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2005.10.23 19:37 "Re: TIFFUnlinkDirectory bug with directory number", by Andrey Kiselev
On Fri, Oct 14, 2005 at 01:46:34PM +0300, ϋΕΒΕΛΟ εΧΗΕΞΙΚ wrote:
> I think it's bug.
> If TIFFSetDirectory() numerate directories from 0,
> then TIFFUnlinkDirectory() should numerate from 0.
> But actually numerating in this function begin with 1.
>
> This code for example remove nothing.
>
> int main(int argc,char** argv)
> {
> TIFF* tif=TIFFOpen("empty.tif","a");
> TIFFUnlinkDirectory(tif,0);
> TIFFClose(tif);
> return 0;
> }
>
> But if we replace to
> TIFFUnlinkDirectory(tif,1);
> this remove first directory.
Eugene,
I think you are right and such behaviour is not logical. But changes in
this function may result in incompatibilities with existing software and
random crashes of utilities which depends on the current behaviour.
So I decided to hold this change a bit.
Regards,
Andrey
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