Re: [Gpsbabel-code] Issue with newest Garmin Nuvi firmwares

[Robert L. <rob...@gp...>]

On Tue, Jul 10, 2012 at 3:13 AM, De Clercq <Edd...@my...>wrote:

>  There might be an issue with the newest Nuvi Garmin firmwares.
>
> ** **
>
> It seems that Garmin has changed the way POIs are categorized.
>

...

Some units may support a couple of sub folders in the directory tree but it
> is not recommended to go further than one sub folder.


I've finally blown a fuse with Garmin's endless changes in GPI and GDB.
 Obviously, when we write a POI file we have no way of knowing which of
"some units" may read them.    I'm no longer investing major engineering
time decoding their formats and implementing them.   Without a published
specification and notification of changes, the cost of staring a a pile of
numbers trying to figure out what they changed *this time* is just more
than I'm willing to invest.

The fact that none of the other couple hundred programmers on this list
hopped on this message while I was on vacation says that there isn't a
large group of others willing to do it, either.

I'm about one temper tantrum away from removing support for MPS, GDB and
GPI.

RJL