ANNOUNCE: Free Garmin MapSource installer available
I've written a free installation program for Garmin's MapSource. It's aimed at the people who are maintaining Garmin map exports of the OpenStreetMap database. A lot of these exports[1] don't have a MapSource installer, some suggest proprietary solutions and some have a unconfigurable BAT file included or ask end-users to manually edit their registry after installation. I'd like to improve upon that, so I've written this: http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Garmin_Mapsource_installer Here's blog post about it on the OpenStreetMap site: http://www.openstreetmap.org/user/%C3%86var%20Arnfj%C3%B6r%C3%B0%20Bjarmason... Like it says in the blog I'm interested in getting feedback / testing from users & map distributors on how it fits their needs. So please download the installer for Iceland (or make your own!): http://osm.nix.is/latest/default/OSM_IS_default.zip And tell me how installing it in MapSource goes. Whether you can install the map from there onto your Garmin device. And what could be improved about the whole process. 1. http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/OSM_Map_On_Garmin/Download
Hi, I'm sure such a tool is really cool stuff. I already experimented with easy installer, whcih is creating msi packaes for windows. I didn't use your installer, so this question comes up. What is the benefit of your installer compared to any other like install shield or easy installer? Has it special Mapsource features? Marco Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason schrieb:
I've written a free installation program for Garmin's MapSource. It's aimed at the people who are maintaining Garmin map exports of the OpenStreetMap database. A lot of these exports[1] don't have a MapSource installer, some suggest proprietary solutions and some have a unconfigurable BAT file included or ask end-users to manually edit their registry after installation.
I'd like to improve upon that, so I've written this:
http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Garmin_Mapsource_installer
Here's blog post about it on the OpenStreetMap site:
http://www.openstreetmap.org/user/%C3%86var%20Arnfj%C3%B6r%C3%B0%20Bjarmason...
Like it says in the blog I'm interested in getting feedback / testing from users & map distributors on how it fits their needs. So please download the installer for Iceland (or make your own!):
http://osm.nix.is/latest/default/OSM_IS_default.zip
And tell me how installing it in MapSource goes. Whether you can install the map from there onto your Garmin device. And what could be improved about the whole process.
1. http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/OSM_Map_On_Garmin/Download _______________________________________________ mkgmap-dev mailing list mkgmap-dev@lists.mkgmap.org.uk http://www.mkgmap.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/mkgmap-dev
On Sat, Sep 19, 2009 at 1:21 PM, dom Team OiD <dom@team-oid.de> wrote:
Hi,
I'm sure such a tool is really cool stuff. I already experimented with easy installer, whcih is creating msi packaes for windows. I didn't use your installer, so this question comes up. What is the benefit of your installer compared to any other like install shield or easy installer? Has it special Mapsource features?
I wrote it because I wanted something which I could compile/bundle in an automated fashion on Linux and wasn't huge. I played with the MSI tools briefly but couldn't see how I could get those features. But as it turns out the nullsoft scriptable install system has those features: http://nsis.sourceforge.net/ That's what Lambertus is using to create his MapSource installers: http://garmin.na1400.info/ Using the NSIS is better than the ad-hoc program I've written. I just wrote it because I thought there wasn't anything else I could use. So /ANNOUNCEMENT I guess :)
For sure I wil try it out. ;-) Thanks for doing this work. Marco Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason schrieb:
On Sat, Sep 19, 2009 at 1:21 PM, dom Team OiD <dom@team-oid.de> wrote:
Hi,
I'm sure such a tool is really cool stuff. I already experimented with easy installer, whcih is creating msi packaes for windows. I didn't use your installer, so this question comes up. What is the benefit of your installer compared to any other like install shield or easy installer? Has it special Mapsource features?
I wrote it because I wanted something which I could compile/bundle in an automated fashion on Linux and wasn't huge.
I played with the MSI tools briefly but couldn't see how I could get those features.
