[petsc-users] source download with EasyBuild fails

[Satish Balay]

follow-up at https://urldefense.us/v3/__https://gitlab.com/petsc/petsc/-/issues/1819__;!!G_uCfscf7eWS!ZWm7ja8TtsyqvaXBnvzw4Ro-dKU1cSBpCFgjdvnh1Q3Rf17oUTB9lOpiFnsrUwpKyuUBVBRhTniTOh9LT0ykXJPBtdo$ 

Satish

On Tue, 21 Oct 2025, Jörg Saßmannshausen wrote:

> Dear all,
> 
> we are using EasyBuild for our software installation and as part of the
> installation process, EasyBuild is downloading the source-package
> automatically, and checks the checksum of the downloaded package.
> 
> However, that seems to be broken for some time now, as explained in this
> issue:
> https://urldefense.us/v3/__https://github.com/easybuilders/easybuild-framework/issues/4925__;!!G_uCfscf7eWS!ZWm7ja8TtsyqvaXBnvzw4Ro-dKU1cSBpCFgjdvnh1Q3Rf17oUTB9lOpiFnsrUwpKyuUBVBRhTniTOh9LT0yk3l4pWZU$ 
> 
> In short, EasyBuild is using the http-header:
> headers = {'User-Agent': 'EasyBuild', 'Accept': '*/*'}
> 
> which seems to be blocked.
> 
> I was wondering if it is possible to add an exception to that rule so the
> automated builds are working again.
> I personally would prefer this route, simply as it also allows you to get some
> statistics about how often the software was downloaded and installed via
> EasyBuild. So for me, that would be a win-win situation.
> 
> Please let me know.
> 
> Kind regards
> 
> Jörg
> 
>