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/*====================================================================*
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/*
 *  runlength.c
 *
 *     Label pixels by membership in runs
 *           PIX         *pixStrokeWidthTransform()
 *           static PIX  *pixFindMinRunsOrthogonal()
 *           PIX         *pixRunlengthTransform()
 *
 *     Find runs along horizontal and vertical lines
 *           l_int32      pixFindHorizontalRuns()
 *           l_int32      pixFindVerticalRuns()
 *
 *     Find max runs along horizontal and vertical lines
 *           l_int32      pixFindMaxRuns()
 *           l_int32      pixFindMaxHorizontalRunOnLine()
 *           l_int32      pixFindMaxVerticalRunOnLine()
 *
 *     Compute runlength-to-membership transform on a line
 *           l_int32      runlengthMembershipOnLine()
 *
 *     Make byte position LUT
 *           l_int32      makeMSBitLocTab()
 *
 *  Here we're handling runs of either black or white pixels on 1 bpp
 *  images.  The directions of the runs in the stroke width transform
 *  are selectable from given sets of angles.  Most of the other runs
 *  are oriented either horizontally along the raster lines or
 *  vertically along pixel columns.
 */

#include <string.h>
#include <math.h>
#include "allheaders.h"

static PIX *pixFindMinRunsOrthogonal(PIX *pixs, l_float32 angle, l_int32 depth);


/*-----------------------------------------------------------------------*
 *                   Label pixels by membership in runs                  *
 *-----------------------------------------------------------------------*/
/*!
 *  pixStrokeWidthTransform()
 *
 *      Input:   pixs (1 bpp)
 *               color (0 for white runs, 1 for black runs)
 *               depth (of pixd: 8 or 16 bpp)
 *               nangles (2, 4, 6 or 8)
 *      Return:  pixd (8 or 16 bpp), or null on error
 *
 *  Notes:
 *      (1) The dest Pix is 8 or 16 bpp, with the pixel values
 *          equal to the stroke width in which it is a member.
 *          The values are clipped to the max pixel value if necessary.
 *      (2) The color determines if we're labelling white or black strokes.
 *      (3) A pixel that is not a member of the chosen color gets
 *          value 0; it belongs to a width of length 0 of the
 *          chosen color.
 *      (4) This chooses, for each dest pixel, the minimum of sets
 *          of runlengths through each pixel.  Here are the sets:
 *            nangles    increment          set
 *            -------    ---------    --------------------------------
 *               2          90       {0, 90}
 *               4          45       {0, 45, 90, 135}
 *               6          30       {0, 30, 60, 90, 120, 150}
 *               8          22.5     {0, 22.5, 45, 67.5, 90, 112.5, 135, 157.5}
 *      (5) Runtime scales linearly with (nangles - 2).
 */
PIX *
pixStrokeWidthTransform(PIX     *pixs,
                        l_int32  color,
                        l_int32  depth,
                        l_int32  nangles)
{
l_float32  angle, pi;
PIX       *pixh, *pixv, *pixt, *pixg1, *pixg2, *pixg3, *pixg4;

    PROCNAME("pixStrokeWidthTransform");

    if (!pixs || pixGetDepth(pixs) != 1)
        return (PIX *)ERROR_PTR("pixs undefined or not 1 bpp", procName, NULL);
    if (depth != 8 && depth != 16)
        return (PIX *)ERROR_PTR("depth must be 8 or 16 bpp", procName, NULL);
    if (nangles != 2 && nangles != 4 && nangles != 6 && nangles != 8)
        return (PIX *)ERROR_PTR("nangles not in {2,4,6,8}", procName, NULL);

        /* Use fg runs for evaluation */
    if (color == 0)
        pixt = pixInvert(NULL, pixs);
    else
        pixt = pixClone(pixs);

