github.tarball_from releases

[Zhenfu Shi]

This project does not provide release tarballs. Others might, but may use non standard file names such that you need to change distname in your portfile. For this project, use `github.tarball_from archive`.

Zhenfu

> On Feb 15, 2025, at 11:57, Dave Allured - NOAA Affiliate via macports-dev <macports-dev at lists.macports.org> wrote:
> 
> I am trying to switch from "github.tarball_from tarball" to the recommended "releases".  The original "tarball" setting works fine, but "releases" fails to download.  The upstream release and my Portfile lines are:
> 
> https://github.com/Unidata/netcdf-c/releases/tag/v4.9.3
> github.setup                Unidata netcdf-c 4.9.3 v
> github.tarball_from         releases
> 
> This makes a download URL which gets "Not Found":
> https://github.com/Unidata/netcdf-c/releases/download/v4.9.3/netcdf-c-4.9.3.tar.gz
> 
> I tried many permutations of the numbering and prefix strategy, with no luck.  Is this a bug in the github portgroup, or do I misunderstand how to specify the version number details with "releases"?  Or something else?

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