[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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Comment (by s.mahajan1@…):

 I am getting a similar error too as reported below for Macports 2.3.0 on
 Mac OS X 2.9

 Error: Extracting https://distfiles.macports.org/ports.tar.gz failed
 (can't read "verboseflag": no such variable)
 DEBUG: Synchronization of 1 source(s) failed
     while executing
 "mportsync [array get global_options]"
 port sync failed: Synchronization of 1 source(s) failed


 I can however open ​http://distfiles.macports.org in the web browser. But
 where do I store the ports.tar.gz file and then use it to install the
 requisite ports?

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