        /* Find min length at 0 and 90 degrees */
    pixh = pixRunlengthTransform(pixt, 1, L_HORIZONTAL_RUNS, depth);
    pixv = pixRunlengthTransform(pixt, 1, L_VERTICAL_RUNS, depth);
    pixg1 = pixMinOrMax(NULL, pixh, pixv, L_CHOOSE_MIN);
    pixDestroy(&pixh);
    pixDestroy(&pixv);

    pixg2 = pixg3 = pixg4 = NULL;
    pi = 3.1415926535;
    if (nangles == 4 || nangles == 8) {
            /* Find min length at +45 and -45 degrees */
        angle = pi / 4.0;
        pixg2 = pixFindMinRunsOrthogonal(pixt, angle, depth);
    }

    if (nangles == 6) {
            /* Find min length at +30 and -60 degrees */
        angle = pi / 6.0;
        pixg2 = pixFindMinRunsOrthogonal(pixt, angle, depth);

            /* Find min length at +60 and -30 degrees */
        angle = pi / 3.0;
        pixg3 = pixFindMinRunsOrthogonal(pixt, angle, depth);
    }

    if (nangles == 8) {
            /* Find min length at +22.5 and -67.5 degrees */
        angle = pi / 8.0;
        pixg3 = pixFindMinRunsOrthogonal(pixt, angle, depth);

            /* Find min length at +67.5 and -22.5 degrees */
        angle = 3.0 * pi / 8.0;
        pixg4 = pixFindMinRunsOrthogonal(pixt, angle, depth);
    }
    pixDestroy(&pixt);

    if (nangles > 2)
        pixMinOrMax(pixg1, pixg1, pixg2, L_CHOOSE_MIN);
    if (nangles > 4)
        pixMinOrMax(pixg1, pixg1, pixg3, L_CHOOSE_MIN);
    if (nangles > 6)
        pixMinOrMax(pixg1, pixg1, pixg4, L_CHOOSE_MIN);
    pixDestroy(&pixg2);
    pixDestroy(&pixg3);
    pixDestroy(&pixg4);
    return pixg1;
}


/*!
 *  pixFindMinRunsOrthogonal()
 *
 *      Input:   pixs (1 bpp)
 *               angle (in radians)
 *               depth (of pixd: 8 or 16 bpp)
 *      Return:  pixd (8 or 16 bpp), or null on error
 *
 *  Notes:
 *      (1) This computes, for each fg pixel in pixs, the minimum of
 *          the runlengths going through that pixel in two orthogonal
 *          directions: at @angle and at (90 + @angle).
 *      (2) We use rotation by shear because the forward and backward
 *          rotations by the same angle are exact inverse operations.
 *          As a result, the nonzero pixels in pixd correspond exactly
 *          to the fg pixels in pixs.  This is not the case with
 *          sampled rotation, due to spatial quantization.  Nevertheless,
 *          the result suffers from lack of exact correspondence
 *          between original and rotated pixels, also due to spatial
 *          quantization, causing some boundary pixels to be
 *          shifted from bg to fg or v.v.
 */
static PIX *
pixFindMinRunsOrthogonal(PIX       *pixs,
                         l_float32  angle,
                         l_int32    depth)
{
l_int32  w, h, diag, xoff, yoff;
PIX     *pixb, *pixr, *pixh, *pixv, *pixg1, *pixg2, *pixd;
BOX     *box;

    PROCNAME("pixFindMinRunsOrthogonal");

    if (!pixs || pixGetDepth(pixs) != 1)
        return (PIX *)ERROR_PTR("pixs undefined or not 1 bpp", procName, NULL);

        /* Rasterop into the center of a sufficiently large image
         * so we don't lose pixels for any rotation angle. */
    pixGetDimensions(pixs, &w, &h, NULL);
    diag = (l_int32)(sqrt((l_float64)(w * w + h * h)) + 2.5);
    xoff = (diag - w) / 2;
    yoff = (diag - h) / 2;
    pixb = pixCreate(diag, diag, 1);
    pixRasterop(pixb, xoff, yoff, w, h, PIX_SRC, pixs, 0, 0);