But as it turns out the nullsoft scriptable install system has those features: http://nsis.sourceforge.net/
That's what Lambertus is using to create his MapSource installers:
Using the NSIS is better than the ad-hoc program I've written. I just wrote it because I thought there wasn't anything else I could use.
So /ANNOUNCEMENT I guess :) _______________________________________________ mkgmap-dev mailing list mkgmap-dev@lists.mkgmap.org.uk http://www.mkgmap.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/mkgmap-dev
Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason schrieb:
On Sat, Sep 19, 2009 at 1:21 PM, dom Team OiD <dom@team-oid.de> wrote:
Hi,
I'm sure such a tool is really cool stuff. I already experimented with easy installer, whcih is creating msi packaes for windows. I didn't use your installer, so this question comes up. What is the benefit of your installer compared to any other like install shield or easy installer? Has it special Mapsource features?
I wrote it because I wanted something which I could compile/bundle in an automated fashion on Linux and wasn't huge.
I played with the MSI tools briefly but couldn't see how I could get those features.
But as it turns out the nullsoft scriptable install system has those features: http://nsis.sourceforge.net/
That's what Lambertus is using to create his MapSource installers:
Using the NSIS is better than the ad-hoc program I've written. I just wrote it because I thought there wasn't anything else I could use.
So /ANNOUNCEMENT I guess :)
Hi! I've implemented the NSIS based JOSM Installer for Windows [1]. NSIS has the advantage that you can build the installer also on Unix systems (at least on debian?). I've also ceated some other installers using NSIS as well. It can be "low level" sometimes (so you have to do some stuff "by hand"), but I've never stumbled over the "can't do it with NSIS" situation. You'll find lot's of useful examples on their website. Anyway, nice to see installer development for the Garmin stuff ... Regards, ULFL [1] http://svn.openstreetmap.org/applications/editors/josm/nsis/
Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason wrote:
I've written a free installation program for Garmin's MapSource. It's aimed at the people who are maintaining Garmin map exports of the OpenStreetMap database. A lot of these exports[1] don't have a MapSource installer, some suggest proprietary solutions and some have a unconfigurable BAT file included or ask end-users to manually edit their registry after installation.
I'd like to improve upon that, so I've written this:
http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Garmin_Mapsource_installer
Have you ever checked that site, including the "talk" page? There are many things missing to make it really usable. Maybe you can have a look whether you can add them? greatings extremecarver
Here's blog post about it on the OpenStreetMap site:
http://www.openstreetmap.org/user/%C3%86var%20Arnfj%C3%B6r%C3%B0%20Bjarmason...
Like it says in the blog I'm interested in getting feedback / testing from users & map distributors on how it fits their needs. So please download the installer for Iceland (or make your own!):
http://osm.nix.is/latest/default/OSM_IS_default.zip
And tell me how installing it in MapSource goes. Whether you can install the map from there onto your Garmin device. And what could be improved about the whole process.
1. http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/OSM_Map_On_Garmin/Download _______________________________________________ mkgmap-dev mailing list mkgmap-dev@lists.mkgmap.org.uk http://www.mkgmap.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/mkgmap-dev
On Wed, Sep 23, 2009 at 1:21 PM, Felix Hartmann <extremecarver@googlemail.com> wrote:
Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason wrote:
I've written a free installation program for Garmin's MapSource. It's aimed at the people who are maintaining Garmin map exports of the OpenStreetMap database. A lot of these exports[1] don't have a MapSource installer, some suggest proprietary solutions and some have a unconfigurable BAT file included or ask end-users to manually edit their registry after installation.
I'd like to improve upon that, so I've written this:
http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Garmin_Mapsource_installer
Have you ever checked that site, including the "talk" page?
There are many things missing to make it really usable. Maybe you can have a look whether you can add them?
Oh thanks. I hadn't noticed the talk page. I have a bunch of questions to answer it looks like.
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