MAP file parsing

[Bart van den Eijnden (OSGIS)]

Hi list,

can anybody explain to me why Mapserver tries to open up all symbols when
doing a GetMap request on a totally different layer? I think Ed came to the
same conclusion a while back.

Why is this step done during MAP file parsing?

I think a lot of performance can be won here, especially for large MAP files
(with large symbolsets) like we maintain.

msLoadMap(): General error message. Undefined overlay symbol "loofbos" in
class 9, style 0 of layer TOP10VLAKKEN. <br>
msAddImageSymbol(): Unable to access file. Error opening image file
/data/home/bart/performance/loofbos. <br>

Best regards,
Bart

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Bart van den Eijnden
OSGIS, Open Source GIS
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