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+IDLEfork Installation Notes
+===========================
+
+IDLEfork requires Python Version 2.2 or later.
+
+There are several distribution files (where xx is the subversion):
+
+IDLEfork-0.9xx.win32.exe
+	This is a Windows installer which will install IDLEfork in 
+	..../site-packages/idleforklib/ and place the idefork startup script
+	at ..../scripts/idlefork.  Rename this to idlefork.pyw and
+	point your launcher icons at it.  Installation is as idlefork
+	to avoid conflict with the original Python IDLE.
+
+IDLEfork-0.9xx-1.noarch.rpm
+ 	This is an rpm which is designed to install as idleforklib in an
+	existing /usr/lib/python2.2 tree.  It installs as idlefork to avoid
+	conflict with Python IDLE.
+
+	Python rpms are available at http://www.python.org/2.2.2/rpms.html and
+	http://www.python.org/2.2.1/rpms.html.
+
+IDLEfork-0.9xx.tar.gz
+	This is a distutils sdist (source) tarfile which can be used to make 
+	installations on platforms not supported by the above files.
+	** It remains configured to install as idlelib, not idleforklib. **
+
+	Unpack in ..../Tools/, cd to the IDLEfork directory created, and
+	"python setup.py install" to install in ....site-packages/idlelib.
+	This will overwrite the Python IDLE installation.  
+
+        If you don't want to overwrite Python IDLE, it is also possible to
+	simply call "python idle.py" to run from the IDLEfork source directory
+	without making an installation.  In this case, IDLE will not be on
+	your PATH unless you are in the source directory.  Also, it is then
+	advisable to remove any Python IDLE installation by removing
+	..../site-packages/idlelib so the two identically named packages don't
+	conflict.
+
+	On Redhat Linux systems prior to 8.0, /usr/bin/python may be pointing
+	at python1.5.  If so, change the first line in the /usr/bin/idle 
+	script to read:
+	       !# /usr/bin/python2.2
+	       
+See README.txt for more details on this version of IDLEfork. 
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