[mkgmap-dev] ANNOUNCE: Free Garmin MapSource installer available

Sat Sep 19 14:21:13 BST 2009

Hi,

I'm sure such a tool is really cool stuff. I already experimented with 
easy installer, whcih is creating msi packaes for windows.
I didn't use your installer, so this question comes up.
What is the benefit of your installer compared to any other like install 
shield or easy installer? Has it special Mapsource features?

Marco

Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason schrieb:
> I've written a free installation program for Garmin's MapSource. It's
> aimed at the people who are maintaining Garmin map exports of the
> OpenStreetMap database. A lot of these exports[1] don't have a
> MapSource installer, some suggest proprietary solutions and some have
> a unconfigurable BAT file included or ask end-users to manually edit
> their registry after installation.
>
> I'd like to improve upon that, so I've written this:
>
>     http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Garmin_Mapsource_installer
>
> Here's blog post about it on the OpenStreetMap site:
>
>     http://www.openstreetmap.org/user/%C3%86var%20Arnfj%C3%B6r%C3%B0%20Bjarmason/diary/7965
>
> Like it says in the blog I'm interested in getting feedback / testing
> from users & map distributors on how it fits their needs. So please
> download the installer for Iceland (or make your own!):
>
>     http://osm.nix.is/latest/default/OSM_IS_default.zip
>
> And tell me how installing it in MapSource goes. Whether you can
> install the map from there onto your Garmin device. And what could be
> improved about the whole process.
>
> 1. http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/OSM_Map_On_Garmin/Download
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