[mkgmap-dev] TYP-file can't be written

Wed Dec 18 11:03:11 GMT 2013

ok, thanks Steve
.... got the point (more or less, I think)...

The problem is, I think, that we're using mkgmap for different things.

  * Map Creation (where as you describe, the map language is important)
  * TYP file compilation (where in my opinion the overruling possibility
    via option would make sense)

In addition to that we're able to run both tasks in one go.... which 
then may lead into troubles...

The initial change was focusing on the TYP file compilation... and 
therefore raises some issues 'at the other end'

Cheers
Patrik

On 18.12.2013 11:48, Steve Ratcliffe wrote:
>
> Hi
>
> This was the thinking that lead to the previous change (in the example
> I was woring with the CodePage was actually wrong).
>
> But it doesn't really work except in a few cases.  For example if you
> are Greek and have a greek typ file which is written in code-page
> 1253, then it must be written in that code page. If you are compiling
> a map of Russia in code-page 1251, and that setting is applied to the
> TYP file, then compiling the typ file will fail.
>
> And this is normal, the typ file is meant to be in your own language,
> not the language of the map that you are viewing.
>
> So you either have to get the CodePage correct, or leave it out
> altogether and then it will be taken from the command line. But
> if it is taken from the command line then it will still fail if
> you specify a code-page that is not compatible with the code
> page that the typ is actually in.
>
> ..Steve
>
> On 17/12/13 22:31, Patrik Brunner wrote:
>> This means that everyone needs to make everywhere sure that the correct
>> stuff is written inside the source file...
>>
>> I really think it's the more convenient way to have:
>>
>>  1. The CP taken from the source file is the the one 'normally' used
>>  2. CLI Argument 'overrules' the content of the TYP source file.
>>
>> This is the way most of other products work: you're able to define
>> something inside a config file (or similar) CLI argument overrules it.
>>
>> I have to admit that I didn't really go too deep into Henning's problem,
>> so may I missed something important... then I have to apologize.
>
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