[hartley@aic.nrl.navy.mil: Re: Carto and Linux]

[Philip Balister]

I am trying to get all my cave survey work on one machine. As outlined
below, currently I am using Compass and Carto to generate working maps.

I want to use (well try) survex and see if I hate it less the Compass :)

But I need to use Carto, so I either need Carto to read survex files, or
Survex to make .plt files. Or find a Linux based format convertor.

Anyway, I'm wondering if anyone on this list can help with my dilemma.

Carto info is at: http://www.psc-cavers.org/carto and the official bug
for this feature is:

http://www.psc-cavers.org/cgi-bin/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=157

Philip

----- Forwarded message from Ralph Hartley <hartley@aic.nrl.navy.mil> -----

Date: Fri, 22 Feb 2002 16:42:45 +0000
Reply-to: Ralph Hartley <hartley@aic.nrl.navy.mil>
Subject: Re: Carto and Linux
From: Ralph Hartley <hartley@aic.nrl.navy.mil>
To: carto <carto@sprucemt.com>

Philip Balister wrote:
> My current process for using Carto:
> 
> 1) Scan notes on Linux machine using gimp.
> 2) Go to work and use windoze machine to make Compass .plt file
> 3) Use Carto on this machine to make working copy.
> 
> I should be able to move step 3 onto the Linux machine at home,

Currently Carto can read the output from Compass and CMAP, both of which 
are windows/dos programs. You should be able to run either one under 
wine, but the setup effort if you don't use wine already may be 
considerable.

> but I
> am curious if there is a way to make the plot file on a Linux machine.
> Does Carto interface with survex output files?

I am interpreting this question as a request to make the answer "yes" 
(it isn't now), and have entered it into my bug database as Bug 157.

Ralph Hartley


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