[mkgmap-dev] Problems with -- gmapi (and possibly --gmapsupp also)

Mon Feb 6 22:33:13 GMT 2017

Hi Patrik

> I've just noticed that the quite new option --gmapi does not work
> properly regarding overview maps:
> - I first build the img files where all is correct, overview maps are
> properly built and set at the different needed locations (*.tdb file,
> elsewhere ?)
> - running mkgmap with the option --gmapi (complete output shown below)
> causes that the overview maps are not anymore shown in BaseCamp

How does the gmapi map differ from one created using the script or 
Garmin's conversion tool?

> BTW: Something similar happens probably with --gmapsupp: there are now
> overview maps visible on the GPS itself.

The gmapsupp does not contain a base map.  I suppose if you actually 
included it on the command line then it would be added, but you should
not do that.

..Steve
> Here the call of mkgmap and its output:
>
>     java -Xmx1536M -Dfile.encoding=UTF-8 -jar D:/fzk/develop/fzk-mde-garmin/Freizeitkarte-Entwicklung/tools/mkgmap/mkgmap.jar  --max-jobs=2 --index --code-page=1252 --gmapi --license-file=Freizeitkarte_LUX.license --product-id=1 --family-id=6442 --family-name="Freizeitkarte_LUX" --series-name="Freizeitkarte_LUX" --description="Freizeitkarte_LUX (Release 17.02)" --product-version="6442" 6442*.img 6442.TYP --tdbfile --show-profiles=1
>     Time started: Sun Feb 05 16:10:10 CET 2017
>     Number of MapFailedExceptions: 0
>     Number of ExitExceptions: 0
>     Time finished: Sun Feb 05 16:10:12 CET 2017
>     Total time taken: 1858ms
>
> Am I doing something wrong or is this a 'defect' in the newly
> implemented gmapi option ?
>
> Thanks for helping
> Patrik
>
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