MapScript in Delphi

Fernando Simon fsimon at UNIVALI.BR
Fri Jul 15 12:54:07 EDT 2005


Hi,
    I believe that the two proposals as Seng suggested is the best
way. I'm very interest to help with the new C Api for Mapserv.
    Thanks.

Fernando Simon


Citando Sean Gillies <sgillies at FRII.COM>:

> 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.
> 
> cheers,
> Sean
> 
> --
> Sean Gillies
> sgillies at frii dot com
> http://zcologia.com
> 




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