[OSM-talk] We need better docs on installing Haiti Garmin maps + a MapSource installer

[Frederik Ramm]

Hi,

Lambertus wrote:
> http://garmin.na1400.info/routable.php doesn't have the infrastructure 
> to do 5 minute updates like Geofabrik has been doing.
> 
> If Geofabrik would add the --nsis parameter to Mkgmap commandline in the 
> step where they generate the gmapsupp.img then the installer would be 
> generated as well. This works on Windows and Linux and does not need any 
> additional dependencies (well, maybe NSIS is required. Not really sure 
> about that). A --family-id parameter must also be provided.
> 
> I have the following parameters on the Mkgmap commandline in the final 
> (map combining) step:

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The Geofabrik process does not have multiple steps (and thus no "map 
combining" step). I use the following parameters with mkgmap:

-n 80000111 --description="OSM Map of Haiti dated $DATE" --country=HAITI 
--region-name=HAITI --region-abbr=HT1 --country-abbr=HT --latin1 
--road-name-pois --gmapsupp --draw-priority=99

The "-n" and "--region-*" were requested by someone who needed the older 
.img files (not gmapsupp.img) for installation on an older type Garmin.

I don't even specify --route - should I? Nobody ever complained.

I'm happy to modify that to whatever makes sense but admit to having 
absolutely null knowledge of "installers". When I add --nsis to the 
above, I get the following additional files: osmmap_license.txt (192 
bytes) and osmmap.nsi (1916 bytes). What do I do with them? Simply put 
them in the download directory and everything works magically? Would be 
too easy wouldn't it ;-)

Bye
Frederik