[mkgmap-dev] invalid types in check-styles

Thu Jan 2 22:39:39 GMT 2014

On 02/01/14 22:00, GerdP wrote:
> got no answer on the question what mkgmap should
> do with a type like 0x11f in the lines file.
> The current behaviour is that it quietly ignores
> the error because it treats 0x11f like 0x1f.

I would say that it is an error.

I break the full type down as follows:

0xXYYZZ

X is a flag for 'extended type' (0 or 1)
YY is the type
ZZ is the subtype (max 0x1f)

I would always recommend using the full types, since the short forms
cause so much confusion.

..Steve