[MapServer]"testMapScript.py" with "EPSG" in test.map generates error

[nsavard@…]

Executing the Python "testMapScript.py" test generates a projection error.  This
error is caused by the use of string "EPSG" upper case in the map file
(test.map).  On Linux "epsg" must be used.

Fedora Core 1

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Error:


[nsavard@localhost python]$ python tests/testMapScript.py
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ERROR: testDrawPoints (__main__.DrawProgrammedStylesTestCase)
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Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "tests/testMapScript.py", line 127, in setUp
    self.mapobj1 = mapscript.mapObj(testMapfile)
  File "build/lib.linux-i686-2.2/mapscript.py", line 1128, in __init__
    newobj = _mapscript.new_mapObj(*args)
MapServerError: msProcessProjection(): Projection library error. no system list,
errno: 2

[sgillies@…]

This isn't a mapscript bug.

Best practice is to set up a symbolic link EPSG -> epsg.

[nsavard@…]

I think that setting a symlink is not intuitive for me.  I discussed with Daniel
and he has some comments to do.  So I put him in CC.

[sgillies@…]

You're right, I should change it to "epsg".

[dmorissette]

Thanks for changing your mind on this one Sean.  Using lowercase 'epsg' is more
correct IMHO since this is a PROJ init string and not an OGC SRS name in this
case, so the value has to be lowercase since this is the way PROJ is distributed.

[nsavard@…]

Thanks Sean.

[sgillies@…]

Thanks for showing me the light.  Case closed.