[Gdal-dev] Re: ENVIDataset::FlushCache is not idempotent for header file

[Carlos A. Rueda]

Frank Warmerdam wrote:
> On Sat, 26 Feb 2005 21:04:18 -0800, Carlos A. Rueda <carueda at ucdavis.edu> wrote:
>>I have just noticed that multiple calls to FlushCache on an ENVI dataset
>>object will generate a header with repeated header items. 
> 
> Hmm, I think I see what you mean.  Can you submit a bug 
> report with details.  It seems that we will need to alter the 
> header writing logic to keep the whole header in RAM so that
> it can be completely re-written in FlushCache(), not just 
> appended to. 
> 
> Also, a recent change by Gillian, makes this a less
> frequent problem since it is now only written when dirty.

Good change Gillian! My apologies for not `cvs update'ing more frequently.
Although this change is enough for my current purposes, perhaps other
people would like Frank's suggestion to be considered with higher priority.

Regards,
carlos