[mkgmap-dev] mkgmap: problems with encoding file used with option --license-file

Sun Nov 27 21:05:16 GMT 2016

Hi Patrik

> It looks different and better, but not yet completely good yet:
>
>   * it's consistent now (tested on Windows only for the moment),
>     independant if I start with or without -Dfile.encoding=utf
>   * If I create a Latin1 map (codepage 1252) the licens looks good in
>     BaseCamp and when checking the img files withGMapTool
>   * If I create a unicode map (codepage 65001) it looks good when
>     checking the image files with GMapTool
>   * Checking the same unicode map (installed img files) in BaseCamp, the
>     äöü stuff is scrambled again
>   * Converting the same unicode map into BaseCamp format (via jmc_cli)
>     and checking in BaseCamp, äöü stuff is also scrambled
>
> Something's still sort of strange, not working as expected....

That could be a problem - if GMapTool displays it correctly, but 
basecamp doesn't, it could be that there is something that we don't
know.

Perhaps the copyright and licence needs to be in cp 1252 regardless of
map code page.  I'll investigate some more.

Cheers
..Steve