[MacPorts] #40518: github portgroup: offer the option to use archive URLs instead of tarball URLs

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#40518: github portgroup: offer the option to use archive URLs instead of tarball
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  Reporter:  fred.brunner@…  |      Owner:  macports-tickets@…
      Type:  enhancement     |     Status:  new
  Priority:  Normal          |  Milestone:
 Component:  ports           |    Version:
Resolution:                  |   Keywords:
      Port:  github          |
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Comment (by l2dy):

 Replying to [comment:3 ryandesign]:
 > However, since "tags" and "archive" tarballs have exactly the same
 contents (with just a different enclosing directory name, and thus a
 different checksum), it is not a high priority for me.
 >
 > Really, the most convincing argument I have right now for doing this is
 so that I will no longer need to tell people to stop submitting portfiles
 in which they have overridden the github portgroup's default master_sites
 with the archive URL, which has happened now more often than I can
 remember.

 One more argument: NeoMutt provides sha256 checksum and GPG signature for
 "archive" tarballs, which obviously can't be verified with "tags"
 tarballs. e.g.
 https://github.com/neomutt/neomutt/releases/tag/neomutt-20180323

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Ticket URL: <https://trac.macports.org/ticket/40518#comment:12>
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