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

Sun Dec 4 12:46:51 GMT 2016

Steve,

as promised here the outcome from the (hopefully) proper testing...

Tests performed with maps created on Windows:

  * licence-file option: Check in Basecamp (Windows):
    now ok if I build cp1252 or unicode map, thumbs up !
  * lower-case option:
    if this option is set then I get proper capital and lower-case
    letters in shown license, if not set the it shows all capital
    letters... I haven't found any other differences in the map,
    Basecamp shows proper names on map.
  * copyright-file option: Check in BaseCamp (Windows):
    still shows scrambled characters in unicode map but also still ok in
    cp1252 maps

Additional tests performed with map created on Linux and final gmap 
checked on BaseCamp (Windows):

  * created unicode map and cp1252 map
  * on cp1252 map: both copyright-file and license-file output looks
    good (as expected)
  * on unicode map: consistent behaviour as on windows: license-file
    output correct, copyright-file output scrambled

That leaves up two things/questions:

  * I think copyright-file needs to be fixed also as this is the only
    one being displayed on the GPS Device, correct ?
  * question: the description of the option --lower-case says that lower
    case characters aren't displayed properly on most devices. On mine
    (etrex30, oregon 450t, monterra) I couldn't find any difference in
    the map, this option seems to affect only license and copyright
    files ? Do I miss something ? Is it dangerous to set this option for
    having a nice license as I might loose support for some devices ?

Cheers

Patrik

On 03.12.2016 22:51, Patrik Brunner wrote:
> Steve,
> great news.
>
> Just a very quick feedback without having done much testing... I've 
> just exchanged mkgmap.jar and built a unicode and a cp1252 map. If I 
> didn't mess anything up on my end I would guess:
>
>   * it looks like you found the correct hook
>   * when building unicode map either copyright-file or license-file
>     result is now correct (which one will show further testing
>     tomorrow, assuming license-file), the other one ist still 'screwed
>     up' (allthough I'm not sure if I really have to/want to set both)
>   * non-unicode map (cp1252) still seems to build fine
>     (license/copyright wise)
>   * One thing to mention which caught my attention: it looks like I
>     now have only capital letters when checking with BaseCamp...
>     before I had also lower case letters (at least in one of the two
>     options copyright-file and license-file).... needs more
>     investigations from my end also.....
>
> I'll do proper testing (hopefully) tomorrow and will let you know the 
> outcome. I've to check the result also on the Garmin Devices directly 
> (gmapsupp.im)... hopefully the result is still the same as before...
>
> Thanks again.
>
> Cheers
> Patrik
>
> On 03.12.2016 21:07, Steve Ratcliffe wrote:
>> Hi Patrik
>>
>>> where you able to investigate some more ? Is there another build I
>>> can/have to try it with ?
>>
>> As it happens I just discovered something today.  There is no 
>> encoding done for the copyright info before the TRE section data.
>>
>> Patch attached to fix this and pre-made jar file at: 
>> http://files.mkgmap.org.uk/download/317/mkgmap.jar
>>
>> Cheers,
>> ..Steve
>>
>>
>>
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