[OSM-dev] Binary OSM; the first pass encoder

[Stefan de Konink]

Chris Browet wrote:
> Right you are.
> If I understand the concept, that would mean that once a string appear 
> in the "master string" file(s), it's indice cannot ever change 
> (otherwise, all the references will have to be changed, too). Do I 
> understand correctly?

Yup. But as you might realise; it is good to recreate the files over 
lets say months. Because some tags will not be present anymore; or words 
contain typo's... etc.


Stefan