Build in repo is 2916 from January. http://maemo.org/packages/view/navit/

FWIW i installed the version from repo and after moving the XML file and grabbing a map as per Magellan's instruction, it "works". My goal is to get the dev to upload a more recent build so more people can/will use this. That failing, i'm going to try to automate as much as possible of the process of installing using the chollya packages and provide a script.

I think this could be a hugely popular app if installation wasn't such a moving target.

I would appreciate feedback from those who have got the more recent builds working: gtk/internal/Qt? I assume the Qt users installed the experimental Qt 4.7 packages to get that working, right? TIA for info.

Edit: Had a chat with chollya on IRC and here's what i learned:

• Broken libfreetype and need for xslt make autobuilding compatibility a pain, hence reticence of dev to use maemo.org repos.
• qpainter renderer and internal gui are best combination at the present.
• Only the qml gui requires Qt 4.7 and it's not complete, anyway; chollya builds are against Qt 4.7 for this reason alone and the qpainter should be compatible with Qt 4.6 (which is installed by default on N900 now).

By forcing the latest qpainter package from chollya's package repo, i got the latest build (3478) to run. I will either provide a script to help others do the same, or work with devs to get new version uploaded.

Other random observations: i'd recommend against using the 3D view, especially when walking/biking due to the lack of compass on the N900. The jitter in GPS leads to swings in heading that cause a lot more redraws than are required in 2D display mode.