im_makerw(3) - Linux man page
Name
im_makerw - make an IMAGE writeableSynopsis
#include <vips/vips.h>int im_makerw( image )
IMAGE *image;
Description
im_makerw(3) attempts to make image writeable, ready for an in-place operation. Its actions are just as those for im_incheck(3), except that descriptors which after im_incheck(3) end up as IM_MMAPIN descriptors, magically become IM_MMAPINRW descriptors.Extreme caution is urged! You can permanently damage valuable data with this call.