[GRASS5] Re: [bug #3877] (grass) r.to.vect: severe memory leaks, I'm helpless

[Radim Blazek]

On 12/5/05, Maciek Sieczka <werchowyna at epf.pl> wrote:
> On pon, 2005-12-05 at 13:38 +0100, Radim Blazek via RT wrote:
> > please read old mails on this problem. I dont have time to explain it
> > again and again. AFAIK there are no big memory leaks.
>
> Is it aknowledged by Grass developers that a machine freeze at 5 mln
> vector points file is a BUG (no matter what the reason is)?

It is not bug, it is feature, bad feature.

> If it is aknowledged, can we expect it to be fixed? When - soon, month
> time, year time? Or is it going to be a "feature" and left as is?

I suggested solution. Unfortunately those who need to work with larger
datasets do not have will to fix that and I don't have time enough
to work on something I don't currently need.

Radim