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+###
+### THIS FILE IS NO LONGER USED. THIS IS THE README FILE FOR THE
+### SEPARATE SCRIPT PACKAGE FROM THE ORIGINAL (DRAFT) PACKAGING
+### SCHEME. WE'RE SAVING THIS IN CASE WE NEED OR WANT TO RESURRECT
+### A SEPARATE SCRIPT PACKAGE IN THE FUTURE.
+###
+# Copyright (c) 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 The SCons Foundation
+# src/script/README.txt 4577 2009/12/27 19:44:43 scons
+
+
+ SCons - a software construction tool
+
+ Version 1.2.0.d20091224
+
+
+This is an alpha release of SCons, a tool for building software (and
+other files). SCons is implemented in Python, and its "configuration
+files" are actually Python scripts, allowing you to use the full power
+of a real scripting language to solve build problems. You do not,
+however, need to know Python to use SCons effectively.
+
+
+LATEST VERSION
+==============
+
+Before going further, you can check that this package you have is
+the latest version by checking the SCons download page at:
+
+ http://www.scons.org/download.html
+
+
+ABOUT SCONS PACKAGES
+====================
+
+The complete SCons system is comprised of three separate packages:
+
+ scons
+ The scons script itself, plus the SCons build engine
+ installed into an SCons-specific library directory.
+
+ python-scons
+ The SCons build engine, installed into the standard
+ Python library directory.
+
+ scons-script [THIS PACKAGE]
+ Only the scons script itself.
+
+Depending on what you want to do with SCons, you may need to install
+additional (or other) packages:
+
+ If you just want to use scons (the script) to build software:
+
+ Do NOT install this package. Install the scons package instead,
+ which contains a copy of both the script and the build engine.
+ You will not need to install any other packages.
+
+ If you do NOT want to use the scons script, but you want to use the
+ SCons build engine in other Python software:
+
+ Do NOT install this package. Install the python-scons package
+ instead.
+
+ If you want to use the scons script AND you want to use the SCons
+ build engine in other Python software:
+
+ Do NOT install this package. Install both the scons and
+ python-scons packages instead.
+
+ Note that this installs two separate copies of the build engine,
+ one (in an SCons-specific library directory) used by the scons
+ script itself and one (in the standard Python library) used by
+ other software. This allows you the flexibility to upgrade
+ one build engine without affecting the other.
+
+ If you want the scons script and other Python software to use the
+ same version of the build engine:
+
+ Install this package AND the python-scons package.
+
+
+INSTALLATION
+============
+
+To install this package, simply run the provided Python-standard setup
+script as follows:
+
+ # python setup.py
+
+You should have system installation privileges (that is, "root" or
+"Administrator") when running the setup.py script.
+
+
+DOCUMENTATION
+=============
+
+Documentation for SCons is available at:
+
+ http://www.scons.org/doc.html
+
+
+LICENSING
+=========
+
+SCons is distributed under the MIT license, a full copy of which is
+available in the LICENSE.txt file. The MIT license is an approved Open
+Source license, which means:
+
+ This software is OSI Certified Open Source Software. OSI
+ Certified is a certification mark of the Open Source Initiative.
+
+More information about OSI certifications and Open Source software is
+available at:
+
+ http://www.opensource.org/
+
+
+REPORTING BUGS
+==============
+
+You can report bugs either by following the "Tracker - Bugs" link
+on the SCons project page:
+
+ http://sourceforge.net/projects/scons/
+
+or by sending mail to the SCons developers mailing list:
+
+ scons-devel@lists.sourceforge.net
+
+
+MAILING LISTS
+=============
+
+A mailing list for users of SCons is available. You may send
+questions or comments to the list at:
+
+ scons-users@lists.sourceforge.net
+
+You may subscribe to the mailing list at:
+
+ http://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/scons-users
+
+There is also a low-volume mailing list available for announcements
+about SCons. Subscribe at:
+
+ http://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/scons-announce
+
+
+FOR MORE INFORMATION
+====================
+
+Check the SCons web site at:
+
+ http://www.scons.org/
+
+
+AUTHOR INFO
+===========
+
+Steven Knight
+knight at baldmt dot com
+http://www.baldmt.com/~knight/
+
+With more than a little help from:
+ Chad Austin
+ Charles Crain
+ Steve Leblanc
+ Anthony Roach
+ Steven Shaw
+