MapScript in Delphi

[Stephen Woodbridge]

Sean Gillies wrote:
> On Jul 15, 2005, at 7:36 AM, Frank Warmerdam wrote:
> 
>> On 7/14/05, Daniel Morissette <dmorissette at dmsolutions.ca> wrote:
>>
>>> I have also heard comments here and there about working on a clean C API
>>> for the MapServer core, so perhaps this could be a good time to start
>>> cleanining up the core as well, instead of just building another
>>> MapScript wrapper.
>>> =20
>>> If this moves ahead then I'll come up with a formal TSC proposal. For
>>> now I'm sending this to find out if anyone has any advice to offer, or
>>> comments/suggestions on the way they would prefer to see things being 
>>> don=
>>
>> e.
>>
>> Daniel,=20
>>
>> I am in favor of pegging down a more complete and "guaranteed"
>> C API closely related to the way services are presented in MapScript.
>> Should that occur, in theory all we need to make it useable from Delphi
>> is make all the interface functions use the STDCALL convention on=20
>> win32, though it would be desirable to build a bunch of wrapper Pascal
>> code to provide nice object interfaces.=20
>>
>> Of course, doing so would add a high-maintenance binding. =20
>>
> 
> Daniel, Frank,
> 
> Can we split this into two proposals? I have no interest in Delphi, but 
> I am very interested in helping on a C API.

Yes please do, I also have no interest in Delphi, but would very much 
like to see a well defined C API to mapserver so it could be easily 
integrated in other C applications.

-Steve W.