[Mapserver-users] For MapScript + Zope users, ZMapServer 0.3

Norman Norman
Tue Jan 28 09:44:37 PST 2003


Daniel Morissette writes:
>
> Norman Vine wrote:
> > 
> > Have you any evidence that Python mapscript is not rock solid,
> > fully thread safe or a memory waster !
> > 
> > FWIW - I don't see why Python mapscript would be any different
> > then the Perl version in that they both are SWIGed and AFAICT
> > SWIGed Python modules are 'quite robust' if the library they are
> > wrapping is :-)
> 
> I would tend to share JF's doubts on the thread-safety and memory
> leaking issues.  Not just for Python MapScript, but for any flavor
> including the PHP version.

I must confess that I am playing a bit of the 'devil's advocate' here
but what makes you suspect the 'script' version of mapserver

Is this just conjecture or is there evidence of a problem ?

If so, are we sure that this problem isn't exhibited by the 'C' version 
too ?

can't-scare-a-bug-away-if-you-can't-see-it'ly yr's

Norman





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