RFC 17: Dynamic Array Sizing

[Umberto Nicoletti]

As promised here are a couple of links to get and idea of what apr can do:

http://dev.ariel-networks.com/apr/apr-tutorial/html/apr-tutorial.html
http://www.apachetutor.org/dev/#general

some pr stuff here:

http://www.regdeveloper.co.uk/2006/04/27/gift_to_c/

Best regards,
Umberto

On 5/13/06, Umberto Nicoletti <umberto.nicoletti at gmail.com> wrote:
> 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
> > --
> > ---------------------------------------+--------------------------------------
> > I set the clouds in motion - turn up   | Frank Warmerdam, warmerdam at pobox.com
> > light and sound - activate the windows | http://pobox.com/~warmerdam
> > and watch the world go round - Rush    | President OSGF, http://osgeo.org
> >
>