[OSM-dev] OSM Mapnik in SVN

[Joerg Ostertag (OSM Munich/Germany)]

Thanks ...

sounds like a step in the right direction.

-
Joerg


On Donnerstag 20 Dezember 2007, Jochen Topf wrote:
> Hi!
>
> I have changed some things in svn:applications/rendering/mapnik:
>
> First, there is a README now explaining everything (as far as I
> understand it).
>
> Second, the "convert" script to change hardcoded paths in "osm.xml" and
> the hardcoded paths in the "generate_*" scripts were just too ugly.
>
> Now there is a shell script called "set-mapnik-env" where all the
> settings can be done in one place (and they are all documented inside
> the script). These settings can then be used with the
> "customize-mapnik-map" script to create the "osm.xml" file from the new
> "osm-template.xml" file. And the same settings are read by the "generate_*"
> scripts.
>
> I have left the now obsolete "convert" script and "osm.xml" files in
> place for now in case somebody depends on it. Also the "generate_*"
> scripts will fall back to the old hardcoded paths if the right
> environment variables are not set.
>
> If you change anything in the Mapnik Map file, please change
> osm-template.xml in the future.
>
> This is still all much too complicated, but hopefully its a first step to
> get things easier to understand and use.
>
> Jochen



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