[MacPorts] #55539: installer: Error the package path specified was invalid

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#55539: installer: Error the package path specified was invalid
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  Reporter:  mcandre  |      Owner:
      Type:  defect   |     Status:  new
  Priority:  Normal   |  Milestone:
 Component:  ports    |    Version:
Resolution:           |   Keywords:
      Port:           |
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Comment (by neverpanic):

 You will have to provide more information that this. Did you check that
 the download was successful? What's the filesize of the downloaded file?
 What's its sha256 checksum?

 If I download the file, it seems to be parsed just fine:
 {{{
 $> curl -JOL 'https://github.com/macports/macports-
 base/releases/download/v2.4.2/MacPorts-2.4.2-10.13-HighSierra.pkg'
   % Total    % Received % Xferd  Average Speed   Time    Time     Time
 Current
                                  Dload  Upload   Total   Spent    Left
 Speed
 100   625    0   625    0     0    625      0 --:--:-- --:--:-- --:--:--
 1379
 100 3518k  100 3518k    0     0  1759k      0  0:00:02  0:00:02 --:--:--
 2087k
 curl: Saved to filename 'MacPorts-2.4.2-10.13-HighSierra.pkg'
 $> installer -pkginfo -pkg MacPorts-2.4.2-10.13-HighSierra.pkg
 MacPorts
 }}}

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Ticket URL: <https://trac.macports.org/ticket/55539#comment:1>
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