RFC 17: Dynamic Array Sizing

[Umberto Nicoletti]

Frank,
have you considered using apr (Apache Portable Runtime)? It does this
and many other things (including connection pooling) and apache
(albeit this is part apache2) is already a requirement for mapserver.
I will also check to see if they have atof or similar functions so
that (maybe?) we can solve tamas' issue with locales.

I will dig out a couple of howtos from my rss feeds and send you the links asap.
The home page for apr is at: apr.apache.org.

Best regards,
Umberto

On 5/12/06, Frank Warmerdam <warmerdam at pobox.com> wrote:
> Folks,
>
> There was yet another request for a mapserver compiled with larger
> sizes for one of the MS_MAX* macros on #mapserver today, and it drove
> me over the edge!  I flipped out!
>
> The result is RFC 17.  I propose to spend a day overhauling MapServer
> to use dynamic sizing for all the important "limits" (symbols, layers,
> classes and styles).
>
>    http://mapserver.gis.umn.edu/development/rfc/ms-rfc-17
>
> While it is open to discussion and ammendment, I'll accept votes even now.
>
> I won't actually implement it till after I'm done the RFC 16 work.
>
> I'm going RFC crazy!
>
> I furthermore unofficially propose the next version be called
> MapServer 5.0, code named "Dynamic Dodger" in honour of the alliterative
> Ubuntu code names (ie. Breezy Badger, Dapper Duck).
>
> Best regards
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