Questions for psMetadataReadHeader() and psMetadataFReadHeaderFunction()

[calvin.harman@…]

For psMetadataReadHeader(), what is the format of the header that is to be
read...ASCII or binary?

For psMetadataReadHeader() and psMetadataFReadHeaderFunction(), what parts of
the psMetadataItem struct are in this file if any, and in what order (i.e. how
do you know the difference between floats an strings during the read?) Are
there any items to be skipped over or not read?

[calvin.harman@…]

Current status for this bug is:

The function, psMetadataFReadHeader, was coded and provided with the latest
release of psLib.

The function psMetadataReadHeader has not been coded, because of issues already
listed in this bug.

[eugene]

we agreed to drop this API from the list of targets for now; it will be re-added
for the next cycle (4) with clarification.

[eugene]

we have dropped psMetadataFReadHeader() completely. A future revision will
detail FITS header I/O issues beyond psMetadataReadHeader().

[Paul Price]

Should be fixed in SDRS-07 and ADD-06 (7 September 2004).

[Eric.VanAlst@…]

In SDR-07 section 5.2.3, the function psMetadataFReadHeader is still present.
Should this be removed or a disclaimer added to be implemented in the future?

[eugene]

these have been dropped from the current draft (09) of the SDRS. their
capability is part in psFitsReadHeader.

[Paul Price]

Closing subsequent to release of SDRS-08, ADD-07.