[MacPorts] #42085: [ghc-bootstrap] Error [...] HSffi.o: Premature end of data, possibly corrupt file

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#42085: [ghc-bootstrap] Error [...] HSffi.o: Premature end of data, possibly
corrupt file
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 Reporter:  kurt.pfeifle@…  |      Owner:  macports-tickets@…
     Type:  defect          |     Status:  new
 Priority:  Normal          |  Milestone:
Component:  ports           |    Version:  2.2.1
 Keywords:                  |       Port:  ghc-bootstrap
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 I'm seeing this error since a few weeks whenever I upgrade some port
 package:

 {{{
 Error parsing file /opt/local/share/ghc-bootstrap/lib/ghc-7.0.4/HSffi.o:
 Premature end of data, possibly corrupt file
 }}}

 I verified: this file indeed is only 184 Bytes long.

 Hence I tried to re-install the package:

 {{{
 kp at mb: >  sudo port -f uninstall ghc-bootstrap
 }}}

 I verified: the "corrupt" file indeed is gone now.

 {{{
 kp at mb: >  sudo port install ghc-bootstrap
 --->  Computing dependencies for ghc-bootstrap
 --->  Fetching archive for ghc-bootstrap
 Warning: Your DNS servers incorrectly claim to know the address of
 nonexistent hosts. This may cause checksum mismatches for some ports.
 --->  Attempting to fetch ghc-
 bootstrap-7.0.4_1+gcc48.darwin_13.x86_64.tbz2 from
 http://lil.fr.packages.macports.org/ghc-bootstrap
 --->  Attempting to fetch ghc-
 bootstrap-7.0.4_1+gcc48.darwin_13.x86_64.tbz2.rmd160 from
 http://lil.fr.packages.macports.org/ghc-bootstrap
 --->  Installing ghc-bootstrap @7.0.4_1+gcc48
 --->  Activating ghc-bootstrap @7.0.4_1+gcc48
 --->  Cleaning ghc-bootstrap
 --->  Updating database of binaries: 100.0%
 --->  Scanning binaries for linking errors: 0.1%
 Warning: Error parsing file /opt/local/lib/ghc-paths-0.1.0.6/ghc-7.4.2
 /HSghc-paths-0.1.0.6.o: Error opening or reading file
 --->  Scanning binaries for linking errors: 99.6%
 Warning: Error parsing file /opt/local/share/ghc-
 bootstrap/lib/ghc-7.0.4/HSffi.o: Premature end of data, possibly corrupt
 file
 --->  Scanning binaries for linking errors: 100.0%
 --->  No broken files found.
 }}}

 But as you can see, the "corrupt" file is re-installed. I tried to switch
 the mirror by editing `/opt/local/etc/macports/sources.conf` and
 `/opt/local/etc/macports/macports.conf` and running `sudo port selfupdate`
 afterwards. But this didn't change the result -- I still could see that
 the packages is fetched from  `lil.fr.packages.macports.org`!

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Ticket URL: <https://trac.macports.org/ticket/42085>
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