Index: trunk/psModules/src/objects/models/pmModel_GAUSS.c
===================================================================
--- trunk/psModules/src/objects/models/pmModel_GAUSS.c	(revision 9676)
+++ trunk/psModules/src/objects/models/pmModel_GAUSS.c	(revision 9730)
@@ -45,7 +45,4 @@
     *params_min = psVectorAlloc (7, PS_TYPE_F32);
     *params_max = psVectorAlloc (7, PS_TYPE_F32);
-    (*beta_lim)->n = (*beta_lim)->nalloc;
-    (*params_min)->n = (*params_min)->nalloc;
-    (*params_max)->n = (*params_max)->nalloc;
 
     beta_lim[0][0].data.F32[PM_PAR_SKY] = 1000;
Index: trunk/psModules/src/objects/models/pmModel_PGAUSS.c
===================================================================
--- trunk/psModules/src/objects/models/pmModel_PGAUSS.c	(revision 9676)
+++ trunk/psModules/src/objects/models/pmModel_PGAUSS.c	(revision 9730)
@@ -48,7 +48,4 @@
     *params_min = psVectorAlloc (7, PS_TYPE_F32);
     *params_max = psVectorAlloc (7, PS_TYPE_F32);
-    (*beta_lim)->n = (*beta_lim)->nalloc;
-    (*params_min)->n = (*params_min)->nalloc;
-    (*params_max)->n = (*params_max)->nalloc;
 
     beta_lim[0][0].data.F32[0] = 1000;
Index: trunk/psModules/src/objects/models/pmModel_QGAUSS.c
===================================================================
--- trunk/psModules/src/objects/models/pmModel_QGAUSS.c	(revision 9676)
+++ trunk/psModules/src/objects/models/pmModel_QGAUSS.c	(revision 9730)
@@ -63,7 +63,4 @@
     *params_min = psVectorAlloc (8, PS_TYPE_F32);
     *params_max = psVectorAlloc (8, PS_TYPE_F32);
-    (*beta_lim)->n = (*beta_lim)->nalloc;
-    (*params_min)->n = (*params_min)->nalloc;
-    (*params_max)->n = (*params_max)->nalloc;
 
     beta_lim[0][0].data.F32[PM_PAR_SKY] = 1000;
Index: trunk/psModules/src/objects/models/pmModel_SGAUSS.c
===================================================================
--- trunk/psModules/src/objects/models/pmModel_SGAUSS.c	(revision 9676)
+++ trunk/psModules/src/objects/models/pmModel_SGAUSS.c	(revision 9730)
@@ -67,7 +67,4 @@
     *params_min = psVectorAlloc (9, PS_TYPE_F32);
     *params_max = psVectorAlloc (9, PS_TYPE_F32);
-    (*beta_lim)->n = (*beta_lim)->nalloc;
-    (*params_min)->n = (*params_min)->nalloc;
-    (*params_max)->n = (*params_max)->nalloc;
 
     beta_lim[0][0].data.F32[0] = 1000;
Index: trunk/psModules/src/objects/pmGrowthCurve.c
===================================================================
--- trunk/psModules/src/objects/pmGrowthCurve.c	(revision 9676)
+++ trunk/psModules/src/objects/pmGrowthCurve.c	(revision 9730)
@@ -5,6 +5,6 @@
  *  @author EAM, IfA
  *
- *  @version $Revision: 1.5 $ $Name: not supported by cvs2svn $
- *  @date $Date: 2006-09-22 21:35:34 $
+ *  @version $Revision: 1.6 $ $Name: not supported by cvs2svn $
+ *  @date $Date: 2006-10-24 22:55:05 $
  *
  *  Copyright 2004 Maui High Performance Computing Center, University of Hawaii
@@ -40,5 +40,4 @@
     growth->radius = psVectorCreate (NULL, minRadius, maxRadius, 1.0, PS_TYPE_F32);
     growth->apMag  = psVectorAlloc (growth->radius->n, PS_TYPE_F32);
-    growth->apMag->n = growth->radius->n;
 
