[mkgmap-dev] Error or feature?

Thu Dec 19 06:18:09 GMT 2024

Hi all,

this discussion in the German forum https://community.openstreetmap.org/t/mkgmap-extra-pois-definieren/122931
brought up an issue with mkgmap and the --nsis option.

With the command
java -jar mkgmap.jar --nsis --output-dir=map examples\typ-files\mapnik.txt somedata.osm

the *.typ file is copied into the output directory ./map as expected
while the this sequence which compiles the typ file first
java -jar mkgmap.jar examples\typ-files\mapnik.txt 
java -jar mkgmap.jar --nsis --output-dir=map mapnik.typ somedata.osm

doesn't copy the *.typ file to the output directiory ./map but the *.nsi file expects it there.

Does anybody remember if there is a good reason for this different behaviour? 
For me it looks plain wrong.

Gerd