Re: plgriddata and Directory Changes README! [was: Re: [Plplot-devel] Next release]

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On Friday 28 February 2003 20:07, Rafael Laboissiere wrote:
| * Jo=E3o Cardoso <jc...@fe...> [2003-02-28 19:27]:
| > There is already a lib directory, but holds font and map files. We
| > could take the opportunity to change this, as the files in that
| > directory all have cvs version 1.1, and no cvs history will be
| > lost.
| > They could be moved to a new directory called "data", after all
| > they are installed in $(prefix)/...../data/.
| > Only in the main Makefile.am a data subdirectory needs to be added
| > in src_dirs to accomplish this.
| > Does everybody agrees with this?
|
| Okay for me.
|
| > | Is that really necessary?  Can't you cast the values returned by
| > | nn/csa with PLFLOAT?
| >
| > The default plplot configuration will be with-double, as everybody
| > agreed on this (even if by omission).
|
| My recollection is that Maurice objected.

Yes, it slipped from my mind until I saw Alan's last e-mail. I have just=20
now replied to it.

| > If the user specified that he wants floats instead, he must have
| > its own reasons, and must have what he wants (and deserves). Don't
| > you agree?
|
| I agree, but you did not answer my question, probably because I made
| a typo. Here I go again: Can't you cast the values returned by nn/csa
| with PLFLT?

No, data arrays are passed by reference. With nn/csa/qhull array data=20
flows in both directions.
If the user wants to use floats because he has huge amounts of float=20
data we would have convert it all back and forth. And the main user=20
concern, memory space, would be jeopardized anyway.=20

Joao