[Python-Dev] How to build Python 2.6.2 on HP-UX Itanium with thread support?

["Martin v. Löwis"]

> How to build Python 2.6.2 on HP-UX Itanium with thread support?
> Note: I know that the first address to post this question is comp.lang.python, but
> I posted this question a week ago on comp.lang.python
> (http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.python/browse_thread/thread/c7006ad8e5cf81e8)
> and unfortunately, I didn't receive any answers.

That isn't sufficient reason to post to python-dev, though.

> Is HP-UX Itanium a supported platform at all?

Python does not have a single supported platform (*), so: no.

(*) in the sense that anybody is providing "support" for it, ie.
guarantees help in case somebody has problems. (**)

HP-UX is not a platform that any of the regular Python contributors
uses or tests on at a regular basis. Python contributors mostly use
Linux, Windows, and OS X; some also use Solaris and *BSD.

> And if it does work, which steps need to be taken to build it,
> e.g. other libraries/packages, environment variables, 
> configure options, manual modifications?

This really is out of scope for python-dev.

In scope would be a proposal to apply a certain patch that you had
to write Python work on HP-UX, and discussion whether this patch
is the appropriate solution.

Regards,
Martin

(**) There is, of course, ActiveState, which does provide binaries,
including for HP-UX, so I suppose they support it - at least if you
buy commercial support.