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2004.03.03 18:01 "TIFFClientOpen, libtiff 3.6.1, ignores 'm' option", by <d_sf@cox.net>
2004.03.03 18:08 "Re: TIFFClientOpen, libtiff 3.6.1, ignores 'm' option", by Bob Friesenhahn
2004.03.03 18:15 "Re: TIFFClientOpen, libtiff 3.6.1, ignores 'm' option", by Frank Warmerdam
2004.03.03 20:48 "Re: TIFFClientOpen, libtiff 3.6.1, ignores 'm' option", by Andrey Kiselev

2004.03.03 18:08 "Re: TIFFClientOpen, libtiff 3.6.1, ignores 'm' option", by Bob Friesenhahn

On Wed, 3 Mar 2004, dimitar wrote:
> I noticed that I can not open tiff files after I upgraded
> from libtiff 3.5.7 to 3.6.1.
> The reason is TIFFClientOpen.
> In 3.6.1 there is check that all client supplied function
> pointers are not null. However this is not enough. I am
> supplying 'm' option, and passing null for the last two
> parameters (for map and unmap) because I am not going to
> use memory mapped files.
> I think the correct way is to check for memory mapped file
> related functions, only when 'm' option is not specified.
>
> Any comments would be appreciated.

The approach which is proven to work is to provide functions which do
nothing.  The map function simply returns a value of zero to indicate
failure.

Bob
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