[MacPorts] #61683: remoted hangs on Big Sur when installing p5* ports, losing network and sometimes panicking kernel

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#61683: remoted hangs on Big Sur when installing p5* ports, losing network and
sometimes panicking kernel
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  Reporter:  BishopBerkeley  |      Owner:  (none)
      Type:  defect          |     Status:  new
  Priority:  High            |  Milestone:
 Component:  base            |    Version:  2.6.4
Resolution:                  |   Keywords:  bigsur
      Port:                  |
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Comment (by jmroot):

 If you would like a minimal workaround rather than installing from master,
 making this change to
 `/opt/local/libexec/macports/lib/port1.0/fetch_common.tcl` will prevent
 anything from being pinged (which means sites will be tried in the order
 they are listed):
 {{{#!diff
 --- /opt/local/libexec/macports/lib/port1.0/fetch_common.tcl.orig
 2021-03-16 21:03:17.000000000 +1100
 +++ /opt/local/libexec/macports/lib/port1.0/fetch_common.tcl    2021-03-16
 21:06:20.000000000 +1100
 @@ -263,7 +263,7 @@
                  # first check the persistent cache
                  set pingtimes($host) [get_pingtime $host]
                  if {$pingtimes($host) eq {}} {
 -                    if {[catch {set fds($host) [open "|ping -noq -c3 -t3
 $host"]}]} {
 +                    if {[catch {set fds($host) [open "|false -noq -c3 -t3
 $host"]}]} {
                          ui_debug "Spawning ping for $host failed"
                          # will end up after all hosts that were pinged OK
 but before those that didn't respond
                          set pingtimes($host) 5000
 }}}

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Ticket URL: <https://trac.macports.org/ticket/61683#comment:45>
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