     // XXX may want to extend this to allow for a different refRadius;
Index: trunk/psModules/src/objects/pmModel.c
===================================================================
--- trunk/psModules/src/objects/pmModel.c	(revision 9676)
+++ trunk/psModules/src/objects/pmModel.c	(revision 9730)
@@ -6,6 +6,6 @@
  *  @author EAM, IfA
  *
- *  @version $Revision: 1.7 $ $Name: not supported by cvs2svn $
- *  @date $Date: 2006-10-14 00:53:23 $
+ *  @version $Revision: 1.8 $ $Name: not supported by cvs2svn $
+ *  @date $Date: 2006-10-24 22:55:05 $
  *
  *  Copyright 2004 Maui High Performance Computing Center, University of Hawaii
@@ -66,5 +66,4 @@
     tmp->params  = psVectorAlloc(Nparams, PS_TYPE_F32);
     tmp->dparams = psVectorAlloc(Nparams, PS_TYPE_F32);
-    tmp->params->n = tmp->dparams->n = Nparams;
 
     for (psS32 i = 0; i < tmp->params->n; i++) {
@@ -117,5 +116,4 @@
     x->data.F32[0] = (psF32) (col + image->col0);
     x->data.F32[1] = (psF32) (row + image->row0);
-    x->n = 2;
     psF32 tmpF;
     pmModelFunc modelFunc;
@@ -143,5 +141,4 @@
 
     psVector *x = psVectorAlloc(2, PS_TYPE_F32);
-    x->n = 2;
     psVector *params = model->params;
     pmModelFunc modelFunc = pmModelFunc_GetFunction (model->type);
Index: trunk/psModules/src/objects/pmPSF.c
===================================================================
--- trunk/psModules/src/objects/pmPSF.c	(revision 9676)
+++ trunk/psModules/src/objects/pmPSF.c	(revision 9730)
@@ -6,6 +6,6 @@
  *  @author EAM, IfA
  *
- *  @version $Revision: 1.10 $ $Name: not supported by cvs2svn $
- *  @date $Date: 2006-10-14 00:55:43 $
+ *  @version $Revision: 1.11 $ $Name: not supported by cvs2svn $
+ *  @date $Date: 2006-10-24 22:55:05 $
  *
  *  Copyright 2004 Maui High Performance Computing Center, University of Hawaii
@@ -121,5 +121,4 @@
 
     psf->params = psArrayAlloc(Nparams - 4);
-    psf->params->n = psf->params->nalloc;
 
     // the order of the PSF parameter (X,Y) fits is determined by the
@@ -166,8 +165,4 @@
     psVector *z  = psVectorAlloc (models->n, PS_TYPE_F64);
     psVector *dz = psVectorAlloc (models->n, PS_TYPE_F64);
-    x->n = x->nalloc;
-    y->n = y->nalloc;
-    z->n = z->nalloc;
-    dz->n = dz->nalloc;
 
     for (int i = 0; i < models->n; i++) {
@@ -258,5 +253,5 @@
 
 /***********************************************
- * this function masks the psf.ApTrend polynomial 
+ * this function masks the psf.ApTrend polynomial
  * to enable the specific subset of the coefficients
  **********************************************/
Index: trunk/psModules/src/objects/pmPSFtry.c
===================================================================
--- trunk/psModules/src/objects/pmPSFtry.c	(revision 9676)
+++ trunk/psModules/src/objects/pmPSFtry.c	(revision 9730)
@@ -5,6 +5,6 @@
  *  @author EAM, IfA
  *
- *  @version $Revision: 1.20 $ $Name: not supported by cvs2svn $
- *  @date $Date: 2006-10-17 02:21:03 $
+ *  @version $Revision: 1.21 $ $Name: not supported by cvs2svn $
+ *  @date $Date: 2006-10-24 22:55:05 $
  *
  *  Copyright 2004 Maui High Performance Computing Center, University of Hawaii
@@ -71,6 +71,4 @@
     test->fitMag   = psVectorAlloc (sources->n, PS_TYPE_F64);
     test->mask     = psVectorAlloc (sources->n, PS_TYPE_U8);
-    test->metric->n = test->fitMag->n = test->mask->n = sources->n;
-    test->modelEXT->n = test->modelPSF->n = sources->n;
 
     for (int i = 0; i < test->modelEXT->n; i++) {
@@ -196,5 +194,4 @@
     psVector *chisq = psVectorAlloc (psfTry->sources->n, PS_TYPE_F64);
     psVector *mask  = psVectorAlloc (psfTry->sources->n, PS_TYPE_MASK);
-    flux->n = mask->n = chisq->n = psfTry->sources->n;
 
