libshp-dev 1.2.10-4.1 (i386 binary) in ubuntu maverick

 The Shapefile format is a new working and interchange format
 promulagated by ESRI (http://www.esri.com/) for simple vector
 data with attributes. It is apparently the only file format
 that can be edited in ARCView 2/3, and can also be exported
 and imported in Arc/Info.
 .
 This package includes the development files.
 .
 http://shapelib.maptools.org/