Index: trunk/psModules/src/pmObjects.c
===================================================================
--- trunk/psModules/src/pmObjects.c	(revision 3514)
+++ trunk/psModules/src/pmObjects.c	(revision 3576)
@@ -5,6 +5,6 @@
  *  @author GLG, MHPCC
  *
- *  @version $Revision: 1.10 $ $Name: not supported by cvs2svn $
- *  @date $Date: 2005-03-26 03:44:31 $
+ *  @version $Revision: 1.11 $ $Name: not supported by cvs2svn $
+ *  @date $Date: 2005-03-31 00:22:49 $
  *
  *  Copyright 2004 Maui High Performance Computing Center, University of Hawaii
@@ -17,7 +17,8 @@
 #include "psConstants.h"
 #include "pmObjects.h"
-/******************************************************************************
- *****************************************************************************/
-
+
+/******************************************************************************
+pmPeakAlloc(): Allocate the psPeak data structure and set appropriate members.
+ *****************************************************************************/
 psPeak *pmPeakAlloc(psS32 x,
                     psS32 y,
@@ -34,4 +35,8 @@
 }
 
+/******************************************************************************
+pmMomentsAlloc(): Allocate the psMoments structure and initialize the members
+to zero.
+ *****************************************************************************/
 psMoments *pmMomentsAlloc()
 {
@@ -56,4 +61,8 @@
 }
 
+/******************************************************************************
+pmModelAlloc(): Allocate the psModel structure, along with its parameters,
+and initialize the type member.  Initialize the params to 0.0.
+ *****************************************************************************/
 psModel *pmModelAlloc(psModelType type)
 {
@@ -61,8 +70,45 @@
 
     tmp->type = type;
-    tmp->Nparams = 0;
-    tmp->params = NULL;
-    tmp->dparams = NULL;
     tmp->chisq = 0.0;
+    switch (type) {
+    case PS_MODEL_GAUSS:
+        tmp->Nparams = 7;
+        tmp->params = (psF32 *) psAlloc(7 * sizeof(PS_TYPE_F32));
+        tmp->dparams = (psF32 *) psAlloc(7 * sizeof(PS_TYPE_F32));
+        break;
+    case PS_MODEL_PGAUSS:
+        tmp->Nparams = 7;
+        tmp->params = (psF32 *) psAlloc(7 * sizeof(PS_TYPE_F32));
+        tmp->dparams = (psF32 *) psAlloc(7 * sizeof(PS_TYPE_F32));
+        break;
+    case PS_MODEL_TWIST_GAUSS:
+        tmp->Nparams = 11;
+        tmp->params = (psF32 *) psAlloc(11 * sizeof(PS_TYPE_F32));
+        tmp->dparams = (psF32 *) psAlloc(11 * sizeof(PS_TYPE_F32));
+        break;
+    case PS_MODEL_WAUSS:
+        tmp->Nparams = 9;
+        tmp->params = (psF32 *) psAlloc(9 * sizeof(PS_TYPE_F32));
+        tmp->dparams = (psF32 *) psAlloc(9 * sizeof(PS_TYPE_F32));
+        break;
+    case PS_MODEL_SERSIC:
+        tmp->Nparams = 8;
+        tmp->params = (psF32 *) psAlloc(8 * sizeof(PS_TYPE_F32));
+        tmp->dparams = (psF32 *) psAlloc(8 * sizeof(PS_TYPE_F32));
+        break;
+    case PS_MODEL_SERSIC_CORE:
+        tmp->Nparams = 12;
+        tmp->params = (psF32 *) psAlloc(12 * sizeof(PS_TYPE_F32));
+        tmp->dparams = (psF32 *) psAlloc(12 * sizeof(PS_TYPE_F32));
+        break;
+    default:
+        psError(PS_ERR_UNKNOWN, true, "Undefined psModelType");
+        return(NULL);
+    }
+
+    for (psS32 i = 0 ; i < tmp->Nparams ; i++) {
+        tmp->params[i] = 0.0;
+        tmp->dparams[i] = 0.0;
+    }
 
     p_psMemSetDeallocator(tmp, (psFreeFcn) p_psModelFree);
@@ -70,7 +116,8 @@
 }
 
-// XXX: We don't free pixels and mask since that caused a memory error.
-// We might need to increase the reference counter and decrease it here.
-//
+/******************************************************************************
+XXX: We don't free pixels and mask since that caused a memory error.
+We might need to increase the reference counter and decrease it here.
+ *****************************************************************************/
 static void p_psSourceFree(psSource *tmp)
 {
@@ -82,4 +129,8 @@
 }
 
