 Thread Martin Landa
Hi, 2008/7/2 Dylan Beaudette <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: >> Why ps.map lacks so much user support? > > Good question. I am planning to design the GUI for ps.map as a part of wxGUI [1], should be done in the next few mouths. Martin [1] http://grass.osgeo.org/wiki/WxPython-based_GUI_for_GRASS#GUI_for_ps

Re: [GRASS-user] ps.map dilemma

2008-07-02 Thread Glynn Clements
Martin Landa wrote: > >> Why ps.map lacks so much user support? > > > > Good question. > > I am planning to design the GUI for ps.map as a part of wxGUI [1], > should be done in the next few mouths. FWIW, I'm planning to remove ps.map from 7.x. Equivalent functionality will be available throug

Re: [GRASS-user] ps.map dilemma

2008-07-02 Thread Martin Landa
Hi, 2008/7/2 Glynn Clements <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > Martin Landa wrote: > >> >> Why ps.map lacks so much user support? >> > >> > Good question. >> >> I am planning to design the GUI for ps.map as a part of wxGUI [1], >> should be done in the next few mouths. > > FWIW, I'm planning to remove ps.ma

Re: [GRASS-user] ps.map dilemma

2008-07-02 Thread Hamish
[moving this to the grass-dev list..] Glynn: > FWIW, I'm planning to remove ps.map from 7.x. > > Equivalent functionality will be available through d.* > commands. any reason other than redunancy? It is highly useful to some and currently outpaces d.* for quality. Duplicate functionality is onl

Re: [GRASS-dev] Re: [GRASS-user] ps.map dilemma

2008-07-02 Thread Glynn Clements
Hamish wrote: > > FWIW, I'm planning to remove ps.map from 7.x. > > > > Equivalent functionality will be available through d.* > > commands. > > any reason other than redunancy? Partly redundancy, mainly to ensure that people complain about any deficiencies with the alternative. > It is highly

Re: [GRASS-dev] Re: [GRASS-user] ps.map dilemma

2008-07-02 Thread Hamish
Glynn: > > > FWIW, I'm planning to remove ps.map from 7.x. > > > > > > Equivalent functionality will be available through d.* > > > commands. Hamish: > > any reason other than redunancy? Glynn: > Partly redundancy, mainly to ensure that people complain > about any deficiencies with the alternative.

Re: [GRASS-dev] Re: [GRASS-user] ps.map dilemma

2008-07-02 Thread Paolo Cavallini
Hamish ha scritto: > enjoys choices and working on clunky old sports cars, talking about choices and duplication, please note that work is also well underway for a new printing mechanism for qgis https://trac.osgeo.org/qgis/browser/branches/advanced_printing_branch due probably in a month or two,