[Bug] v.proj fails on data from Natural Earth dataset

[wenzeslaus]

Describe the bug

Reprojection of countries from the Natural Earth dataset fails with proj_trans() failed: tolerance condition error. Some vector maps seems to work which other don't.

To Reproduce

Start, e.g., in NC SPM (any location seems to work):

grass .../nc_spm.../user1

Get the location:

g.download.location url=https://zenodo.org/record/3968936/files/natural-earth-dataset.tar.gz

Reproject the data from the location:

v.proj dbase=... location=natural_earth_dataset mapset=PERMANENT input=countries output=countries

Expected behavior

Ideally, that it reprojects, but an error message with suggestions what to try would be nice too. I don't really know what to do.

Screenshots

v.proj dbase=$HOME/grassdata location=natural_earth_dataset mapset=PERMANENT input=countries output=countries
Selected PROJ pipeline:
+proj=pipeline +step +proj=unitconvert +xy_in=deg +xy_out=rad +step
+proj=lcc +lat_0=33.75 +lon_0=-79 +lat_1=36.1666666666667
+lat_2=34.3333333333333 +x_0=609601.22 +y_0=0 +ellps=GRS80
************************
Reprojecting primitives ...
WARNING: proj_trans() failed: tolerance condition error
ERROR: Error in GPJ_transform() (projection of input coordinate pair)

System description

• Operating System: Linux
• GRASS GIS version: master branch

version=7.9.dev
date=2021
revision=de3829cde
build_date=2021-06-06
build_platform=x86_64-pc-linux-gnu
build_off_t_size=8
libgis_revision=61d6f8c7d
libgis_date=2021-03-31T03:06:28+00:00
proj=7.2.1
gdal=3.2.1
geos=3.9.0
sqlite=3.31.1

Additional context

Happens in GUI, when reprojecting to other locations, with different v.proj parameters, but not for all data in the Natural Earth location.

[veroandreo]

Is it anyway possible to reproject global countries' borders into a CRS that is more specific to only one area? I just read here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lambert_conformal_conic_projection and it says it's cut in the south. Could that be a reason?

[metzm]

A particular Lambert Conformal Conic projection depends on the standard latitude parallel(s) and the longitude of projection center: these determine for which area this projection is valid. Coordinates should not substantially exceed the standard latitude parallel(s), longitudes should be less than 90° away from the longitude of projection center.