+/******************************************************************************
+pmSourceAlloc(): Allocate the psSource structure and initialize its members
+to NULL.
+ *****************************************************************************/
 psSource *pmSourceAlloc()
 {
@@ -195,4 +246,7 @@
 
 /******************************************************************************
+p_psGetRowVectorFromImage(): a private function which simply returns a
+psVector containing the specified row of data from the psImage.
+ 
 XXX: Is there a better way to do this?
  *****************************************************************************/
@@ -210,4 +264,8 @@
 }
 
+/******************************************************************************
+MyListAddPeak(): A private function which allocates a psList, if the list
+argument is NULL, otherwise it adds the peak to that list.
+ *****************************************************************************/
 // XXX: Switch row, col args?
 psList *MyListAddPeak(psList *list,
@@ -504,4 +562,7 @@
     // We define variables for code readability.
     //
+    // XXX: Since the peak->xy coords are in image, not subImage coords,
+    // these variables should be renamed for clarity (imageCenterRow, etc).
+    //
     psS32 SubImageCenterRow = peak->y;
     psS32 SubImageCenterCol = peak->x;
@@ -612,7 +673,5 @@
  
 XXX: macro this for performance.
- 
-XXX: should arguments be (y, x) order?
- *****************************************************************************/
+  *****************************************************************************/
 bool CheckRadius(psPeak *peak,
                  psF32 radius,
@@ -627,4 +686,10 @@
 }
 
+/******************************************************************************
+bool CheckRadius2(): private function which simply determines if the (x, y)
+point is within the radius of the specified peak.
+ 
+XXX: macro this for performance.
+  *****************************************************************************/
 bool CheckRadius2(psF32 xCenter,
                   psF32 yCenter,
@@ -641,5 +706,7 @@
 
 /******************************************************************************
-pmSourceMoments(source, radius)
+pmSourceMoments(source, radius): this function takes a subImage defined in the
+psSource data structure, along with the peak location, and determines the
+various moments associated with that peak.
  
 Requires the following to have been created:
@@ -647,4 +714,6 @@
     psSource->peak
     psSource->pixels
+ 
+XXX: The peak calculations are done in image coords, not subImage coords.
  
 XXX: mask values?
@@ -733,11 +802,10 @@
 
 /******************************************************************************
-pmSourceRoughClass(source, saturate, SNlim, valid): make a guess at the source
+pmSourceRoughClass(source, metadata): make a guess at the source
 classification.
  
-psSource *pmSourceRoughClass(psSource *source,
-                             psF32 saturate,
-                             float SNlim,
-                             const psRegion *valid)
+XXX: This is not useable code, as of the release date.  There remains a fair
+bit of coding to be completed.
+ 
 XXX: The sigX and sigY stuff in the SDRS is unclear.
  
@@ -838,4 +906,7 @@
     // We define variables for code readability.
     //
+    // XXX: Since the peak->xy coords are in image, not subImage coords,
+    // these variables should be renamed for clarity (imageCenterRow, etc).
+    //
     psS32 radiusS32 = (psS32) radius;
     psS32 SubImageCenterRow = source->peak->y;
@@ -910,11 +981,17 @@
 /******************************************************************************
 pmSourceModelGuess(source, image, model): This function allocates a new
-psModel structure and store it in the psSource data structure specified in the
-argument list.  The model type is specified in the argument list.  The params
-array in that psModel structure are allocated, and then set to the appropriate
-values.  This function returns true if everything was successful.
+psModel structure and stores it in the psSource data structure specified in
+the argument list.  The model type is specified in the argument list.  The
+params array in that psModel structure are allocated, and then set to the
+appropriate values.  This function returns true if everything was successful.
  
