[mkgmap-dev] Inter-tile routing now available in trunk

Thu Feb 19 12:06:36 GMT 2009

Hi Toby,

> Thanks.  I've just given it a quick spin on my eTrex (Legend HCx if it
> matters).  I gave it the longest journey I regularly do - Cambridge to
> Lochcarron - and it came up with a sensible route via A1, A696, A68,
> M90 and A86 (amongst others).

That's good.

> However, I normally drive via A66 and Penrith, so I tried adding an
> intermediate route point at a friend's house in Penrith.  The unit
> spent about 10 minutes at "100%" and then gave me a basemap route; I
> tried routing from Cambridge to my friend (and then from Cambridge to
> an arbitrary point on the motorway nearby), and these both failed the
> same way.  So I suspect a problem with that tile.

Not so good!

> I *may* still have the areas file from the splitter (if it's not been
> overwritten by generating new contours - as splitter always uses the
> same file name), if that would be useful.

Please zip it up and email directly to me if you still have it.

> It definitely works enough to be useful, but I think one or two
> gremlins must remain.

Agreed.

Cheers,

Mark