Rip out Boehm GC support.

This is done to simplify memory management across the boundary between C and
Rust. While rewriting WINGs, we may want to be able to malloc/free with the libc
allocator on both sides of that divide.
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@@ -253,14 +253,6 @@ If found, then the library @emph{WRaster} can use the @emph{ImageMagick} library
@sc{Window Maker} support more image formats, like @emph{SVG}, @emph{BMP}, @emph{TGA}, ...
You can get it from @uref{http://www.imagemagick.org/}
@item @emph{Boehm GC}
This library can be used by the @emph{WINGs} utility toolkit to use a
@cite{Boehm-Demers-Weiser Garbage Collector} instead of the traditional
@command{malloc}/@command{free} functions from the @emph{libc}.
You have to explicitly ask for its support though (@pxref{Configure Options}).
You can get it from @uref{http://www.hboehm.info/gc/}
@end itemize
@@ -468,8 +460,6 @@ You can find more information about the libraries in the
@ref{Optional Dependencies}.
@table @option
@item --enable-boehm-gc
Never enabled by default, use Boehm GC instead of the default @emph{libc} @command{malloc()}
@item --disable-gif
Disable GIF support in @emph{WRaster} library; when enabled use @file{libgif} or @file{libungif}.