 XXX: Many of the initial parameters are set to 0.0 since I don't know what
 the appropiate initial guesses are.
+ 
+XXX: The image argument is redundant.
+ 
+XXX: Many parameters are based on the src->moments structure, which is in
+image, not subImage coords.  Therefore, the calls to the model evaluation
+functions will be in image, not subImage coords.  Remember this.
  *****************************************************************************/
 bool pmSourceModelGuess(psSource *source,
@@ -931,16 +1008,8 @@
         psFree(source->models);
     }
-    source->models = pmModelAlloc(PS_MODEL_UNDEFINED);
+    source->models = pmModelAlloc(model);
 
     switch (model) {
     case PS_MODEL_GAUSS:
-        source->models->type = PS_MODEL_GAUSS;
-        source->models->Nparams = 7;
-        source->models->params = (psF32 *) psAlloc(7 * sizeof(psF32));
-        source->models->dparams = (psF32 *) psAlloc(7 * sizeof(psF32));
-        for (psS32 i = 0 ; i < 7 ; i++) {
-            source->models->params[i] = 0.0;
-            source->models->dparams[i] = 0.0;
-        }
         source->models->params[0] = source->moments->Sky;
         source->models->params[1] = source->peak->counts - source->moments->Sky;
@@ -950,15 +1019,7 @@
         source->models->params[5] = sqrt(2.0) / source->moments->Sy;
         source->models->params[6] = source->moments->Sxy;
-        source->models->chisq = 0.0;
         return(true);
+
     case PS_MODEL_PGAUSS:
-        source->models->type = PS_MODEL_PGAUSS;
-        source->models->Nparams = 7;
-        source->models->params = (psF32 *) psAlloc(7 * sizeof(psF32));
-        source->models->dparams = (psF32 *) psAlloc(7 * sizeof(psF32));
-        for (psS32 i = 0 ; i < 7 ; i++) {
-            source->models->params[i] = 0.0;
-            source->models->dparams[i] = 0.0;
-        }
         source->models->params[0] = source->moments->Sky;
         source->models->params[1] = source->peak->counts - source->moments->Sky;
@@ -968,16 +1029,7 @@
         source->models->params[5] = sqrt(2.0) / source->moments->Sy;
         source->models->params[6] = source->moments->Sxy;
-        source->models->chisq = 0.0;
         return(true);
+
     case PS_MODEL_TWIST_GAUSS:
-        source->models->type = PS_MODEL_TWIST_GAUSS;
-        source->models->Nparams = 11;
-        source->models->params = (psF32 *) psAlloc(11 * sizeof(psF32));
-        source->models->dparams = (psF32 *) psAlloc(11 * sizeof(psF32));
-        for (psS32 i = 0 ; i < 11 ; i++) {
-            source->models->params[i] = 0.0;
-            source->models->dparams[i] = 0.0;
-        }
-
         source->models->params[0] = source->moments->Sky;
         source->models->params[1] = source->peak->counts - source->moments->Sky;
@@ -992,9 +1044,7 @@
         // source->models->params[9] = SxyOuter;
         // source->models->params[10] = N;
-
-        source->models->chisq = 0.0;
         return(true);
+
     case PS_MODEL_WAUSS:
-
         source->models->params[0] = source->moments->Sky;
         source->models->params[1] = source->peak->counts - source->moments->Sky;
@@ -1007,25 +1057,7 @@
         // source->models->params[7] = B2;
         // source->models->params[8] = B3;
-
-        source->models->type = PS_MODEL_WAUSS;
-        source->models->Nparams = 9;
-        source->models->params = (psF32 *) psAlloc(9 * sizeof(psF32));
-        source->models->dparams = (psF32 *) psAlloc(9 * sizeof(psF32));
-        for (psS32 i = 0 ; i < 9 ; i++) {
-            source->models->params[i] = 0.0;
-            source->models->dparams[i] = 0.0;
-        }
-        source->models->chisq = 0.0;
         return(true);
+
     case PS_MODEL_SERSIC:
-        source->models->type = PS_MODEL_SERSIC;
-        source->models->Nparams = 8;
-        source->models->params = (psF32 *) psAlloc(8 * sizeof(psF32));
-        source->models->dparams = (psF32 *) psAlloc(8 * sizeof(psF32));
-        for (psS32 i = 0 ; i < 8 ; i++) {
-            source->models->params[i] = 0.0;
-            source->models->dparams[i] = 0.0;
-        }
-
         source->models->params[0] = source->moments->Sky;
         source->models->params[1] = source->peak->counts - source->moments->Sky;
@@ -1037,17 +1069,7 @@
         // XXX: What are these?
         //source->models->params[7] = Nexp;
-
-        source->models->chisq = 0.0;
         return(true);
+
     case PS_MODEL_SERSIC_CORE:
-        source->models->type = PS_MODEL_SERSIC_CORE;
-        source->models->Nparams = 12;
-        source->models->params = (psF32 *) psAlloc(12 * sizeof(psF32));
-        source->models->dparams = (psF32 *) psAlloc(12 * sizeof(psF32));
-        for (psS32 i = 0 ; i < 12 ; i++) {
-            source->models->params[i] = 0.0;
-            source->models->dparams[i] = 0.0;
-        }
-
         source->models->params[0] = source->moments->Sky;
         source->models->params[1] = source->peak->counts - source->moments->Sky;
@@ -1063,7 +1085,6 @@
         //source->models->params[10] = SxyOuter;
         //source->models->params[11] = Nexp;
-
-        source->models->chisq = 0.0;
         return(true);
+
     default:
         psError(PS_ERR_UNKNOWN, true, "Undefined psModelType");
@@ -1074,15 +1095,22 @@
 /******************************************************************************
 evalModel(source, level, row): a private function which evaluates the
-source->model function at the specified coords.
- 
-NOTE: The coords are in source->pixel coords, not image coords.
+source->model function at the specified coords.  The coords are subImage, not
+image coords.
+ 
+NOTE: The coords are in subImage source->pixel coords, not image coords.
  
