Hi Gerd

I've tweaked the file a bit and put a hint to it in the README in the
root directory of the distribution; this file is very out-of-date but I
didn't want to start re-writing it.

Attached is the updated patch and resources/sample.cfg (which I
couldn't work out how to get into the patch because it's a new file)

I don't think we can solve all a new users build problems, but the idea
of this was just to start the user off with a good set of options and
how they can be specified, along with the splitter generated
template.args, to mkgmap.

Ticker

On Wed, 2019-11-13 at 11:12 +0000, Gerd Petermann wrote:
> Hi Ticker,
> 
> I don't think that it will be of much help when we distribute a
> sample without any hint regarding the usage.
> 
> The attached patch shows how to change build.xml so that it copies a
> sample.cfg to examples directory. I think we need at least a
> README.html or HOWTO.html
> that explains how to use it and I have no idea where to start with
> this.
> 
> Here is a brief description how I create a map for my bicycle tours:
> 1) Extract attached zip file to produce a directory map containing
> makemap.cmd and mkgmaps.args
> 2) Create a gpx file with a router like brouter 
> http://brouter.de/brouter-web
> 3) Load the gpx file into JOSM and draw a polygon around it, store it
> as map.poly in the map directory
> 4) Download osm.pbf from geofabrik that covers the map.poly
> (typically europe-lastest.osm.pbf)
> 5) Modify the first rows in script makemap.cmd so that the wanted osm
> input file is used and map name is set
> 6) Execute the script (don't try it, it will only work on my PC)
> 
> If you look at the script you will find that it requires some tools
> and input files in exactly the right places
> and there is no code to react on errors, so it may help some people
> but probably it will only be confusing for a newbie, esp.
> one who uses Linux.
> 
> The program map-composer (1)  tries to solve this problem with a
> dialog, but it is only available in German.
> 
> (1) http://composer.waldpfa.de/
> 
> Gerd
Index: README
===================================================================
--- README	(revision 4367)
+++ README	(working copy)
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 Using
 =====
 
-This program requires Java 1.6 or above to run.
+This program requires Java 1.8 or above to run.
 
 Producing a map is simple.  Save OpenStreetMap data from JOSM 
 or by any other method to a file and copy it to the mkgmap
@@ -60,6 +60,8 @@
 
 to obtain an up to date and complete listing of options.
 
+Also consider examples/sample.cfg as a starting point for your options package 
+
 Processing more than one file at a time
 ---------------------------------------
 
Index: build.xml
===================================================================
--- build.xml	(revision 4367)
+++ build.xml	(working copy)
@@ -401,6 +401,7 @@
 		<copy todir="${dist}/examples">
 			<fileset dir="resources">
 				<include name="roadNameConfig.txt"/>
+				<include name="sample.cfg"/>
 				<include name="known-hgt.txt"/>
 				<include name="installer/**"/>
 				<include name="styles/default/**"/>
# Sample mkgmap option file to create a map for a GARMIN GPS and compatible PC 
Programs
#
# The options given here are a reasonable set for generating a routable map, 
but you
# will probably need to copy this file into your working environment and adapt 
it by
# fixing paths, adjusting options etc.
#
# Generally, where the default value for an option as acceptable, it isn't 
specified here.
# Please see the standard help information for details of what the options do.
#
# Typical command line invocation, after using the splitter to generate a set 
of tiles:
#> java -jar mkgmap-rel/mkgmap.jar -c mkgmap-rel/examples/sample.cfg -c 
template.args mkgmap-rel/examples/typ-files/mkgmap.txt
#
gmapsupp
gmapi
route
index
bounds=bounds.zip
precomp-sea=sea.zip
location-autofill=is_in,nearest
housenumbers
max-jobs
drive-on=detect
add-pois-to-areas
link-pois-to-ways
process-destination
process-exits
code-page=1252
check-routing-island-len=700
remove-ovm-work-files
#
# Other common options you may wish to consider:
#
#style-file=mkgmap-rel/examples/styles/default
# The above is the default style, change and enable this to use your own style
#road-name-config=mkgmap-rel/examples/roadNameConfig.txt
#split-name-index
#make-opposite-cycleways
#order-by-decreasing-area
#name-tag-list=name:en,int_name,name,place_name,loc_name
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