[mkgmap-dev] Issue with boundaries

Fri Sep 7 11:03:25 BST 2012

Hello to all,

I have problems using precompiled boundaries. It does not work to me. Do 
I understand it right: if you have a directory "bounds" with boundaries 
then mkgmap options "--location-autofill=bounds --bounds=bounds" should 
set the style file variables mkgmap:admin_level2, mkgmap:admin_level4 
and so on?
I've tried both generated by me and taken from navmaps.eu.  I don't have 
any error messages or alike but It seems mkgmap cannot find the 
boundaries and the variables mkgmap:admin_levelx are always empty.
What works for me is getting data from addr:xxx. But if I comment out 
the corresponding rules (so that there are only mkgmap:admin_levelx 
rules active) my elements don't get city and country set, for example.
The "bounds" directory is in my working directory where I compile maps. 
The problem is not corrupt boundaries or similar. They are ok. Mainly I 
work with my home town Bad Düben, Saxony, Germany. I've read a lot here 
on the list but it doesn't really get me forward. I use last version of 
mkgmap (r2328), but the former version did not work for me either. As 
style I use the default shipped with mkgmap.
In one thread I saw a tip of WanMil to look at the log and search there 
for strings like "N 617233095 ;;;;;;Bezirk 
Innsbruck-Stadt;;Tirol;;AUT;;"  but I don't have in my log file such a 
text or anything else related to LocationHook.
Probably I miss something very stupid but can't see it. Any advices are 
very appreciated.

Maxim Düster