[Xastir] Updating to 1.9.6

[Curt, WE7U]

On Mon, 25 Jan 2010, Chip G. wrote:

> When I upgraded the last machine to Snow Leopard, which required a
> complete reinstall of Fink and Xastir, I had troubles with getting
> shapelib installed. The build complains but says it doesn't need
> it. What I'm reading here is the same. If separate install is no
> longer necessary, or perhaps even desired, why not remove it from
> the install notes as well as have the install process stop
> complaining about it not being there. Not critical, but it is
> confusing for the newer users and it'll just be a frequently asked
> question as long as it's there.

Because some people may want the additional tools installed and need
the full Shapelib package, or they may want GDAL installed which
needs the full package.  Most people won't need/want those and can
use the Xastir-internal Shapelib.

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