[Xastir] install question

[Rob Neece]

I just changed my MEPIS installation to 8.5 from 8.0 and kept my /home 
partition.  This hasn't worked out too badly, and things are getting 
straightened out.  I finally got around to considering what to do about 
xastir today.

Version 1.9.9 was installed under the previous OS, so I still have the 
.xastir directory structure in my home directory associated with that.  
Question 1 is can I keep .xastir and just proceed to install?  Assuming 
that will work, should I install 1.9.9 or just go for the latest version 
on CVS?

Thanks for your help.
Rob