[mkgmap-dev] Extended conversions

Sun Oct 30 23:06:31 GMT 2016

On 24/10/16 20:17, Carlos Dávila wrote:
> Attached is a patch that extends available conversions including weight
> units (t, kg, lb and lbs) and feet.

Thanks, it looks good and I have committed it.

  According to [1] and other places in
> the wiki, feet-inches values should be entered in the X'X" form, not
> using XftXin or XfeetXinches, so I think we should also have a
> conversion rule for the X'X" format, but I don't know how to accomplish
> it. I hope someone with more knowledge than me is able to develop it.

Good point, but we need to be able to deal with the XftXin cases too
as they do occur.  They all do not fit very well with the existing
system, so I will have to think about it a little.

Best wishes

..Steve