On Thu, May 15, 2014 at 6:37 PM, Dave Bender <[email protected]> wrote:
> Just look any accessor function in src/dwg_api.c; they lack return
> statements for the "undefined" case.
>
> Let's take dwg_ent_lwpline_get_elevation
>
> if(lwpline == 0), then the return value of the function is undefined
> behaviour.
> I recommend returning NaN in this case.

Oh Yes! I will be doing that after my "this GSoC period".

> The root problem is, people will be lazy and check the error parameter
> passed in.

Agreed.

> I don't even agree with this error pattern but at this point it's no reason
> to change all your hard work.

Well this was decided by my mentor. He agreed with this way. I will
change it after this GSoC period. No problems :-)

> There is a lot of great stuff in this project and the current problem with
> it is not how the API functions are organized, but a lack of attention to
> the basics (especially the realloc problem...)

Agreed! Yes, I will resolve those segfaults and memory issues.

-- 
Thanks
Gaganjyot
"Jai Sai Naath"

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