On Monday, December 28, 2015 at 5:39:30 AM UTC-5, Edward K. Ream wrote:

​I think it would be best to upload both PyInstaller versions of Leo 
> (single-exe and folder-based) to a folder called something like 
> "Easy-install Leo".  ​The single-exe version will be best for quick 
> evaluations of Leo.  The folder-based version will avoid startup overhead 
> and problems associated with a disappearing temp folder.
>

Done.  The folder is called Quick Install 
<https://sourceforge.net/projects/leo/files/Leo/Quick%20Install/>. It 
contains leo.exe, Leo.zip and Readme-quick-install.TXT, whose contents is:

Readme-quick-install.TXT

This document describes two ways of running Leo without having to install 
*anything* else.

Method 1. (Folder-based, Recommended)

Download the Leo folder, unpack it *anywhere* you like, and run leo.exe 
from within the unpacked folder.

Method 2. (Single-file, Easiest):

Download leo.exe and execute it *anywhere* by double-clicking on it.

There are two disadvantages to using the single-file method:

1. Before Leo starts, PyInstaller unpacks all libraries and data files to a 
temp folder:
       ~\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEInnn.
   As a result, starting leo.exe is slower than usual.

2. *Warning*: You can open Leo files from the "Files:Open Leo File" menu,
   but these files exist *only* in the temp folder. They will be *destroyed*
   when you exit leo.exe. If you want to do real work with Leo you must
   create .leo files in a permanent folder on your machine.
   
Both the folder-based and single-file version were created by PyInstaller:
http://pythonhosted.org/PyInstaller.

Both leo.exe and Leo.zip work as expected on Windows. Please report any 
problems immediately.

I plan to add similar files for Linux when I return home.

Edward

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