        /* Rotate about the 'center', get the min of orthogonal transforms,
         * rotate back, and crop the part corresponding to pixs.  */
    pixr = pixRotateShear(pixb, diag / 2, diag / 2, angle, L_BRING_IN_WHITE);
    pixh = pixRunlengthTransform(pixr, 1, L_HORIZONTAL_RUNS, depth);
    pixv = pixRunlengthTransform(pixr, 1, L_VERTICAL_RUNS, depth);
    pixg1 = pixMinOrMax(NULL, pixh, pixv, L_CHOOSE_MIN);
    pixg2 = pixRotateShear(pixg1, diag / 2, diag / 2, -angle, L_BRING_IN_WHITE);
    box = boxCreate(xoff, yoff, w, h);
    pixd = pixClipRectangle(pixg2, box, NULL);

    pixDestroy(&pixb);
    pixDestroy(&pixr);
    pixDestroy(&pixh);
    pixDestroy(&pixv);
    pixDestroy(&pixg1);
    pixDestroy(&pixg2);
    boxDestroy(&box);
    return pixd;
}


/*!
 *  pixRunlengthTransform()
 *
 *      Input:   pixs (1 bpp)
 *               color (0 for white runs, 1 for black runs)
 *               direction (L_HORIZONTAL_RUNS, L_VERTICAL_RUNS)
 *               depth (8 or 16 bpp)
 *      Return:  pixd (8 or 16 bpp), or null on error
 *
 *  Notes:
 *      (1) The dest Pix is 8 or 16 bpp, with the pixel values
 *          equal to the runlength in which it is a member.
 *          The length is clipped to the max pixel value if necessary.
 *      (2) The color determines if we're labelling white or black runs.
 *      (3) A pixel that is not a member of the chosen color gets
 *          value 0; it belongs to a run of length 0 of the
 *          chosen color.
 *      (4) To convert for maximum dynamic range, either linear or
 *          log, use pixMaxDynamicRange().
 */
PIX *
pixRunlengthTransform(PIX     *pixs,
                      l_int32  color,
                      l_int32  direction,
                      l_int32  depth)
{
l_int32    i, j, w, h, wpld, bufsize, maxsize, n;
l_int32   *start, *end, *buffer;
l_uint32  *datad, *lined;
PIX       *pixt, *pixd;

    PROCNAME("pixRunlengthTransform");

    if (!pixs)
        return (PIX *)ERROR_PTR("pixs not defined", procName, NULL);
    if (pixGetDepth(pixs) != 1)
        return (PIX *)ERROR_PTR("pixs not 1 bpp", procName, NULL);
    if (depth != 8 && depth != 16)
        return (PIX *)ERROR_PTR("depth must be 8 or 16 bpp", procName, NULL);

    pixGetDimensions(pixs, &w, &h, NULL);
    if (direction == L_HORIZONTAL_RUNS)
        maxsize = 1 + w / 2;
    else if (direction == L_VERTICAL_RUNS)
        maxsize = 1 + h / 2;
    else
        return (PIX *)ERROR_PTR("invalid direction", procName, NULL);
    bufsize = L_MAX(w, h);

    if ((pixd = pixCreate(w, h, depth)) == NULL)
        return (PIX *)ERROR_PTR("pixd not made", procName, NULL);
    datad = pixGetData(pixd);
    wpld = pixGetWpl(pixd);

    if ((start = (l_int32 *)CALLOC(maxsize, sizeof(l_int32))) == NULL)
        return (PIX *)ERROR_PTR("start not made", procName, NULL);
    if ((end = (l_int32 *)CALLOC(maxsize, sizeof(l_int32))) == NULL)
        return (PIX *)ERROR_PTR("end not made", procName, NULL);
    if ((buffer = (l_int32 *)CALLOC(bufsize, sizeof(l_int32))) == NULL)
        return (PIX *)ERROR_PTR("buffer not made", procName, NULL);

