On 03/01/2020 00:53, Brett Cannon wrote:
That whole directory is mostly outdated (e.g. those Wing files are two major versions behind and we have ripped out all other editor-specific files in the repo). I think the first question is what do we want for that directory to be? Based on that we can decide if something like AIX build instructions makes sense or if we should just gut the directory.
For me personally, I'm torn. While helping out other folks using AIX through that text file might be good due to the work you put in, Michael, while not being an officially supported OS, I'm also fine with emptying that folder out down to the bare minimum.
Yes, I am sad that my support is not sufficient for closing the gap to being a recognized platform. No additional discussion. IMHO - while AIX may not be important to Python - Python working properly is important for AIX users who need applications developed using Python. My start came about because I was asked to help to get a Python application working - and that continues to be my primary area of interest - supporting users. In that sense - supporting users (and I see someone doing a self-build as a user) I am willing to re-work the information needed to build Python3 on AIX. Where the file is stored is not exciting. IMHO, not having that directory may make it easier to find. I only found it by using find, xargs, and grep. Fast forward - thank you Petr - I'll get something started and add a link, read replace the current contents with a link, once I have something - and whether this info ever becomes part of the distribution, or not - is something that can be determined later.
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