     // write sources with models first
@@ -256,5 +253,4 @@
     // r2rflux = radius^2 * ten(0.4*fitMag);
     psVector *r2rflux = psVectorAlloc (psfTry->sources->n, PS_TYPE_F64);
-    r2rflux->n = psfTry->sources->n;
 
     for (int i = 0; i < psfTry->sources->n; i++) {
Index: trunk/psModules/src/objects/pmPeaks.c
===================================================================
--- trunk/psModules/src/objects/pmPeaks.c	(revision 9676)
+++ trunk/psModules/src/objects/pmPeaks.c	(revision 9730)
@@ -6,6 +6,6 @@
  *  @author EAM, IfA: significant modifications.
  *
- *  @version $Revision: 1.9 $ $Name: not supported by cvs2svn $
- *  @date $Date: 2006-09-15 09:49:01 $
+ *  @version $Revision: 1.10 $ $Name: not supported by cvs2svn $
+ *  @date $Date: 2006-10-24 22:55:05 $
  *
  *  Copyright 2004 Maui High Performance Computing Center, University of Hawaii
@@ -40,6 +40,5 @@
 
     if (list == NULL) {
-        list = psArrayAlloc(100);
-        list->n = 0;
+        list = psArrayAllocEmpty(100);
     }
     psArrayAdd(list, 100, tmpPeak);
@@ -69,5 +68,4 @@
         tmpVector->data.F32[col] = image->data.F32[row][col];
     }
-    tmpVector->n = image->numCols;
     psTrace("psModules.objects", 4, "---- %s() end ----\n", __func__);
     return(tmpVector);
@@ -194,9 +192,7 @@
     if (n == 1) {
         psVector *tmpVector = NULL;
-        ;
         if (vector->data.F32[0] > threshold) {
             tmpVector = psVectorAlloc(1, PS_TYPE_U32);
             tmpVector->data.U32[0] = 0;
-            tmpVector->n = 1;
         } else {
             tmpVector = psVectorAlloc(0, PS_TYPE_U32);
@@ -238,5 +234,4 @@
     //
     psVector *tmpVector = psVectorAlloc(count, PS_TYPE_U32);
-    tmpVector->n = count;
     count = 0;
 
@@ -544,6 +539,5 @@
     PS_ASSERT_PTR_NON_NULL(peaks, NULL);
 
-    psArray *output = psArrayAlloc (200);
-    output->n = 0;
+    psArray *output = psArrayAllocEmpty (200);
 
     psTrace (".pmObjects.pmCullPeaks", 3, "list size is %ld\n", peaks->n);
Index: trunk/psModules/src/objects/pmSource.c
===================================================================
--- trunk/psModules/src/objects/pmSource.c	(revision 9676)
+++ trunk/psModules/src/objects/pmSource.c	(revision 9730)
@@ -6,6 +6,6 @@
  *  @author EAM, IfA: significant modifications.
  *
- *  @version $Revision: 1.14 $ $Name: not supported by cvs2svn $
- *  @date $Date: 2006-10-19 21:10:08 $
+ *  @version $Revision: 1.15 $ $Name: not supported by cvs2svn $
+ *  @date $Date: 2006-10-24 22:55:05 $
  *
  *  Copyright 2004 Maui High Performance Computing Center, University of Hawaii
@@ -294,8 +294,6 @@
         maxSy = clump->y * SCALE + 0.2;
 
-        tmpSx = psVectorAlloc (sources->n, PS_TYPE_F32);
-        tmpSy = psVectorAlloc (sources->n, PS_TYPE_F32);
-        tmpSx->n = 0;
-        tmpSy->n = 0;
+        tmpSx = psVectorAllocEmpty (sources->n, PS_TYPE_F32);
+        tmpSy = psVectorAllocEmpty (sources->n, PS_TYPE_F32);
 
         // XXX clip sources based on flux?
@@ -375,6 +373,5 @@
 
     // report stats on S/N values for star-like objects
-    psVector *starsn = psVectorAlloc (sources->n, PS_TYPE_F32);
-    starsn->n = 0;
+    psVector *starsn = psVectorAllocEmpty (sources->n, PS_TYPE_F32);
 
