[Mapserver-dev] cpl utility functions

[Daniel Morissette]

Yewondwossen Assefa wrote:
>>
>> My take is similar to Daniel's.  I think that for small utility functions
>> from CPL, you should just replicate them into mapserver.  I would
>> like to suggest though that:
>>  o We make a map_cpl.c file with morphed code.
>>  o We exactly change CPL to "ms" but otherwise leave the function the
>>    same externally so it will be easy to use and recognise for folks who
>>    know CPL a bit. So CPLGetBasename() would become msGetBasename().
>>  o When you copy over the implementation you will of course need to
>>    modify the code internally to use mapserver services for memory
>>    allocation and various macros.  Most are pretty simple.
>>
> 
>  If there is no objection, I will add the functions I need into a new 
> file map_cpl.c.
> 

I like Frank's suggestions as well... but perhaps call the file mapcpl.c 
since there are no filenames with underscores (i.e. map_something.c) in 
the MapServer source.

Daniel
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