[GRASS-dev] [GRASS GIS] #2729: Missing Vect_new_map_struct

[GRASS GIS]

#2729: Missing Vect_new_map_struct
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 Reporter:  rblazek      |      Owner:  grass-dev@…
     Type:  enhancement  |     Status:  new
 Priority:  normal       |  Milestone:
Component:  Vector       |    Version:  svn-trunk
 Keywords:               |        CPU:  Unspecified
 Platform:  All          |
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 There is no function to allocate Map_info. If GRASS library is used in
 another application (QGIS for example) which is compiled by a compiller
 with different ABI, calls to Vect_ functions using Map_info structure
 allocated by the other application may result in crash. The problem was
 discussed here:
 http://lists.osgeo.org/pipermail/grass-dev/2015-June/075539.html

 A patch against trunk r66029 introducing Vect_new_map_struct and
 Vect_destroy_map_struct is attached. I am not sure what should be a policy
 for releasing Map_info members.

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