Add install_and_test script for osxbuild. Update README.

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diff --git a/tools/osxbuild/README.txt b/tools/osxbuild/README.txt
index 9de0d740d..00600f190 100644
--- a/tools/osxbuild/README.txt
+++ b/tools/osxbuild/README.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,32 @@
-This directory contains the script to build a universal binary for
+==================================
+ Building an OSX binary for numpy
+==================================
+
+This directory contains the scripts to build a universal binary for
 OSX.  The binaries work on OSX 10.4 and 10.5.
 
-  - bdist_mpkg v0.4.3 is required
+The docstring in build.py may contain more current details.
+
+Requirements
+============
+
+* bdist_mpkg v0.4.3
+
+Build
+=====
+
+The build script will build a numpy distribution using bdist_mpkg and
+create the mac package (mpkg) bundled in a disk image (dmg).  To run
+the build script::
+
+  python build.py
+
+Install and test
+----------------
+
+The *install_and_test.py* script will find the numpy*.mpkg, install it
+using the Mac installer and then run the numpy test suite.  To run the
+install and test::
+
+  python install_and_test.py
 
-See the docstring in build.py for more details.