[mapserver-dev] Mapserver 8.0 beta documentation

[Jeff McKenna]

I'm on the case now :)

-jeff



On 2022-08-16 12:29 p.m., Richard Greenwood wrote:
> 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 
> <mailto: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 <mailto:richard.greenwood at gmail.com>>
>     wrote:
> 
>         On Tue, Aug 16, 2022 at 7:10 AM Steve Lime <sdlime at gmail.com
>         <mailto: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
>             <mailto: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
>                 <mailto: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
>                     <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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