[MacPorts] #52528: 10.5 ppc buildbot: multiple SSL/TLS fetch failures, implement work around?

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#52528: 10.5 ppc buildbot:  multiple SSL/TLS fetch failures, implement work around?
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 Reporter:  devans@…          |      Owner:  ryandesign@…
     Type:  defect            |     Status:  new
 Priority:  Normal            |  Milestone:
Component:  ports             |    Version:
 Keywords:  powerpc buildbot  |       Port:  py-cryptography
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 Not unexpectedly, a number of ports are failing to fetch on the 10.5 ppc
 buildbot due to known SSL/TLS issues discussed in #46539. See also #46630,
 #44615, #46361.

 In the current instance (py-cryptography @1.5.2)
 {{{
 --->  Attempting to fetch cryptography-1.5.2.tar.gz from
 https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/source/c/cryptography

 DEBUG: Fetching distfile failed: SSL certificate problem, verify that the
 CA cert is OK. Details:
 error:14090086:SSL routines:SSL3_GET_SERVER_CERTIFICATE:certificate verify
 failed

 }}}

 I understand that this is a duplicate of the previous tickets, but I'm
 suggesting that this may be an opportunity to implement and test a
 possible work around.  As it is, this defect significantly reduces the
 benefit of the buildbot both for testing and for generating binary
 archives.

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Ticket URL: <https://trac.macports.org/ticket/52528>
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