404 not found on for Python 2.6 Itanium

["Martin v. Löwis"]

> Then why is there a link on the download site?

Where specifically did you spot that link? I can't see any.

> You are saying that
> for python 2.6 forward, there is no plan to support a stock python for
> IA64?  Is there any particular reason why this is so?

Yes. It's too much effort to build, and too few users that actually
use it. Users are still free to build it themselves, and to share
the build with others.

Regards,
Martin