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@kmaptool kmaptool released this 07 Oct 18:51
· 54 commits to main since this release
v1.7.4
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What's fixed

Smaller maps, built faster. Less is kept out at sea, and a name the map's code page cannot draw gets a readable stand-in, the way mkgmap itself writes one. Contours, elevation reading and extract reading now run on vector code on every processor, AVX2 included.

  • Downloads: each file is fetched once even across separate kmap runs, a damaged or replaced extract is never built from, and a dropped download picks up where it stopped on every platform. Clearing the cache removes only kmap's own files.
  • Elevation: a tile that failed to download is no longer taken for sea.
  • A TYP file is read in the encoding it declares, and odd but valid TYP files load.
  • kmap recover writes the same sheet on every run.
  • 2 builds of the same region at once are refused instead of colliding, an earlier output is never lost, and builds that share a style keep their hidden features apart.
  • Ctrl+C, a full disk or a broken extract no longer leave half-written files in split, road repair or tool installs, and the terminal is left clean after a kill.
  • The command line refuses malformed numbers and stray arguments instead of guessing.
  • Fixes in the pixel editor: undo and night pictures.

Upgrading

Install over the top. On Debian and Ubuntu sudo apt install ./kmap_1.7.4_<arch>.deb; on
other Linux unpack the archive and put kmap on your PATH; on Windows run the installer;
on macOS replace the app. Profiles, styles and cached downloads stay put.

Which file

System File
Windows kmap-1.7.4.exe - one installer, whatever the machine
macOS kmap-1.7.4.dmg - one image, whatever the Mac
Debian, Ubuntu kmap_1.7.4_amd64.deb for 64-bit x86, kmap_1.7.4_arm64.deb for 64-bit ARM
Other Linux kmap_1.7.4_linux_x86_64.tar.xz for 64-bit x86, kmap_1.7.4_linux_aarch64.tar.xz for 64-bit ARM

Windows 10 1803 or later, macOS 13 or later, Ubuntu 20.04, Debian 11 or later, any other
Linux with glibc 2.17 or later. dpkg --print-architecture or uname -m prints the word
you need.

First run

Nothing here is code-signed, so the first launch takes one extra click. On Windows:
More info, then Run anyway. On macOS: right-click kmap and choose Open;
from macOS 15, System Settings, Privacy & Security, Open Anyway.

checksums.txt carries a SHA-256 for every file above.

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