[Mapserver-users] Layer Problem

[Vincent Schut]

Hmm
should have worked, but to be sure: first type 'make clean' in the mapserver 
source dir, then ./configure --your-options and make. Then you definitely 
have a new mapserv exe which has used the new map.h file.

Cheers,
Vincent.

On Thursday 03 July 2003 15:59, James Anderson wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I am having issues with the compilation.
>
> I changed the MS_MAXLAYERS define from 100 to 500 in map.h
>
> I then did a
>
> ./configure  --with-gd --with-proj --with-gdal=/usr/local/bin/gdal-config
> -- with-ogr
>
> which seemed to work
>
> then I did a make
>
> which also seems to work
>
> If I understand correctly, it would now have made the mapserv executable
> file in the current directory with the source, and it seems to be doing
> this as the mapserv file gets the current date and time.  The problem is
> that when I compare the file to the previously built executabe, they are
> byte identical.  Also it does not seem to be accepting more layers.  So
> have I changed the value in the right place, am I compiling it correctly ? 
>  I also have copied the new exe to the cgi-bin where I call it from, but it
> does not really matter, because as I said, they seem to be byte identical. 
>  You have any ideas as to what I may be doing wrong ?   The main issue is
> it still has the too many layer error.
>
> Regards,
>
> James.
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Paul Spencer" <pagameba at magma.ca>
> To: "James Anderson" <james at danisat.net>
> Cc: <spencer at dmsolutions.ca>; <mapserver-users at lists.gis.umn.edu>
> Sent: Thursday, July 03, 2003 2:51 PM
> Subject: Re: [Mapserver-users] Layer Problem
>
> | no idea.  theoretically, this value causes mapserver to pre-allocate
> | sufficient storage for the defined number of layers.  Changing this
> | number should change the memory footprint of the executable.  I am
> | guessing that the actual data structures are not that large, so you
> | should be able to create thousands of layers if you need to, but it will
> | depend on how much memory you have available for a given process.  I'm
> | not sure, but there may be a memory limit imposed by Apache on cgis?
> |
> | I'd suggest that you rebuild with the number you have in mind plus a
> | decent buffer and try it :)
> |
> | Cheers,
> |
> | Paul
> |
> | James Anderson wrote:
> | > Thanks very much.  How high do u think I can take it ?
> | >
> | > Regards,
> | >
> | > James.
> | >
> | > ----- Original Message -----
> | > From: "Paul Spencer" <pagameba at magma.ca>
> | > To: "James Anderson" <james at danisat.net>
> | > Cc: <mapserver-users at lists.gis.umn.edu>
> | > Sent: Thursday, July 03, 2003 1:36 PM
> | > Subject: Re: [Mapserver-users] Layer Problem
> | >
> | > | edit this line in map.h and rebuild mapserver.
> | > |
> | > | #define MS_MAXLAYERS 100 /* maximum number of layers in a map file */
> | > |
> | > | Cheers,
> | > |
> | > | Paul
> | > |
> | > | James Anderson wrote:
> | > | > Hi Everybody,
> | > | >
> | > | > I seem to have a big problem ......
> | > | > I am using mapserver on Red Hat 8 Linux.
> | > | > MapServer version 3.6.3 OUTPUT=PNG OUTPUT=JPEG OUTPUT=WBMP
>
> SUPPORTS=PROJ
>
> | > | > SUPPORTS=TTF SUPPORTS=WMS_SERVER INPUT=TIFF INPUT=EPPL7 INPUT=JPEG
> | > | > INPUT=OGR INPUT=GDAL INPUT=SHAPEFILE
> | > | > I have many vector layers and some raster layers too.  At the
> | > | > moment
>
> my
>
> | > | > map file has over 100 layers in it.  My problem is that when I have
> | > | > tried adding some more layers, I get the error
> | > | >
> | > | > msLoadMap(): Unknown identifier. Too many layers defined.
> | > | >
> | > | > Now this is a problem as I need to have all these layers.  I got so
>
> many
>
> | > | > layers that its too many to count the exact amount.  But this is a
> | > | > problem, and my project is going to fail if I cannot find a way to
>
> get
>
> | > | > mapserver to support/accept more layers.   Can anyone give me an
>
> idea of
>
> | > | > what the maximum number of layers is, and how I can go about
>
> increasing
>
> | > | > the amount of layers that is supported.  I have an idea that I am
>
> going
>
> | > | > to have to recompile the mapserver.   Please anybody, Please Help
> | > | > !!
> | > | >
> | > | > Thanks,
> | > | >
> | > | > James.
> | > |
> | > | --
> | > | Paul Spencer
> | > | Applications and Software Development
> | > | DM Solutions Group Inc.
> | > | http://www.dmsolutions.ca
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