[mapserver-dev] Mapserver 8.0 beta documentation

[Richard Greenwood]

On Tue, Aug 16, 2022 at 7:10 AM Steve Lime <sdlime at gmail.com> wrote:

> There are 2 scenarios when you won't get the error Jeff references
> when MS_MAP_PATTERN is not set in the config file:
>
>    1. If using an map alias (set in the map section of the config file) -
>    these can only be read from the config file.
>    2. If MS_MAP_PATTERN is set in the underlying environment - that is,
>    by the web server. Things are set up to fall back to the environment
>    variables (we're using GDAL functionality) if they exist for any of the MS*
>    variables.
>
> Do either of these apply?
>

Yep, I'm using aliases in the MAP section.



> On Tue, Aug 16, 2022 at 7:31 AM Richard Greenwood <
> richard.greenwood at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Sorry I missed the TEMPLATEPATTERN documentation (reading too quickly in
>> all the excitement over a new MS version)!
>>
>> Regarding MS_MAP_PATTERN, I'm doing a WMS GetMap request.
>>
>> Rich
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Tue, Aug 16, 2022 at 6:07 AM Jeff McKenna <
>> jmckenna at gatewaygeomatics.com> wrote:
>>
>>> (I tested in my browser with a CGI MODE=map call)
>>>
>>> -jeff
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On 2022-08-16 9:05 a.m., Jeff McKenna wrote:
>>> > Hi Rich,
>>> >
>>> > I just tested the 8.0.0-beta2 and it is in fact required: "Web
>>> > application error.  Required configuration value MS_MAP_PATTERN not
>>> set".
>>> >
>>> > -jeff
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > On 2022-08-16 9:00 a.m., Jeff McKenna wrote:
>>> >> Hi Rich,
>>> >>
>>> >> Correct, TEMPLATEPATTERN was removed (this is already noted in the
>>> >> documentation at https://mapserver.org/mapfile/map.html ).  If you
>>> see
>>> >> it mentioned elsewhere please let me know.
>>> >>
>>> >> Regarding MS_MAP_PATTERN, let's let SteveL respond here, and I will
>>> >> correct the docs (as throughout this 8.0 process I always assumed it
>>> >> was now required).
>>> >>
>>> >> Thanks,
>>> >>
>>> >> -jeff
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >
>>>
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