[mkgmap-dev] useless rules in default style inc/address

Thu Nov 27 15:22:32 GMT 2014

Hi Carlos,

I am not sure what you mean, but mkgmap doesn't contain java code to
set or evaluate the tags addr:country or is_in:country.

Gerd

Carlos Dávila-2 wrote
> El 27/11/14 a las 15:36, Gerd Petermann escribió:
>> Hi all,
>>
>> the default style file inc/address starts with these three rules:
>> # first set the country code
>> mkgmap:country!=* & mkgmap:admin_level2=* { set 
>> mkgmap:country='${mkgmap:admin_level2}' }
>> mkgmap:country!=* & addr:country=* { set 
>> mkgmap:country='${addr:country}' }
>> mkgmap:country!=* & is_in:country=* { set 
>> mkgmap:country='${is_in:country}' }
>>
>> I found no code in the mkgmap java sources that sets mkgmap:country, 
>> so the first rule
>> will always set mkgmap:country unless one manipulates the OSM data.
>>
>> The following rules evaluate mkgmap:country and expect the ISO 1366 
>> code with 3 characters, e.g. DEU
>> for Germany.
>> The wiki for tag addr:country says that it should contain the 2 
>> character ISO code, e.g. DE for Germany.
>> The is_in:country tag contains the country name, not the iso code.
>>
>> I think we should remove the two useless rules unless someone finds a 
>> working alternative.
>>
>> Gerd
>>
> LocatorConfig.xml contains 2 and 3 character ISO codes for each country. 
> Could it be that mkgmap assigns the 3 char ISO code to mkgmap:country 
> using it when addr:country or is_in:country are evaluated?
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