[Tilecache] tilecache and ironpython

[Linda Rawson]

I'm not using IronPython but I am using IIS with a asp.net front end.  I
haven't see the performance issues because once the images are on disk it
flys.

Linda


On 10/31/07, Christopher Schmidt <crschmidt at metacarta.com> wrote:
>
> On Wed, Oct 31, 2007 at 01:29:57PM +0100, Steven M. Ottens wrote:
> > Christopher Schmidt wrote:
> > >On Wed, Oct 31, 2007 at 10:51:48AM +0100, Steven M. Ottens wrote:
> > >
> > >>Hi all,
> > >>
> > >>We're trying to get tilecache running with IIS at a decent speed.
> > >>Since there's no mod_python for IIS we were considering to use
> > >>IronPython to run Tilecache, in the hope that it would be better
> > >>integrated with IIS. I'm stuck at IIS for this project but I'm hoping
> > >>I can still use TileCache, but it needs to be fast.
> > >>
> > >>So my questions:
> > >>Has anyone tried to use IronPython to run TileCache?
> > >>
> > >Yes. It doesn't work.
> > >
> > Ok, that's not too encouraging :)
>
> It was something about urllib not working at the time. IronPython 2 or
> something like that was supposed to change the situation. I never
> followed up. It would probably be worth making the attempt before
> writing your own, but don't hold high hopes.
>
> > >>Has anyone figured an alternative way to run TileCache at a decent
> > >>speed in IIS?
> > >>
> > >"Install Apache and mod_python."
> > >
> > That's what I thought, but IIS is a must since it runs ASP.NET sites and
> > they're not willing to replace a working setup with something that might
> > work :(
>
> Well, I'm not arguing that they replace IIS, but there's no need to have
> the tiles served from the same server as the rest of the setup. Hell,
> you could probably modify the default tilecache_http_server to use the
> ForkingMixin and just use that as a standalone service (though it has
> nowhere near the level of polish that Apache does in terms of startup
> scripts, etc.)
>
> The labs.metacarta.com server doesn't run TileCache at all, for example,
> despite the popular myth that it does :) (The TileCache URLs are
> forwarded to a non-public backend server.)
>
> Regards,
> --
> Christopher Schmidt
> MetaCarta
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