Mapserver 4.4 timing out ( Windows Bina ries )

[Mike Davis]

I have also been having time-out issues with the "kitchen sink"
binaries.  I can see images being created in the tmp directory for
most map requests... but the url times out in the web browser.  I have
also noticed that some simple map requests (no imagery, small numbers
of layers, etc..) will sucessfully execute, while others won't.

Wondering if anyone else has had these issues, and if anyone who is
better versed in the world of dll's can help.

Thanks in advance.

-Mike


On Thu, 16 Dec 2004 07:18:34 -0500, Shanton, James A
<James.Shanton2 at nscorp.com> wrote:
> Thanks for all the help,
> I used the Maptools Binaries, and its working now.
>
> Thanks !
>
> Jim Shanton
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: UMN MapServer Users List [mailto:MAPSERVER-USERS at LISTS.UMN.EDU] On
> Behalf Of Howard Butler
> Sent: Wednesday, December 15, 2004 4:02 PM
> To: MAPSERVER-USERS at LISTS.UMN.EDU
> Subject: Re: [UMN_MAPSERVER-USERS] Mapserver 4.4 timing out ( Windows
> Binaries )
>
> Mike, Jeff, and James,
>
> The "kitchen sink" binaries are linked against libmap.dll, hence the
> smaller executable footprint.
>
> I have not tested every possible interaction of my binaries.  If the
> binaries on maptools.org have the features you need, I see no reason to use
> the binaries on my site.  They haven't been tested as much and are not as
> widely deployed.
>
> Another interaction that Mike alludes to is the dll stuff.  The "kitchen
> sink" binaries can quickly put you in "DLL Hell", as the entire package is
> dynamically linked.  If you have dlls of the same name (but different
> versions, etc) in front of the ones that the build expects on the PATH,
> funky things can happen. I try to include all of the dependencies with the
> package (except for ones that I can't distribute).  I don't think the
> maptools.org binaries have these kinds of problems, and they are likely
> much easier to use.
>
> I would be interested in getting a traceback of the error you are seeing
> with jbox if you have time or want to pursue this further.  You would have
> to attach a debugger to it (like MSVC, but there are others) to do
> so.  With more information, I can investigate why this might be happening.
>
> Howard
>
> At 02:34 PM 12/15/2004, Mike Davis wrote:
> >I know the different binaries available are of different sizes
> >depending on how they were compiled.  The Maptools binary seem to be
> >fairly large, but if you use the "kitchen sink" binary available is is
> >much smaller.
> >
> >I have had similar problems when trying to replace our existing
> >maptools binaries with the "kitchen sink" builds from Iowa State
> >(http://hobu.stat.iastate.edu/mapserver/)
> >
> >I think you need to double check all the dll's to make sure you have
> >the versions that came with the binary build you are using.
> >
> >
> >On Wed, 15 Dec 2004 15:24:35 -0500, Jeff McKenna
> ><jmckenna at dmsolutions.ca> wrote:
> > > Hi Jim,
> > >
> > > I believe the 4.4 mapserv.exe is around 3.7 MB.  I would download it
> > > again: either by itself
> > > (http://www.maptools.org/php_mapscript/index.phtml?page=downloads.html)
> > > or in the MS4W base package
> > > (http://www.maptools.org/ms4w/index.phtml?page=downloads.html).
> > >
> > > jeff
> > >
> > >
> > > Shanton, James A wrote:
> > > > When I try to zoom / Pan  (jbox) with version 4.4 it works the first
> time
> > > > but then sits and times out the second time I try to do anything.
> > > >
> > > > Is there something wrong with the windows binary (mapserv) ?
> > > >
> > > > I'm using the mapserver 4.4 windows binaries, and I've noticed that
> the
> > > > mapserv.exe is only 36K.   Is this correct ?
> > > >
> > > > I was previously using Version 4.2.5 and its file size was about 2.5
> > MB.  It
> > > > was working fine.
> > > >
> > > > Is there something else I'm supposed to install with this version
> besides
> > > > the dlls that come with it ?
> > > >
> > > > Thanks!
> > > >
> > > > Jim Shanton
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> > > --
> > > Jeff McKenna
> > > DM Solutions Group Inc.
> > > http://www.dmsolutions.ca
> > >
>