[pca] README download issue since latest SunSolve release

[Don O'Malley]

Hi Martin,

Response inline (prefixed with DOM>)...


Martin Paul wrote:
> Don,
>
>> While it has not yet been decided the timeframe of the fix for this 
>> (it could be October), I was advised that there is a operand 
>> "method-tr" (obviously news to me too!) that can be used instead of 
>> "method=r" to retrieve a patch README.
>
> I didn't know about "method=tr" either, but it seems to work. Great! A 
> new development version of pca is available, which includes:
>
>   * Change URL used to download patch READMEs
>   * Ignore ssprot option for README downloads, which require HTTPS
>
> Unless I get any reports that this doesn't work for somebody, I will 
> create a new official release very soon.
>
> Still, if "method=r" can't be made to work again quickly, I'd assume 
> that simply redirecting it to "method=tr" *on SunSolve* would be a 
> possible solution for this issue, which doesn't force all pca users to 
> update to a new version ..
DOM> This was being investigated, however a change like this would 
require a new SunSolve release, so it may not happen until the next 
scheduled release in October.
DOM> This is why I wanted to make you aware of the workaround asap...

Best,
-Don
>
> Anyway - thanks a lot for your effort in investigating this issue! I 
> already missed --readme a lot in the last few days.
>
> Martin.
>