[Mapserver-dev] New file - mapobject.c

[Sean Gillies]

On May 20, 2004, at 8:18 AM, Frank Warmerdam wrote:

> Folks,
>
> I would like to setup a new module - mapobject.c - to contain functions
> operating on the mapfile that don't specifically belong somewhere else.
> In particular, drawing functionality will remaining in mapdraw.c, and
> mapfile reading code should remain in mapfile.c. However, I have found 
> myself
> dumping lots of extra "map" functions in mapfile.c for lack of 
> somewhere else
> to put them and it seems wrong to me.  As we move to have more operator
> functions for manipulating the mapObj I think it helps to have 
> somewhere to
> put them.
>
> I think at some point the stuff in mapcopy.c that is really the 
> mapobject
> itself should also move in, though I'll wait on that for a bit.
>
> Any objections?
>

I like.  When I get some free time, I will do the same for the styleObj
operations in maputil.c.  We should create an issue in Bugzilla about 
this.

Sean

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