Re: TIFF Image Support Project GSOC

Nicholas Jankowski <[email protected]> Wed, 24 Mar 2021 13:59:56 -0400
Newsgroups gmane.comp.gnu.octave.maintainers
Message-ID <CABNpfR-SXTqE0b7hDvEaJYJtKYRaBGz-nw66x7cjBKEQNscFbw@mail.gmail.com>
> There isn't really code to start with.  The main point of this project
> is to create a Matlab compatible Tiff class [1] and there isn't one in
> Octave yet.

I'm sure we note this somewhere in the Developer guidelines, but probably
worth a reminder when working on creating Matlab compatible code:  Please
limit your inspection of Matlab function requirements to publicly
accessible documentation.  Examining Matlab interpreter/graphical output
from test scripts is acceptable for comparison (and focused requests for
this can be made to the group if you do not have matlab access.) But even
if you have legal access to the software, at no point during development
should you even look at any of the underlying Matlab function code. Doing
so can render your contributions completely unusable by Octave.

@David - are there any similar existing wrappers/class implementations
worth pointing out in particular as a reference?