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

[Stephen Woodbridge]

+1

While having the memory files would be nice, I think your updated RFC is 
prudent give the time and priorities.

Thanks,
   Steve W

On 1/13/2011 1:52 PM, Alan Boudreault wrote:
> 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,
>