rendering differences between 5.4.2 and 5.6.0

[milovanderlinden]

Reproduce:

• compile mapserver 5.4.2
• compile mapserver-svn (trunk)

  cp mapserv -? cgi-bin/mapserv-5.4.2 (5.4.2)
  cp mapserv -? cgi-bin/mapserv-svn (5.6.0-BETA2)
  cd cgi-bin/
  cp mapserv-5.4.2 -> mapserv
  

• render wms map with qGIS -> export image
• cp mapserv-svn -> mapserv
• zoom out and back in in qGIS -> export image

Result:

• differences in rendering

Remarks:

• By simply overwriting the "mapserv" executable it is clear that the mapfile is not changed

I have created a web-page that shows differences (images are large, comparison images are side-by-side)

​http://dogomaps.net/mapserver-5.4.2-5.6.0.html

[milovanderlinden]

tbonfort handed me a patch (see attachment); it corrects the outline/halo for labels (lowest two images on the webpage) But other differences remain:

• different dashes on the highway
• different render for the A58 tunnel)
• labels within the urban-areas (grey) still have no halo

[milovanderlinden]

added recipients and assigned ticket to tbonfort

[tbonfort]

label outlines reverted in r9398