 XXX: reverse order of row,col args?
  
-XXX: This should probably be a public function.
+XXX: rename all coords in this file such that their name defines whether
+the coords is in subImage or image space.
+ 
+XXX: This should probably be a public psModules function.
  
 XXX: Use static vectors for x.
  
 XXX: Figure out if it's (row, col) or (col, row) for the model functions.
+ 
+XXX: For a while, the first psVectorAlloc() was generating a seg fault during
+testing.  Try to reproduce that and debug.
  *****************************************************************************/
 psF32 evalModel(psSource *src,
@@ -1090,15 +1118,22 @@
                 psU32 col)
 {
+    PS_PTR_CHECK_NULL(src, false);
+    PS_PTR_CHECK_NULL(src->models, false);
+    PS_PTR_CHECK_NULL(src->models->params, false);
+
     // XXX: The following step will not be necessary if the models->params
-    // member is a psVector.
-    psVector *params = psVectorAlloc(src->models->Nparams, PS_TYPE_F32);
+    // member is a psVector.  Suggest to IfA.
+    psVector *params = psVectorAlloc(7, PS_TYPE_F32);
     for (psS32 i = 0 ; i < src->models->Nparams ; i++) {
         params->data.F32[i] = src->models->params[i];
     }
+
+    //
+    // Allocate the x coordinate structure and convert row/col to image space.
+    //
     psVector *x = psVectorAlloc(2, PS_TYPE_F32);
     x->data.F32[0] = (psF32) (col + src->pixels->col0);
     x->data.F32[1] = (psF32) (row + src->pixels->row0);
     psF32 tmpF;
-
 
     switch (src->models->type) {
@@ -1139,5 +1174,7 @@
 XXX: reverse order of row,col args?
  
-XXX: The result is returned in subImage coords, not image coords.
+XXX: Input row/col are in image coords.
+ 
+XXX: The result is returned in image coords.
  *****************************************************************************/
 psF32 findValue(psSource *source,
@@ -1147,13 +1184,23 @@
                 psU32 dir)
 {
+    //
+    // Convert coords to subImage space.
+    //
+    psU32 subRow = row - source->pixels->row0;
+    psU32 subCol = col - source->pixels->col0;
+
     // Ensure that the starting column is allowable.
-    if (!((0 <= col) && (col < source->pixels->numCols))) {
+    if (!((0 <= subCol) && (subCol < source->pixels->numCols))) {
         psError(PS_ERR_UNKNOWN, true, "Starting column outside subImage range");
         return(NAN);
     }
-
-    psF32 oldValue = evalModel(source, row, col);
+    if (!((0 <= subRow) && (subRow < source->pixels->numRows))) {
+        psError(PS_ERR_UNKNOWN, true, "Starting row outside subImage range");
+        return(NAN);
+    }
+
+    psF32 oldValue = evalModel(source, subRow, subCol);
     if (oldValue == level) {
-        return(((psF32) col));
+        return(((psF32) (subCol + source->pixels->col0)));
     }
 
