[mapserver-dev] Mapserver 8.0 beta documentation

[Richard Greenwood]

So an improved comment might be "Required when referencing map file(s) by
path".

On Tue, Aug 16, 2022 at 8:15 AM Steve Lime <sdlime at gmail.com> wrote:

> Ok, then that is expected. If you pass a map with a file path then (and
> assuming you haven't set MS_MAP_NO_PATH) you should see the error message
> Jeff referenced.
>
> On Tue, Aug 16, 2022 at 8:27 AM Richard Greenwood <
> richard.greenwood at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> 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
>>>>> >>
>>>>> >>
>>>>> >>
>>>>> >
>>>>>
>>>>> _______________________________________________
>>>>> MapServer-dev mailing list
>>>>> MapServer-dev at lists.osgeo.org
>>>>> https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/mapserver-dev
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Richard W. Greenwood
>>>> www.greenwoodmap.com
>>>> _______________________________________________
>>>> MapServer-dev mailing list
>>>> MapServer-dev at lists.osgeo.org
>>>> https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/mapserver-dev
>>>>
>>>
>>
>> --
>> Richard W. Greenwood
>> www.greenwoodmap.com
>>
>

-- 
Richard W. Greenwood
www.greenwoodmap.com
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <http://lists.osgeo.org/pipermail/mapserver-dev/attachments/20220816/581590f1/attachment-0001.htm>