This directory contains a simple c++ program demonstrating Mapnik API. It mimics python example with couple exceptions. To build (using GCC/G++ toolkit): g++ -O3 -I/usr/local/include/mapnik -I/opt/boost/include/boost-1_33_1 -I/usr/include/freetype2 -L/usr/local/lib -lmapnik rundemo.cpp -o rundemo To run: ./rundemo For more detailed comments have a look in demo/python/rundemo.py Have fun! Artem.