[MacPorts] #53530: MacPorts 2.4 :: fallback to build from source when binary package not available failing for "external" repositories

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#53530: MacPorts 2.4 :: fallback to build from source when binary package not
available failing for "external" repositories
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  Reporter:  JohnPritchard  |      Owner:
      Type:  defect         |     Status:  new
  Priority:  Normal         |  Milestone:
 Component:  base           |    Version:  2.4.0
Resolution:                 |   Keywords:
      Port:                 |
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Changes (by raimue):

 * cc: raimue (added)
 * keywords:  buildfromsource =>
 * port:  "External" repositories =>


Comment:

 Could you please attach a `main.log` showing the error? You can produce
 and find the file the following way:
 {{{
 $ sudo port archivefetch esopipe-isaac-datastatic
 $ port logfile esopipe-isaac-datastatic
 }}}


 This particular error message is raised at this point, which leads to the
 abort:
 https://github.com/macports/macports-
 base/blob/v2.4.0/src/package1.0/portarchivefetch.tcl#L298-L300

 This should only happen when the fetch failed, but `_archive_available`
 (effectively a `curl getsize` as provided by Pextlib) said that the file
 exists on the archive site. This might be caused by the corresponding
 archive site being accessed over FTP.

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