        /* Use fg runs for evaluation */
    if (color == 0)
        pixt = pixInvert(NULL, pixs);
    else
        pixt = pixClone(pixs);

    if (direction == L_HORIZONTAL_RUNS) {
        for (i = 0; i < h; i++) {
            pixFindHorizontalRuns(pixt, i, start, end, &n);
            runlengthMembershipOnLine(buffer, w, depth, start, end, n);
            lined = datad + i * wpld;
            if (depth == 8) {
                for (j = 0; j < w; j++)
                    SET_DATA_BYTE(lined, j, buffer[j]);
            } else {  /* depth == 16 */
                for (j = 0; j < w; j++)
                    SET_DATA_TWO_BYTES(lined, j, buffer[j]);
            }
        }
    } else {  /* L_VERTICAL_RUNS */
        for (j = 0; j < w; j++) {
            pixFindVerticalRuns(pixt, j, start, end, &n);
            runlengthMembershipOnLine(buffer, h, depth, start, end, n);
            if (depth == 8) {
                for (i = 0; i < h; i++) {
                    lined = datad + i * wpld;
                    SET_DATA_BYTE(lined, j, buffer[i]);
                }
            } else {  /* depth == 16 */
                for (i = 0; i < h; i++) {
                    lined = datad + i * wpld;
                    SET_DATA_TWO_BYTES(lined, j, buffer[i]);
                }
            }
        }
    }

    pixDestroy(&pixt);
    FREE(start);
    FREE(end);
    FREE(buffer);
    return pixd;
}


/*-----------------------------------------------------------------------*
 *               Find runs along horizontal and vertical lines           *
 *-----------------------------------------------------------------------*/
/*!
 *  pixFindHorizontalRuns()
 *
 *      Input:  pix (1 bpp)
 *              y (line to traverse)
 *              xstart (returns array of start positions for fg runs)
 *              xend (returns array of end positions for fg runs)
 *              &n  (<return> the number of runs found)
 *      Return: 0 if OK; 1 on error
 *
 *  Notes:
 *      (1) This finds foreground horizontal runs on a single scanline.
 *      (2) To find background runs, use pixInvert() before applying
 *          this function.
 *      (3) The xstart and xend arrays are input.  They should be
 *          of size w/2 + 1 to insure that they can hold
 *          the maximum number of runs in the raster line.
 */
l_int32
pixFindHorizontalRuns(PIX      *pix,
                      l_int32   y,
                      l_int32  *xstart,
                      l_int32  *xend,
                      l_int32  *pn)
{
l_int32    inrun;  /* boolean */
l_int32    index, w, h, d, j, wpl, val;
l_uint32  *line;

    PROCNAME("pixFindHorizontalRuns");

    if (!pn)
        return ERROR_INT("&n not defined", procName, 1);
    *pn = 0;
    if (!pix)
        return ERROR_INT("pix not defined", procName, 1);
    pixGetDimensions(pix, &w, &h, &d);
    if (d != 1)
        return ERROR_INT("pix not 1 bpp", procName, 1);
    if (y < 0 || y >= h)
        return ERROR_INT("y not in [0 ... h - 1]", procName, 1);
    if (!xstart)
        return ERROR_INT("xstart not defined", procName, 1);
    if (!xend)
        return ERROR_INT("xend not defined", procName, 1);

    wpl = pixGetWpl(pix);
    line = pixGetData(pix) + y * wpl;

    inrun = FALSE;
    index = 0;
    for (j = 0; j < w; j++) {
        val = GET_DATA_BIT(line, j);
        if (!inrun) {
            if (val) {
                xstart[index] = j;
                inrun = TRUE;
            }
        } else {
            if (!val) {
                xend[index++] = j - 1;
                inrun = FALSE;
            }
        }
    }