@@ -1171,32 +1218,38 @@
         lastColumn = source->pixels->numCols;
     }
-    col+=incr;
-
-    while (col != lastColumn) {
-        psF32 newValue = evalModel(source, row, col);
+    subCol+=incr;
+
+    while (subCol != lastColumn) {
+        psF32 newValue = evalModel(source, subRow, subCol);
         if (oldValue == level) {
-            return(col);
+            return((psF32) (subCol + source->pixels->col0));
         }
 
         if ((newValue <= level) && (level <= oldValue)) {
             // This is simple linear interpolation.
-            return( ((psF32) col) + ((psF32) incr) * ((level - newValue) / (oldValue - newValue)) );
+            return( ((psF32) (subCol + source->pixels->col0)) + ((psF32) incr) * ((level - newValue) / (oldValue - newValue)) );
         }
 
         if ((oldValue <= level) && (level <= newValue)) {
             // This is simple linear interpolation.
-            return( ((psF32) col) + ((psF32) incr) * ((level - oldValue) / (newValue - oldValue)) );
-        }
-
-        col+=incr;
+            return( ((psF32) (subCol + source->pixels->col0)) + ((psF32) incr) * ((level - oldValue) / (newValue - oldValue)) );
+        }
+
+        subCol+=incr;
     }
 
     return(NAN);
 }
-/******************************************************************************
+
+/******************************************************************************
+pmSourceContour(src, img, level, mode): For an input subImage, and model, this
+routine returns a psArray of coordinates that evaluate to the specified level.
+ 
 XXX: Probably should remove the "image" argument. 
-XXX: What type should the output coordinate vectors consist of?
+XXX: What type should the output coordinate vectors consist of?  col,row?
 XXX: Why a pmArray output?
 XXX: doex x,y correspond with col,row or row/col?
+XXX: What is momde?
+XXX: The top, bottom of the contour is not correctly determined.
  *****************************************************************************/
 psArray *pmSourceContour(psSource *source,
@@ -1206,4 +1259,5 @@
 {
     PS_PTR_CHECK_NULL(source, false);
+    PS_PTR_CHECK_NULL(image, false);
     PS_PTR_CHECK_NULL(source->moments, false);
     PS_PTR_CHECK_NULL(source->peak, false);
@@ -1228,8 +1282,22 @@
         // Starting at peak pixel, search leftwards for the column intercept.
         psF32 leftIntercept = findValue(source, level, row, col, 0);
+        if (isnan(leftIntercept)) {
+            psError(PS_ERR_UNKNOWN, true, "Could not find contour edge (NAN)");
+            psFree(xVec);
+            psFree(yVec);
+            return(NULL);
+        }
         xVec->data.F32[row] = ((psF32) source->pixels->col0) + leftIntercept;
 
         // Starting at peak pixel, search rightwards for the column intercept.
+
         psF32 rightIntercept = findValue(source, level, row, col, 1);
+        if (isnan(rightIntercept)) {
+            psError(PS_ERR_UNKNOWN, true, "Could not find contour edge (NAN)");
+            psFree(xVec);
+            psFree(yVec);
+            return(NULL);
+        }
+        //printf("HERE the intercepts are (%.2f, %.2f)\n", leftIntercept, rightIntercept);
         xVec->data.F32[row+xVec->n] = ((psF32) source->pixels->col0) + rightIntercept;
 
@@ -1248,8 +1316,20 @@
         // Starting at peak pixel, search leftwards for the column intercept.
         psF32 leftIntercept = findValue(source, level, row, col, 0);
+        if (isnan(leftIntercept)) {
+            psError(PS_ERR_UNKNOWN, true, "Could not find contour edge (NAN)");
+            psFree(xVec);
+            psFree(yVec);
+            return(NULL);
+        }
         xVec->data.F32[row] = ((psF32) source->pixels->col0) + leftIntercept;
 
         // Starting at peak pixel, search rightwards for the column intercept.
         psF32 rightIntercept = findValue(source, level, row, col, 1);
+        if (isnan(rightIntercept)) {
+            psError(PS_ERR_UNKNOWN, true, "Could not find contour edge (NAN)");
+            psFree(xVec);
+            psFree(yVec);
+            return(NULL);
+        }
         xVec->data.F32[row+xVec->n] = ((psF32) source->pixels->col0) + rightIntercept;
 
