[MacPorts] #40706: port sync does not work with https source when behind authenticated proxy

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#40706: port sync does not work with https source when behind authenticated proxy
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  Reporter:  kcrwfrd@…  |      Owner:  macports-tickets@…
      Type:  defect     |     Status:  new
  Priority:  Normal     |  Milestone:  MacPorts Future
 Component:  base       |    Version:  2.2.0
Resolution:             |   Keywords:  proxy, sources, https
      Port:             |
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Old description:

> When I follow the directions here:
> https://trac.macports.org/wiki/howto/PortTreeTarball  for using https
> instead of rsync to get the ports tree, it fails behind our authenticated
> https proxy server.
>
> We typically set http, https, ftp proxies using environment variables and
> these are picked up by tools like curl.  And port install itself actually
> works fine for fetching and installing ports once the ports tar is
> downloaded manually.
>
> But getting the ports tar does not seem to work through a proxy server
> using the port -d sync command.
>
> I get the following:
>
> --->  Updating the ports tree
> Synchronizing local ports tree from
> https://distfiles.macports.org/ports.tar.gz
> Error: Fetching https://distfiles.macports.org/ports.tar.gz failed (Could
> not resolve host: distfiles.macports.org; nodename nor servname provided,
> or not known)
> DEBUG: Synchronization of 1 source(s) failed
>     while executing
> "mportsync [array get global_options]"
> port sync failed: Synchronization of 1 source(s) failed

New description:

 When I follow the directions here: wiki:howto/PortTreeTarball  for using
 https instead of rsync to get the ports tree, it fails behind our
 authenticated https proxy server.

 We typically set http, https, ftp proxies using environment variables and
 these are picked up by tools like curl.  And port install itself actually
 works fine for fetching and installing ports once the ports tar is
 downloaded manually.

 But getting the ports tar does not seem to work through a proxy server
 using the port -d sync command.

 I get the following:

 {{{
 --->  Updating the ports tree
 Synchronizing local ports tree from
 https://distfiles.macports.org/ports.tar.gz
 Error: Fetching https://distfiles.macports.org/ports.tar.gz failed (Could
 not resolve host: distfiles.macports.org; nodename nor servname provided,
 or not known)
 DEBUG: Synchronization of 1 source(s) failed
     while executing
 "mportsync [array get global_options]"
 port sync failed: Synchronization of 1 source(s) failed
 }}}

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Comment (by ryandesign@…):

 That looks like a DNS problem. Does DNS go through a proxy server as well?
 I'm not really familiar with how they work. Are you able to visit
 http://distfiles.macports.org in a web browser?

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