        /* Finish last run if necessary */
    if (inrun)
        xend[index++] = w - 1;

    *pn = index;
    return 0;
}


/*!
 *  pixFindVerticalRuns()
 *
 *      Input:  pix (1 bpp)
 *              x (line to traverse)
 *              ystart (returns array of start positions for fg runs)
 *              yend (returns array of end positions for fg runs)
 *              &n   (<return> the number of runs found)
 *      Return: 0 if OK; 1 on error
 *
 *  Notes:
 *      (1) This finds foreground vertical runs on a single scanline.
 *      (2) To find background runs, use pixInvert() before applying
 *          this function.
 *      (3) The ystart and yend arrays are input.  They should be
 *          of size h/2 + 1 to insure that they can hold
 *          the maximum number of runs in the raster line.
 */
l_int32
pixFindVerticalRuns(PIX      *pix,
                    l_int32   x,
                    l_int32  *ystart,
                    l_int32  *yend,
                    l_int32  *pn)
{
l_int32    inrun;  /* boolean */
l_int32    index, w, h, d, i, wpl, val;
l_uint32  *data, *line;

    PROCNAME("pixFindVerticalRuns");

    if (!pn)
        return ERROR_INT("&n not defined", procName, 1);
    *pn = 0;
    if (!pix)
        return ERROR_INT("pix not defined", procName, 1);
    pixGetDimensions(pix, &w, &h, &d);
    if (d != 1)
        return ERROR_INT("pix not 1 bpp", procName, 1);
    if (x < 0 || x >= w)
        return ERROR_INT("x not in [0 ... w - 1]", procName, 1);
    if (!ystart)
        return ERROR_INT("ystart not defined", procName, 1);
    if (!yend)
        return ERROR_INT("yend not defined", procName, 1);

    wpl = pixGetWpl(pix);
    data = pixGetData(pix);

    inrun = FALSE;
    index = 0;
    for (i = 0; i < h; i++) {
        line = data + i * wpl;
        val = GET_DATA_BIT(line, x);
        if (!inrun) {
            if (val) {
                ystart[index] = i;
                inrun = TRUE;
            }
        } else {
            if (!val) {
                yend[index++] = i - 1;
                inrun = FALSE;
            }
        }
    }

        /* Finish last run if necessary */
    if (inrun)
        yend[index++] = h - 1;

    *pn = index;
    return 0;
}


/*-----------------------------------------------------------------------*
 *            Find max runs along horizontal and vertical lines          *
 *-----------------------------------------------------------------------*/
/*!
 *  pixFindMaxRuns()
 *
 *      Input:  pix (1 bpp)
 *              direction (L_HORIZONTAL_RUNS or L_VERTICAL_RUNS)
 *              &nastart (<optional return> start locations of longest runs)
 *      Return: na (of lengths of runs), or null on error
 *
 *  Notes:
 *      (1) This finds the longest foreground runs by row or column
 *      (2) To find background runs, use pixInvert() before applying
 *          this function.
 */
NUMA *
pixFindMaxRuns(PIX     *pix,
               l_int32  direction,
               NUMA   **pnastart)
{
l_int32  w, h, i, start, size;
NUMA    *nasize;

    PROCNAME("pixFindMaxRuns");

    if (pnastart) *pnastart = NULL;
    if (direction != L_HORIZONTAL_RUNS && direction != L_VERTICAL_RUNS)
        return (NUMA *)ERROR_PTR("direction invalid", procName, NULL);
    if (!pix || pixGetDepth(pix) != 1)
        return (NUMA *)ERROR_PTR("pix undefined or not 1 bpp", procName, NULL);

