[Python-Dev] FWD: FTP URLs for Python source

["Martin v. Löwis"]

Aahz wrote:
> Yes, this is ancient, I've been putting off dealing with it because I
> couldn't figure out who should handle it.  At this point, I think that if
> anyone does it should be the release team, therefore I'm forwarding to
> python-dev.  Feel free to tell me I made the wrong choice.  ;-)

I don't think it needs any action, except perhaps a half-polite response
that we don't intend to change anything.

a) if you are really sitting on the console of an OpenBSD system with
   no X installed, use lynx, or any other text browser:
   scroll down to "Source distribution", hit Enter
b) alternatively, and even better: don't build Python from source at
   all. Instead, use pkg_add to install the Python version that you
   want, downloadable from
   ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/<rel>/packages/<arch>/python-<ver>.tgz
c) OTOH, if you had only connected to the OpenBSD system remotely
   (e.g. through ssh), just use your local web browser, to either
   * determine the full source download URL of the Python release
     you want to build, then wget on the target system, or
   * if your target system doesn't have wget, download it locally,
     then scp/rcp/ftp it to the target system.

We cannot add an FTP URL to the download page, because we don't
run an ftp server anymore, and don't plan to.

[I don't quite get the "Here is what ended up working" part. What
is http://www.e?]

Regards,
Martin