From: Gavin Sinclair <gsinclair@...>
Date: 2003-01-16T00:30:16+09:00
Subject: Installing and using 'shim'

I've downloaded 'shim' from the RAA.  It provides a 1.6 system with
several 1.8 capabilities.  My main aim was to use StringIO, which,
despite being mentioned a few times here, seems to have no independent
presence on the RAA/web.

Some comments:
 - installation was not straightforward (well, I think I just did
   something wring, but there were no real instructions)
 - documentation is sparse (thin and spread out)
 - I've found no instructions on using StringIO!

Don't get me wrong, I'm very grateful for the package. It seems to be
packaged automatically, which is sensible but unusual. A top-level
document descibing the overall package, where to find things, etc.
would be great.  I'm happy to contribute, but I obviously don't have
the knowledge to get it started.

I may have missed some stuff - all the documentation is in RD and I'm
too lazy to convert it to HTML.

Anyone else using it?  Any comments?

Gavin