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

[Rafael L. <lab...@ps...>]

* João Cardoso <jc...@fe...> [2003-02-28 20:45]:

> No, data arrays are passed by reference. With nn/csa/qhull array data 
> flows in both directions. If the user wants to use floats because he has
> huge amounts of float data we would have convert it all back and forth.

I see.  My proposal was to do the cast transparently in your plgriddata
function, so that the user would never know.

> And the main user concern, memory space, would be jeopardized anyway. 

Is memory space the main concern?  I never knew that!  Why should we care
about this anachronic PLFLT thing if computers are delivered today with 3 Gb
of RAM, typically? ;-)

-- 
Rafael