     // check return status value (do these exist?)
Index: trunk/psModules/src/objects/pmSourceContour.c
===================================================================
--- trunk/psModules/src/objects/pmSourceContour.c	(revision 9676)
+++ trunk/psModules/src/objects/pmSourceContour.c	(revision 9730)
@@ -6,6 +6,6 @@
  *  @author EAM, IfA: significant modifications.
  *
- *  @version $Revision: 1.5 $ $Name: not supported by cvs2svn $
- *  @date $Date: 2006-09-15 09:49:01 $
+ *  @version $Revision: 1.6 $ $Name: not supported by cvs2svn $
+ *  @date $Date: 2006-10-24 22:55:05 $
  *
  *  Copyright 2004 Maui High Performance Computing Center, University of Hawaii
@@ -240,6 +240,6 @@
 
     // Allocate data for x/y pairs.
-    psVector *xVec = psVectorAlloc(100, PS_TYPE_F32);
-    psVector *yVec = psVectorAlloc(100, PS_TYPE_F32);
+    psVector *xVec = psVectorAllocEmpty(100, PS_TYPE_F32);
+    psVector *yVec = psVectorAllocEmpty(100, PS_TYPE_F32);
 
     // First row: find the left and right end-points
@@ -327,5 +327,4 @@
     // fprintf (stderr, "done\n");
     psArray *tmpArray = psArrayAlloc(2);
-    tmpArray->n = 2;
 
     tmpArray->data[0] = (psPtr *) xVec;
@@ -338,5 +337,5 @@
     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?  col,row?
@@ -366,5 +365,4 @@
     psVector *xVec = psVectorAlloc(2 * source->pixels->numRows, PS_TYPE_F32);
     psVector *yVec = psVectorAlloc(2 * source->pixels->numRows, PS_TYPE_F32);
-    xVec->n = yVec->n = 2 * source->pixels->numRows;
 
     //
@@ -447,5 +445,4 @@
     //
     psArray *tmpArray = psArrayAlloc(2);
-    tmpArray->n = 2;
 
     tmpArray->data[0] = (psPtr *) yVec;
Index: trunk/psModules/src/objects/pmSourceFitModel.c
===================================================================
--- trunk/psModules/src/objects/pmSourceFitModel.c	(revision 9676)
+++ trunk/psModules/src/objects/pmSourceFitModel.c	(revision 9730)
@@ -6,6 +6,6 @@
  *  @author GLG, MHPCC
  *
- *  @version $Revision: 1.12 $ $Name: not supported by cvs2svn $
- *  @date $Date: 2006-10-13 22:11:02 $
+ *  @version $Revision: 1.13 $ $Name: not supported by cvs2svn $
+ *  @date $Date: 2006-10-24 22:55:05 $
  *
  *  Copyright 2004 Maui High Performance Computing Center, University of Hawaii
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@
 
     // construct the coordinate and value entries
-    psArray *x = psArrayAlloc(nPix);
-    psVector *y = psVectorAlloc(nPix, PS_TYPE_F32);
-    psVector *yErr = psVectorAlloc(nPix, PS_TYPE_F32);
+    psArray *x = psArrayAllocEmpty(nPix);
+    psVector *y = psVectorAllocEmpty(nPix, PS_TYPE_F32);
+    psVector *yErr = psVectorAllocEmpty(nPix, PS_TYPE_F32);
 
     nPix = 0;
@@ -95,5 +95,4 @@
 
             psVector *coord = psVectorAlloc(2, PS_TYPE_F32);
-            coord->n = 2;
 
             // Convert i/j to image space:
@@ -128,5 +127,4 @@
     // set parameter mask based on fitting mode
     paramMask = psVectorAlloc (params->n, PS_TYPE_U8);
-    paramMask->n = params->n;
     psVectorInit (paramMask, 1);
 
@@ -208,5 +206,4 @@
     if (paramMask != NULL) {
         psVector *delta = psVectorAlloc (params->n, PS_TYPE_F64);
-        delta->n = params->n;
         psMinimizeGaussNewtonDelta(delta, params, NULL, x, y, yErr, modelFunc);
         for (int i = 0; i < dparams->n; i++) {
@@ -272,5 +269,4 @@
     onePar = psVectorAlloc (nPar, PS_DATA_F32);
     oneDeriv = psVectorAlloc (nPar, PS_DATA_F32);
-    onePar->n = oneDeriv->n = nPar;
 
