Updating the MapServer README...

Steve Lime Steve.Lime at DNR.STATE.MN.US
Wed Feb 6 15:27:41 EST 2008


I think I would lave the notes where they are and just assume the "Notes:" as a valid portion of the
header even if most files don't have them. If moved below the license I don't think folks will see
them.

Steve

>>> On 2/6/2008 at 11:25 AM, in message <47A9ED83.6010605 at mapgears.com>, Normand
Savard <nsavard at MAPGEARS.COM> wrote:
>> 
>>
>>>>Incubation is hung up on the provenance review. So, for example, if someone 
> wanted to
>>>>take the lead on making sure every source file had the appropriate header 
> that would be
>>>>a help. ;-)
>>>>
>>>>      
>>>>
> Steve,
> 
> I meet the following header.  My intention is to move the note below the 
> header.  Does it make sense?
> 
> Norm
> 
> /***************************************************************************
> ***
>  * Project: MapServer
>  * Purpose: Functions to allow copying/cloning of maps
>  * Author:  Sean Gillies, sgillies at frii.com 
>  *
>  * Notes: These functions are not in mapfile.c because that file is
>  * cumbersome enough as it is.  There is agreement that this code and
>  * that in mapfile.c should eventually be split up by object into
>  * mapobj.c, layerobj.c, etc.  Or something like that. 
>  *
>  * Unit tests are written in Python using PyUnit and are in
>  * mapscript/python/tests/testCopyMap.py.  The tests can be
>  * executed from the python directory as
>  *
>  *   python2 tests/testCopyMap.py
>  *
>  * I just find Python to be very handy for unit testing, that's all.
>  *
>  
> *****************************************************************************
> *
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> "Software"),
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>  *
>  * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be 
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