[mapserver-dev] Versioned MapServer Docs?

[Brent Fraser]

Hi Bob,

While we're blue-skying, here are a couple of related ideas I've been toying with:

Mapfile generator:  a python command line to take a path to a shapefile and produce a mapfile to render it (from a mapfile template for a specific version of mapserver)

Mapfile cheatsheat: a web page showing a simple mapfile suitable for saving and tweaking.  Bonus: with lots of comments
and links to the mapserver doc to aid in tweaking.

Best Regards,
Brent Fraser

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From: "Basques, Bob (CI-StPaul)" <bob.basques at ci.stpaul.mn.us>
Sent: 3/19/21 7:19 AM
To: "Rahkonen Jukka (MML)" <jukka.rahkonen at maanmittauslaitos.fi>, Seth G <sethg at geographika.co.uk>, "mapserver-dev at lists.osgeo.org" <mapserver-dev at lists.osgeo.org>
Subject: Re: [mapserver-dev] Versioned MapServer Docs?

Hmm,  probably not contributing in the spirit here (reducing effort . . .) but has anyone ever thought about a MapFile parser service, would be cool to have something that told the user what versions of Mapserver their MapFile would work for as well as finding problems related to old/deprecated features.  Hmm, even linking to the docs where appropriate . . .  New features and test parsing would be a slick add.  Test you install before updating?  Would promote upgrading too I think over the long run.  I know I have some work to do on this front with my own installs.

Bobb

 
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