Log Message:
Update to 1.17.
Add two bashishm exorcism patches of the usual s/==/=/ style.

Upstream news:

Version 1.17 (no upstream NEWS; bug about this reported upstream)

Version 1.16 Jula 2015

* minor fixes in documentation
* fixed a bug in SQL schema
* new export of XML network definition
* C++11 features enabled (-std=c++11 for g++ compiler)
* fixed several minor bugs