[MacPorts] #60756: Tell the user when fetching a binary failed and a build from source will occur

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Fri Jul 3 17:05:39 UTC 2020


#60756: Tell the user when fetching a binary failed and a build from source will
occur
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  Reporter:  ryandesign   |      Owner:  (none)
      Type:  enhancement  |     Status:  new
  Priority:  Normal       |  Milestone:
 Component:  base         |    Version:  2.6.2
Resolution:               |   Keywords:
      Port:               |
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Comment (by mf2k):

 Maybe we should also add a new keyword to base to note that the Portfile
 is downloading a binary and not source code:
 {{{
 distfiles_type source [default]
 distfiles_type binary
 }}}

 It could even not try to run the configure and build phases when it is
 binary.

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Ticket URL: <https://trac.macports.org/ticket/60756#comment:1>
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