Wget Broken on Mac OSX
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- Dominant language
- Python
- Stars
- 258
- Forks
- 68
- PR merge metrics
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Description
The wget script currently depends on a system key for encrypting/recieving https request.
This is handled & supported on linux but would require more work to get working on OSX.
Our current understanding of the situation can be found here: https://github.com/mapbox/mason/pull/521#issuecomment-348253040
cc/ @springmeyer
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start with the wget script and the linked discussion in pull request #521, which describes the current HTTPS and system-key behavior. Determine what is needed for macOS support and verify that wget HTTPS requests work there without breaking the existing Linux behavior.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- macos
- Domain
- networking, operating-systems
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100