make_mapset.c

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/******************************************************************************
 *
 * Project:  libgrass
 * Purpose:  Function to create a new mapset within an existing location
 * Author(s): Joel Pitt, joel.pitt@gmail.com
 *
 ******************************************************************************
 * Copyright (c) 2006, Joel Pitt
 *
 * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
 * modify it under the terms of the GNU Library General Public
 * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
 * version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
 *
 * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
 * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
 * Library General Public License for more details.
 *
 * You should have received a copy of the GNU Library General Public
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 * Free Software Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA
 ******************************************************************************
 *
 */

#include <grass/gis.h>

#include <stdlib.h>
#include <string.h>
#include <unistd.h>
#include <sys/stat.h>

/*
 * Returns 0 on success.
 * Returns -1 to indicate a system error (check errno).
 */


int G__make_mapset(const char *gisdbase_name, const char *location_name,
                   const char *mapset_name)
{
    char path[GPATH_MAX];
    struct Cell_head default_window;

    /* Get location */
    if (location_name == NULL)
        location_name = G_location();

    /* Get GISDBASE */
    if (gisdbase_name == NULL)
        gisdbase_name = G_gisdbase();

    /* TODO: Should probably check that user specified location and gisdbase are valid */

    /* Make the mapset. */
    sprintf(path, "%s/%s/%s", gisdbase_name, location_name, mapset_name);
    if (G_mkdir(path) != 0)
        return -1;

    G__create_alt_env();

    /* Get PERMANENT default window */
    G__setenv("GISDBASE", gisdbase_name);
    G__setenv("LOCATION", location_name);
    G__setenv("MAPSET", "PERMANENT");
    G_get_default_window(&default_window);

    /* Change to the new mapset */
    G__setenv("MAPSET", mapset_name);

    /* Copy default window/regions to new mapset */
    G__put_window(&default_window, "", "WIND");

    /* And switch back to original environment */
    G__switch_env();

    return 0;
}


int G_make_mapset(const char *gisdbase_name, const char *location_name,
                  const char *mapset_name)
{
    int err;

    err = G__make_mapset(gisdbase_name, location_name, mapset_name);

    if (err == 0)
        return 0;

    if (err == -1) {
        perror("G_make_mapset");
    }

    G_fatal_error("G_make_mapset failed.");

    return 1;
}