[geos-devel] Modify a linestring or prevent coordinatesequence ownership transfer

[Tanguy Fardet]

Dear GEOS developers,

I would like to know if there is a way, within the GEOS library, to 
either 1) modify an existing LineString without copying the existing 
points inside or 2) create a LineString from a CoordinateSequence 
without having to clone the latter and without it being destroyed with 
the LineString (i.e. how to not transfer ownership).

 From a quick look at the code, this does not seem possible, but I would 
like to make sure it is indeed the case.

Basically I would like to store "growing lines" and check for 
intersections between these lines and having to clone 
CoordinateSequences every time makes things way too slow...

Best regards,
Tanguy Fardet