@@ -1294,5 +1374,4 @@
     PS_IMAGE_CHECK_NULL(image, false);
     PS_IMAGE_CHECK_TYPE(image, PS_TYPE_F32, false);
-
     psBool rc;
     psS32 count = 0;
@@ -1306,13 +1385,15 @@
     psArray *x = psArrayAlloc(count);
     psVector *y = psVectorAlloc(count, PS_TYPE_F32);
+    psS32 tmpCnt = 0;
     for (psS32 i = 0 ; i < source->pixels->numRows ; i++) {
         for (psS32 j = 0 ; j < source->pixels->numCols ; j++) {
             if (source->mask->data.U8[i][j] == 0) {
                 psVector *coord = psVectorAlloc(2, PS_TYPE_F32);
-                // XXX: Should we use the subimage offsets here, or does it not matter?
-                coord->data.F32[0] = (psF32) (i);
-                coord->data.F32[1] = (psF32) (j);
-                x->data[count] = (psPtr *) coord;
-                y->data.F32[count] = source->pixels->data.F32[i][j];
+                // XXX: Convert i/j to image space:
+                coord->data.F32[0] = (psF32) (i + source->pixels->row0);
+                coord->data.F32[1] = (psF32) (j + source->pixels->col0);
+                x->data[tmpCnt] = (psPtr *) coord;
+                y->data.F32[tmpCnt] = source->pixels->data.F32[i][j];
+                tmpCnt++;
             }
         }
@@ -1326,4 +1407,5 @@
     switch (source->models->type) {
     case PS_MODEL_GAUSS:
+
         rc = psMinimizeLMChi2(myMin, NULL, params, NULL, x, y,
                               NULL, (psMinimizeLMChi2Func) p_pmMinLM_Gauss2D_Vec);
@@ -1374,13 +1456,6 @@
     PS_IMAGE_CHECK_TYPE(image, PS_TYPE_F32, false);
 
-    // XXX: make static, document.
-    // We use a length of 100 here since it is larger enough for all models.
-    #define MAX_PARAMS 100
-
-    psVector *params = psVectorAlloc(MAX_PARAMS, PS_TYPE_F32);
+    psVector *params = psVectorAlloc(src->models->Nparams, PS_TYPE_F32);
     psVector *x = psVectorAlloc(2, PS_TYPE_F32);
-    if (src->models->Nparams > MAX_PARAMS) {
-        psError(PS_ERR_UNKNOWN, true, "Internal error: increase MAX_PARAMS to %d", src->models->Nparams);
-    }
     for (psS32 i = 0 ; i < src->models->Nparams ; i++) {
         params->data.F32[i] = src->models->params[i];
@@ -1390,11 +1465,14 @@
         for (psS32 j = 0 ; j < src->pixels->numCols ; j++) {
             psF32 pixelValue;
-            // XXX: Should you use offsets here?
-            // XXX: Make sure you have col/row order correct.
             // XXX: Should you be adding the pixels for the entire subImage,
             // or a radius of pixels around it?
 
-            x->data.F32[0] = (float) j;
-            x->data.F32[1] = (float) i;
+            // Convert i/j to imace coord space:
+            // XXX: Make sure you have col/row order correct.
+            psS32 imageRow = i + src->pixels->row0;
+            psS32 imageCol = j + src->pixels->col0;
+
+            x->data.F32[0] = (float) imageCol;
+            x->data.F32[1] = (float) imageRow;
             switch (src->models->type) {
             case PS_MODEL_GAUSS:
@@ -1428,6 +1506,4 @@
             // XXX: Must figure out how to calculate the image coordinates and
             // how to use the boolean "center" flag.
-            psS32 imageRow = i + src->pixels->row0;
-            psS32 imageCol = j + src->pixels->col0;
 
             image->data.F32[imageRow][imageCol]+= pixelValue;
@@ -1489,4 +1565,8 @@
 XXX: I added the following.  Must conform with IfA.  If deriv==NULL, then
 we simply don't perform the derivative calculations.
+ 
+XXX: It is not clear whether the subImage coords, or the image coords should
+be used when calling these functions.  I don't think it really matters, as
+long as we are consistent.
  *****************************************************************************/
 psF32 pmMinLM_Gauss2D(psVector *deriv,
@@ -1553,7 +1633,8 @@
         }
 
+        psVector *tmpVec2 = (psVector *) x->data[i];
         tmpVec->data.F32[i] = pmMinLM_Gauss2D(tmpRow,
                                               params,
-                                              (psVector *) x->data[i]);
+                                              tmpVec2);
 
         for (psS32 j = 0 ; j < tmpRow->n ; j++) {