    pixGetDimensions(pix, &w, &h, NULL);
    nasize = numaCreate(w);
    if (pnastart) *pnastart = numaCreate(w);
    if (direction == L_HORIZONTAL_RUNS) {
        for (i = 0; i < h; i++) {
            pixFindMaxHorizontalRunOnLine(pix, i, &start, &size);
            numaAddNumber(nasize, size);
            if (pnastart) numaAddNumber(*pnastart, start);
        }
    } else {  /* vertical scans */
        for (i = 0; i < w; i++) {
            pixFindMaxVerticalRunOnLine(pix, i, &start, &size);
            numaAddNumber(nasize, size);
            if (pnastart) numaAddNumber(*pnastart, start);
        }
    }

    return nasize;
}


/*!
 *  pixFindMaxHorizontalRunOnLine()
 *
 *      Input:  pix (1 bpp)
 *              y (line to traverse)
 *              &xstart (<optional return> start position)
 *              &size  (<return> the size of the run)
 *      Return: 0 if OK; 1 on error
 *
 *  Notes:
 *      (1) This finds the longest foreground horizontal run on a scanline.
 *      (2) To find background runs, use pixInvert() before applying
 *          this function.
 */
l_int32
pixFindMaxHorizontalRunOnLine(PIX      *pix,
                              l_int32   y,
                              l_int32  *pxstart,
                              l_int32  *psize)
{
l_int32    inrun;  /* boolean */
l_int32    w, h, j, wpl, val, maxstart, maxsize, length, start;
l_uint32  *line;

    PROCNAME("pixFindMaxHorizontalRunOnLine");

    if (pxstart) *pxstart = 0;
    if (!psize)
        return ERROR_INT("&size not defined", procName, 1);
    *psize = 0;
    if (!pix || pixGetDepth(pix) != 1)
        return ERROR_INT("pix not defined or not 1 bpp", procName, 1);
    pixGetDimensions(pix, &w, &h, NULL);
    if (y < 0 || y >= h)
        return ERROR_INT("y not in [0 ... h - 1]", procName, 1);

    wpl = pixGetWpl(pix);
    line = pixGetData(pix) + y * wpl;
    inrun = FALSE;
    start = 0;
    maxstart = 0;
    maxsize = 0;
    for (j = 0; j < w; j++) {
        val = GET_DATA_BIT(line, j);
        if (!inrun) {
            if (val) {
                start = j;
                inrun = TRUE;
            }
        } else if (!val) {  /* run just ended */
            length = j - start;
            if (length > maxsize) {
                maxsize = length;
                maxstart = start;
            }
            inrun = FALSE;
        }
    }

    if (inrun) {  /* a run has continued to the end of the row */
        length = j - start;
        if (length > maxsize) {
            maxsize = length;
            maxstart = start;
        }
    }
    if (pxstart) *pxstart = maxstart;
    *psize = maxsize;
    return 0;
}


/*!
 *  pixFindMaxVerticalRunOnLine()
 *
 *      Input:  pix (1 bpp)
 *              x (column to traverse)
 *              &ystart (<optional return> start position)
 *              &size  (<return> the size of the run)
 *      Return: 0 if OK; 1 on error
 *
 *  Notes:
 *      (1) This finds the longest foreground vertical run on a scanline.
 *      (2) To find background runs, use pixInvert() before applying
 *          this function.
 */
l_int32
pixFindMaxVerticalRunOnLine(PIX      *pix,
                            l_int32   x,
                            l_int32  *pystart,
                            l_int32  *psize)
{
l_int32    inrun;  /* boolean */
l_int32    w, h, i, wpl, val, maxstart, maxsize, length, start;
l_uint32  *data, *line;

