[mkgmap-dev] Address search issue: just a few cities available with r2423

Thu Dec 27 08:30:31 GMT 2012

> Hi, today I upgraded mkgmap from r2307 to r2423 and downloaded fresh
> pbfs and bounds before regenerating my maps: the gmapsupp file is
> created correctly but address search does not work as expected.
>
> When searching for an address, if I select Italy and try to type a city
> only a dozen are available - typing "R" prompts me with just "Rovereto"
> (a minor city in the north) while Rome or anything else is not in.
>
> I reverted to r2307 and address search works fine, so this seems not
> related to the pbfs/bounds I downloaded.
>
> I've a Garmin Nuvi 510 and the command line I'using from Linux is:
> java -Xmx2000M -jar ./mkgmap/mkgmap.jar --family-name="OSM Ita and Alps"
> --description="OSM 2012-12-26" --route --remove-short-arcs
> --add-pois-to-areas --index --gmapsupp --output-dir="./data/"
> ./data/6*osm.pbf
>
> Any clue? Anything I can try to better debug the issue? One note: with
> r2423 when I set the address country, the country name appear as
> "Italia" while with r2307 I see "Italy", however I'm not setting
> language anywhere (and both my OS and garmin are in english).
>
> Thanks!
> gspeed
>

Hi,

you have to add the --bounds=bounds option. There was a change between 
r2307 and r2423 that the bounds option no longer has a default value. So 
your complete command line should look like:

java -Xmx2000M -jar ./mkgmap/mkgmap.jar --family-name="OSM Ita and Alps" 
--description="OSM 2012-12-26" --route --remove-short-arcs 
--add-pois-to-areas --bounds=bounds --index --gmapsupp 
--output-dir="./data/"  ./data/6*osm.pbf

Have fun!
WanMil