Building Python 2.3 on HP-UX 10.20 - pthread failure

[AK]

In article <mailman.1065401290.29798.python-list at python.org>, Anthony
Baxter wrote:
> 
>>>> Dan Cescato wrote
>> > I've been using HP's "test drive" systems for this - they don't appear
>> > to have a HP/UX 10 system there, so I'm afraid I can't offer more
>> > specific help.
>> 
>> The bummer is that I work for a small software company, and some
>> customers are still on these creaky old systems.  What we won't do for
>> a customer whose check clears the bank...
> 
> I'm pretty sure none of the folks on python-dev have access to a HP/UX 10
> system. So there's three possibilities for getting this fixed:
> 
> . Since you have access to such a system, figure out what needs to be changed
>   and supply a patch to the SF tracker
> . Make a HP/UX 10 system available to someone who can fix the problem
> . Convince HP to add a HP/UX 10 system to the test drive farm.
> 
> It's virtually impossible for someone to fix this who doesn't have access
> to a system to work on the problem. I have access to only HP/UX 11 systems,
> so I can only make sure python builds out of the box on those systems. (For
> instance, I'm following up with HP on a couple of issues on the HP/UX on
> Itanium platform to get bugs on the platform fixed.)
> 
> 
> Anthony
>
> It's never too late to have a happy childhood.

 Love the quote.. where from?

 -AK