[MacPorts] #29773: If rsync fails during install it gets ugly

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#29773: If rsync fails during install it gets ugly
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 Reporter:  greg@…           |       Owner:  macports-tickets@…                   
     Type:  defect           |      Status:  new                                  
 Priority:  Normal           |   Milestone:                                       
Component:  base             |     Version:  1.9.2                                
 Keywords:  installer, fail  |        Port:                                       
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Comment(by greg@…):

 Replying to [comment:1 ryandesign@…]:
 > If you got to the rsync part, MacPorts ''is'' installed, it just hasn't
 synced the ports tree yet. Since rsync seems to be unreliable for you, you
 could use a different method. Two alternatives are presented at
 [wiki:FAQ#selfupdatefails].

 Thank you very much! But my issue is more with the installer. Not having a
 way to back out other than a force quit is ugly and will be a bigger issue
 the less savvy the user is. Since a least part of the idea of MacPorts is
 to make things simpler and doable for the less tech savvy it seems like
 that's a rough edge you'd want to smooth off.

 Greg

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