     return true;
@@ -357,6 +353,4 @@
     psVector *params = psVectorAlloc (nSrc*nPar + 1, PS_TYPE_F32);
     psVector *dparams = psVectorAlloc (nSrc*nPar + 1, PS_TYPE_F32);
-    params->n = params->nalloc;
-    dparams->n = dparams->nalloc;
 
     pmModelLimits modelLimits = pmModelLimits_GetFunction (model->type);
@@ -373,8 +367,4 @@
     constrain->paramMask = psVectorAlloc (nSrc*nPar + 1, PS_TYPE_U8);
     constrain->paramDelta = psVectorAlloc (nSrc*nPar + 1, PS_TYPE_F32);
-    constrain->paramMin->n = constrain->paramMin->nalloc;
-    constrain->paramMax->n = constrain->paramMax->nalloc;
-    constrain->paramMask->n = constrain->paramMask->nalloc;
-    constrain->paramDelta->n = constrain->paramDelta->nalloc;
 
     // set the parameter guesses and constraints for the multiple models
@@ -459,7 +449,7 @@
 
     // construct the coordinate and value entries
-    psArray *x = psArrayAlloc(nPix);
-    psVector *y = psVectorAlloc(nPix, PS_TYPE_F32);
-    psVector *yErr = psVectorAlloc(nPix, PS_TYPE_F32);
+    psArray *x = psArrayAllocEmpty(nPix);
+    psVector *y = psVectorAllocEmpty(nPix, PS_TYPE_F32);
+    psVector *yErr = psVectorAllocEmpty(nPix, PS_TYPE_F32);
 
     nPix = 0;
@@ -475,5 +465,4 @@
             }
             psVector *coord = psVectorAlloc(2, PS_TYPE_F32);
-            coord->n = 2;
 
             // Convert i/j to image space:
@@ -534,5 +523,4 @@
     if (constrain->paramMask != NULL) {
         psVector *delta = psVectorAlloc (params->n, PS_TYPE_F64);
-        delta->n = params->n;
         psMinimizeGaussNewtonDelta(delta, params, NULL, x, y, yErr, pmModelFitSet);
         for (int i = 0; i < dparams->n; i++) {
Index: trunk/psModules/src/objects/pmSourceIO_CMF.c
===================================================================
--- trunk/psModules/src/objects/pmSourceIO_CMF.c	(revision 9676)
+++ trunk/psModules/src/objects/pmSourceIO_CMF.c	(revision 9730)
@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@
  *  @author EAM, IfA
  *
- *  @version $Revision: 1.11 $ $Name: not supported by cvs2svn $
- *  @date $Date: 2006-10-19 21:16:49 $
+ *  @version $Revision: 1.12 $ $Name: not supported by cvs2svn $
+ *  @date $Date: 2006-10-24 22:55:05 $
  *
  *  Copyright 2004 Maui High Performance Computing Center, University of Hawaii
@@ -50,6 +50,5 @@
     float ZERO_POINT = psMetadataLookupF32 (&status, header, "ZERO_PT");
 
-    table = psArrayAlloc (sources->n);
-    table->n = 0;
+    table = psArrayAllocEmpty (sources->n);
 
     for (i = 0; i < sources->n; i++) {
@@ -130,5 +129,4 @@
 
     psArray *sources = psArrayAlloc (table->n);
-    sources->n = table->n;
 
     // convert the table to the pmSource entries
Index: trunk/psModules/src/objects/pmSourcePhotometry.c
===================================================================
--- trunk/psModules/src/objects/pmSourcePhotometry.c	(revision 9676)
+++ trunk/psModules/src/objects/pmSourcePhotometry.c	(revision 9730)
@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@
  *  @author EAM, IfA; GLG, MHPCC
  *
- *  @version $Revision: 1.11 $ $Name: not supported by cvs2svn $
- *  @date $Date: 2006-10-17 02:21:03 $
+ *  @version $Revision: 1.12 $ $Name: not supported by cvs2svn $
+ *  @date $Date: 2006-10-24 22:55:05 $
  *
  *  Copyright 2004 Maui High Performance Computing Center, University of Hawaii
@@ -241,5 +241,4 @@
     pmModelFunc modelFunc = pmModelFunc_GetFunction (model->type);
     psVector *coord = psVectorAlloc(2, PS_TYPE_F32);
-    coord->n = 2;
 
     psVector *params = model->params;