Merge pull request #706 from lsst/tickets/DM-39796

DM-39796: Remove irrelevant notes about isotropic grow
lsst · Aug 8, 2023 · 5b0a815 · 5b0a815
2 parents 974b69c + bb91174
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diff --git a/include/lsst/afw/detection/FootprintSet.h b/include/lsst/afw/detection/FootprintSet.h
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ class FootprintSet {
      * @param rhs the Footprints to merge
      * @param tGrow No. of pixels to grow this Footprints
      * @param rGrow No. of pixels to grow rhs Footprints
-     * @param isotropic Use (expensive) isotropic grow
+     * @param isotropic Grow isotropically (as opposed to a Manhattan metric)
      */
     void merge(FootprintSet const& rhs, int tGrow = 0, int rGrow = 0, bool isotropic = true);
 

diff --git a/src/detection/FootprintSet.cc b/src/detection/FootprintSet.cc
@@ -222,7 +222,6 @@ FootprintSet mergeFootprintSets(FootprintSet const &lhs,      // the FootprintSe
     // The isXXX routines return <isset, value>
     bool const circular = ctrl.isCircular().first && ctrl.isCircular().second;
     bool const isotropic = ctrl.isIsotropic().second;  // isotropic grow as opposed to a Manhattan metric
-                                                       // n.b. Isotropic grows are significantly slower
     bool const left = ctrl.isLeft().first && ctrl.isLeft().second;
     bool const right = ctrl.isRight().first && ctrl.isRight().second;
     bool const up = ctrl.isUp().first && ctrl.isUp().second;