I got this error recently: time java -Xmx1512m -jar mkgmap.jar --read-config=args.list philippines.osm java.lang.NullPointerException at uk.me.parabola.mkgmap.osmstyle.RuleFileReader.isIndexable(RuleFileReader.java:234) at uk.me.parabola.mkgmap.osmstyle.RuleFileReader.isSolved(RuleFileReader.java:242) at uk.me.parabola.mkgmap.osmstyle.RuleFileReader.isFinished(RuleFileReader.java:254) at uk.me.parabola.mkgmap.osmstyle.RuleFileReader.rearrangeExpression(RuleFileReader.java:134) at uk.me.parabola.mkgmap.osmstyle.RuleFileReader.saveRule(RuleFileReader.java:115) at uk.me.parabola.mkgmap.osmstyle.RuleFileReader.load(RuleFileReader.java:94) at uk.me.parabola.mkgmap.osmstyle.RuleFileReader.load(RuleFileReader.java:70) at uk.me.parabola.mkgmap.osmstyle.StyleImpl.readRules(StyleImpl.java:252) at uk.me.parabola.mkgmap.osmstyle.StyleImpl.<init>(StyleImpl.java:138) at uk.me.parabola.mkgmap.reader.osm.xml.Osm5MapDataSource.createStyler(Osm5MapDataSource.java:120) at uk.me.parabola.mkgmap.reader.osm.xml.Osm5MapDataSource.load(Osm5MapDataSource.java:80) at uk.me.parabola.mkgmap.main.MapMaker.loadFromFile(MapMaker.java:148) at uk.me.parabola.mkgmap.main.MapMaker.makeMap(MapMaker.java:56) at uk.me.parabola.mkgmap.main.Main$1.call(Main.java:189) at uk.me.parabola.mkgmap.main.Main$1.call(Main.java:186) at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask$Sync.innerRun(FutureTask.java:303) at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask.run(FutureTask.java:138) at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.runTask(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:886) at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:908) at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:619) my args.list code-page=1252 ea tdbfile latin1 country-abbr=PHI country-name=PHILIPPINES remove-short-arcs=5 route road-name-pois add-pois-to-areas family-id=639 family-name=OSM_PHIL overview-mapname=40000001 series-name=OSM_PHIL description=OSM_PHIL style-file=/home/maning/Downloads/osm/routable_garmin/svn/styles/osm-ph generate-sea=polygons index adjust-turn-headings mkgmap version 1598 -- cheers, maning ------------------------------------------------------ "Freedom is still the most radical idea of all" -N.Branden wiki: http://esambale.wikispaces.com/ blog: http://epsg4253.wordpress.com/ ------------------------------------------------------