- more info for people like me who have more than one release of perl-tk

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diff --git a/Perl/README b/Perl/README
index a59cfea..7fa006a 100644
--- a/Perl/README
+++ b/Perl/README
@@ -46,6 +46,25 @@ WATCH OUT! On Linux it is quite frequent to have both Mesa and proprietary
            the link is done with the library matching the openGL driver
            loaded in the X server.
 
+In the case you need to use another version of perl-tk than the one installed in the 
+system, you should use the following command as a template to adapt to follow your 
+specific pathes of the alternative perl-tk installation:
+
+  env PERL5LIB=/usr/local/test/804_027/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.1/i386-linux-thread-multi perl Makefile.PL
+  make
+  env PERL5LIB=/usr/local/test/804_027/lib/perl5/5.8.1/i386-linux-thread-multi:/usr/local/test/804_027/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.1/i386-linux-thread-multi make test
+
+  # to run demos before installing:
+  env PERL5LIB=/usr/local/test/804_027/lib/perl5/5.8.1/i386-linux-thread-multi:/usr/local/test/804_027/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.1/i386-linux-thread-multi perl -Iblib/arch -Iblib/lib demos/zinc-demos
+
+  # and finally
+  make install
+
+  # and to run your script:
+  env PERL5LIB=/usr/local/test/804_027/lib/perl5/5.8.1/i386-linux-thread-multi:/usr/local/test/804_027/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.1/i386-linux-thread-multi perl <your_script.pl>
+
+
+
 
 up-to-date documentation is also available at http://www.tkzinc.org/index.php/Main/Documentation
 You will find there the reference manual, a FAQ, a mailing list, its archive