Markus Neteler wrote:

> >> >> Null support is missing (r.external records any null value reported by
> >> >> GDAL, but G_get_raster_row() etc ignore it; I suspect that it will
> >> >> treat zero as null due to the absence of a null file).
> >> >
> >> > Null support has been added.
> >>
> >> I have now tested (in my local 6.4 backport) a shaded terrain map 
> >> (GeoTIFF).
> >> The 0 pixels are registered as NULL pixels, leading to white areas instead
> >> of black in case of cast terrain shadow.
> >>
> >> So I confirm that zero is treated as NULL now.
> >> Could the GDAL Null value be used instead?
> >
> > Null support was added in r32924, and seems to work.
> 
> Ha - I missed to backport this one.
> 
> Excellent, it now works fine in my local backport, too.
> 
> So: any objections to submit this new feature/module?

Is it really wise to include it in 6.4?

At a minimum, we should probably add some more checks so that versions
built without this feature fail more gracefully (i.e. produce a more
useful error message).

-- 
Glynn Clements <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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