404 not found on for Python 2.6 Itanium

[Steve Holden]

Christopher wrote:
> [Martin von Loewis wrote]:
>> 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.
> 
> I guess that I don't understand why you feel there is so much effort
> involved.  I developed a set of makefiles that build Python and all
> dependencies from the command line using nmake.  The only thing you
> have to do is specify debug and cpu.  The rest is taken care of by the
> Makefiles.  Of course, this dev setup uses VS 2005, but it could be
> made to work with VS 2008 with little trouble.  The setup is designed
> to cross compile the x64 and ia64 architectures.

Among other things it's a question of

a) access to resources (we have to test what we release), and

b) volunteer effort to maintain (we have to maintain what we release).

We are fairly weak in the Windows area, and Martin is currently the
person we rely on for these builds. If he can't support them, they don't
get built.

If you want to stand up for the task I don't imagine it would be too
difficult to submit patches for the Itanium builds. You would need to
convince people about your intention of providing long-term support,
however.

regards
 Steve
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