[GRASS-dev] [GRASS GIS] #1999: r.mask with NULL map doesn't work

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#1999: r.mask with NULL map doesn't work
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 Reporter:  ferrouswheel  |       Owner:  grass-dev@…              
     Type:  defect        |      Status:  new                      
 Priority:  normal        |   Milestone:  6.4.3                    
Component:  Raster        |     Version:  svn-develbranch6         
 Keywords:                |    Platform:  Linux                    
      Cpu:  Unspecified   |  
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 When presenting r.mask with map containing all NULL values, it accepts the
 map and sets it as a mask.

 However, despite setting it as a mask, it does nothing. Instead of
 preventing all data from being available to read, it allows all data to be
 read.

 This is counter-intuitive. r.mask should either complain when setting a
 mask of all NULL values, or it should make it impossible to access any
 data (because there are no non-NULL cells in the source map).

 While one might question the use of a mask of all NULL cells, this can
 easily occur when scripting GRASS commands.

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