GRASS 6.2 finalized

GRASS 6.2.0 is ready. See the announcement at the GRASS site for details.

I’ve also setup installers for all the frameworks. There was enough confusion that I gave in. The GDAL framework has also been updated to CVS as of a few days ago, and reorganized internally – the dependent libraries are not just hidden, but completely unavailable, as they are now statically linked into the GDAL binary (except a couple complex ones). I also removed all but GDAL executables from the framework bundle, but I can make them available separately if there is interest.

More updates

I messed up the Postgres update, it wasn’t 8.1.5, but 8.1.4, tho PostGIS 1.1.5 was there. Postgres 8.1.5 for real this time, plus I added readline support back in.

There is an incompatibility with my GDAL framework and the ‘gdal’ framework supplied with OSSIM. Tho the case is different, OSSIM’s installer will overwrite my GDAL framework, and break GRASS, MapServer and QGIS. It’s possible OSSIM will use my GDAL in the future, or that the two will be interchangable (I’m working on tidying up GDAL), and I’m looking into having my own OSSIM package that uses my GDAL and other frameworks.

Finally, an update to SQLite3 – the program wasn’t linked correctly to the framework.

More catching up

GRASS.app 6.2 RC2. SQLite3 framework updated to 3.3.8. Postgres 8.1.5 + PostGIS 1.1.5.

There have been random problems with GRASS corrupting the Python environment (ie the sys.path). This shouldn’t happen, and usually a logout/login or restart clears it up. I have no idea so far what’s going on.

There has also been some confusion on installing the frameworks from the All Frameworks convenience download. Don’t copy the contents of the disk image to /Library/Frameworks, dig into each folder to get the frameworks. I’ve renamed the folders, so it should be less confusing now. I’m considering installers, but I don’t think that will make the All Frameworks package much simpler to install.

Catching up

I’m slowly catching up on updates as I recover from jetlag and get back into the groove. MapServer 4.10.0 is ready. GRASS 6.2RC2 and other stuff is coming soon.

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The final segment of our trip.

As we head for Tokyo, we finally get a (distant) view of Fuji-san.

The statue of Hachiko, a popular meeting place at Shibuya station.

We found that Popeye donated some sake to the Meji shrine.

These signs are ON many sidewalks in Tokyo. In busy areas there are also companion designated smoking spots along sidewalks.

The Ghibli Museum (Japanese) is for everything Ghibli. That is, the Master of Anime Miyazaki Hayao, and a few others.

Bicycles everywhere. An annotated guide to a standard Japanese bicycle:

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Kyoto, city of castles, temples & shrines and old Japan.

At one temple you can have a drink of the purifying waters.

There is a huge shopping arcade, where I found a replacement charger for my camera, which I left in Fuji.

We hopped down to Himeji for a large castle. Looks like the Daleks made it to Japan long ago ^_^

There are a few Zen Buddhism temples in the area.

Where the two river meet is a great place to rest tired feet.

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Onward to Fuji-san. Wet.

We caught a glimpse of Fuji-san the afternoon we arrived.

Gate to the shrine for Fuji-san. This is the traditional starting-point for the pilgrimage hike up the mountain. Nowadays, most people start at the “5th Station”, halfway up. There are two other gates, one of which is in the middle on nearby Fuji-Yoshida!

The hotel was a bit isolated, across the lake from Kawaguchiko/Fuji-Yoshida. One bus runs every couple hours, so it wasn’t easy to casually explore out in the rain. There were a few interesting architectural oddities.

The first day was the best view we had of Fuji-san, and we took a last forlorn look as we got on the bus.

We’ll leave you today with this freaky Richard Gere look-a-like, ex-prime minister of Japan.

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Blog time! Some pics from our first few days in Japan.

First day, in Narita was beautiful, we found a nice temple park:

Headed for the mountains – Hakone, hot springs. Mostly rainy, but it let up some for our jaunt around the region:

A roadside shrine behind a hedge:

Into the clouds by cable car:

Vacation!

I’m leaving this morning for a 2 week vacation. I will have some internet access, but don’t expect software updates during this time. Maybe some blogging.