[Xastir] snag trying to install shapelib via source onto mac os X 10.5

[Jason KG4WSV]

Sounds like /usr/local/lib is not a directory.  do

cd /usr/local
ls -l

and take a look at lib.  It should be a directory.  mine looks like

drwxr-xr-x  13 root  wheel   442 Jun 17 15:35 lib


see that "d" at the beginning of the line? it indicates a directory.
You could have gotten a file ("-" in the first slot), or maybe a
symbolic link ("l" in the first slot).  If it's a link, look at the
target to make sure it exists.

FYI, xastir now has shapelib built in, so you can get by without it.
I'd tell you not to worry about it, but if /usr/local/lib is broken
you'll need to get it fixed before you're done, even if you skip
shapelib.

-Jason
kg4wsv