    PROCNAME("pixFindMaxVerticalRunOnLine");

    if (pystart) *pystart = 0;
    if (!psize)
        return ERROR_INT("&size not defined", procName, 1);
    *psize = 0;
    if (!pix || pixGetDepth(pix) != 1)
        return ERROR_INT("pix not defined or not 1 bpp", procName, 1);
    pixGetDimensions(pix, &w, &h, NULL);
    if (x < 0 || x >= w)
        return ERROR_INT("x not in [0 ... w - 1]", procName, 1);

    wpl = pixGetWpl(pix);
    data = pixGetData(pix);
    inrun = FALSE;
    start = 0;
    maxstart = 0;
    maxsize = 0;
    for (i = 0; i < h; i++) {
        line = data + i * wpl;
        val = GET_DATA_BIT(line, x);
        if (!inrun) {
            if (val) {
                start = i;
                inrun = TRUE;
            }
        } else if (!val) {  /* run just ended */
            length = i - start;
            if (length > maxsize) {
                maxsize = length;
                maxstart = start;
            }
            inrun = FALSE;
        }
    }

    if (inrun) {  /* a run has continued to the end of the column */
        length = i - start;
        if (length > maxsize) {
            maxsize = length;
            maxstart = start;
        }
    }
    if (pystart) *pystart = maxstart;
    *psize = maxsize;
    return 0;
}


/*-----------------------------------------------------------------------*
 *            Compute runlength-to-membership transform on a line        *
 *-----------------------------------------------------------------------*/
/*!
 *  runlengthMembershipOnLine()
 *
 *      Input:   buffer (into which full line of data is placed)
 *               size (full size of line; w or h)
 *               depth (8 or 16 bpp)
 *               start (array of start positions for fg runs)
 *               end (array of end positions for fg runs)
 *               n   (the number of runs)
 *      Return:  0 if OK; 1 on error
 *
 *  Notes:
 *      (1) Converts a set of runlengths into a buffer of
 *          runlength membership values.
 *      (2) Initialization of the array gives pixels that are
 *          not within a run the value 0.
 */
l_int32
runlengthMembershipOnLine(l_int32  *buffer,
                          l_int32   size,
                          l_int32   depth,
                          l_int32  *start,
                          l_int32  *end,
                          l_int32   n)
{
l_int32  i, j, first, last, diff, max;

    PROCNAME("runlengthMembershipOnLine");

    if (!buffer)
        return ERROR_INT("buffer not defined", procName, 1);
    if (!start)
        return ERROR_INT("start not defined", procName, 1);
    if (!end)
        return ERROR_INT("end not defined", procName, 1);

    if (depth == 8)
        max = 0xff;
    else  /* depth == 16 */
        max = 0xffff;

    memset(buffer, 0, 4 * size);
    for (i = 0; i < n; i++) {
        first = start[i];
        last = end[i];
        diff = last - first + 1;
        diff = L_MIN(diff, max);
        for (j = first; j <= last; j++)
            buffer[j] = diff;
    }

    return 0;
}



/*-----------------------------------------------------------------------*
 *                       Make byte position LUT                          *
 *-----------------------------------------------------------------------*/
/*!
 *  makeMSBitLocTab()
 *
 *      Input:  bitval (either 0 or 1)
 *      Return: table (giving, for an input byte, the MS bit location,
 *                     starting at 0 with the MSBit in the byte),
 *                     or null on error.
 *
 *  Notes:
 *      (1) If bitval == 1, it finds the leftmost ON pixel in a byte;
 *          otherwise if bitval == 0, it finds the leftmost OFF pixel.
 *      (2) If there are no pixels of the indicated color in the byte,
 *          this returns 8.
 */
l_int32 *
makeMSBitLocTab(l_int32  bitval)
{
l_int32   i, j;
l_int32  *tab;
l_uint8   byte, mask;

    PROCNAME("makeMSBitLocTab");

    if ((tab = (l_int32 *)CALLOC(256, sizeof(l_int32))) == NULL)
        return (l_int32 *)ERROR_PTR("tab not made", procName, NULL);

    for (i = 0; i < 256; i++) {
        byte = (l_uint8)i;
        if (bitval == 0)
            byte = ~byte;
        tab[i] = 8;
        mask = 0x80;
        for (j = 0; j < 8; j++) {
            if (byte & mask) {
                tab[i] = j;
                break;
            }
            mask >>= 1;
        }
    }

    return tab;
}