[mkgmap-dev] Solved: mkgmap and garmin typ files

Sun Jan 4 21:53:26 GMT 2009

Hi

> Another question, just for my understanding: How does mkgmap handle OSM tags
> with multiple values separated by semicolon? For example an entry like this
> 
>   <tag k="highway" v="traffic_signals;crossing"/>
> 
> I know that entries like the one above are not conforming to the osm rules 

> but unfortunately there are lots of them in the osm database. The intention 
> of the authors is a logical OR operation. Perhaps it might be usefull if 
> mkgmap expands entries like this so that they match
> "highway=traffic_signals" and "highway=crossing"?

It doesn't treat them in any special way.

I'm not too keen to support this, but if you or anyone has a good way
of doing this that doesn't slow mkgmap down noticeably, then I will
apply it.

Cheers,

..Steve