[mapserver-dev] RFC 66 - Better handling of temporary files

[Alan Boudreault]

I updated the RFC 66. I separate it in 2 RFCs. Since the memory file support 
is a little bit more complicated than expected and that there are a few other 
tickets, which are more critical for MS 6.0, I suggest to to only do TEMPPATH 
setting for the moment and we will write another rfc for the memory file 
support in the future.

Let me know if you agree.

regards,
Alan

On January 12, 2011 02:38:22 pm Frank Warmerdam wrote:
> On 11-01-12 01:52 PM, Alan Boudreault wrote:
> > Hi,
> > 
> > I would like to put forward MS RFC 66 to provide a better handling of
> > temporary files. Here's the RFC:
> > 
> > http://mapserver.org/development/rfc/ms-rfc-66.html
> > 
> > I start with my +1
> 
> Alan,
> 
> I understand the aspects that relate to msTmpFile().  What is less clear to
> me is what how the in memory temorary file handling will be implemented.
> Will this be accomplished by hooking the mapio.c (msIO*) functions to use
> CPL when available?
> 
> Would you be willing to enumerate the purposes for which temp files are
> used in mapserver?  Do they all use msIO now?  Should any of them
> deliberately be kept in the IMAGEPATH to be web accessable or was that
> always just a side effect?
> 
> Best regards,

-- 
Alan Boudreault
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