[mkgmap-dev] mkgmap: problems with encoding file used with option --license-file

Sat Dec 3 11:18:39 GMT 2016

Steve,
where you able to investigate some more ? Is there another build I 
can/have to try it with ?

Cheers
Patrik

On 27.11.2016 22:05, Steve Ratcliffe wrote:
> Hi Patrik
>
>> It looks different and better, but not yet completely good yet:
>>
>>   * it's consistent now (tested on Windows only for the moment),
>>     independant if I start with or without -Dfile.encoding=utf
>>   * If I create a Latin1 map (codepage 1252) the licens looks good in
>>     BaseCamp and when checking the img files withGMapTool
>>   * If I create a unicode map (codepage 65001) it looks good when
>>     checking the image files with GMapTool
>>   * Checking the same unicode map (installed img files) in BaseCamp, the
>>     äöü stuff is scrambled again
>>   * Converting the same unicode map into BaseCamp format (via jmc_cli)
>>     and checking in BaseCamp, äöü stuff is also scrambled
>>
>> Something's still sort of strange, not working as expected....
>
> That could be a problem - if GMapTool displays it correctly, but 
> basecamp doesn't, it could be that there is something that we don't
> know.
>
> Perhaps the copyright and licence needs to be in cp 1252 regardless of
> map code page.  I'll investigate some more.
>
> Cheers
> ..Steve
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