[MacPorts] #68869: Fetching archive for gperf fails

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#68869: Fetching archive for gperf fails
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  Reporter:  ThoAppelsin  |      Owner:  (none)
      Type:  defect       |     Status:  new
  Priority:  Normal       |  Milestone:
 Component:  ports        |    Version:
Resolution:               |   Keywords:
      Port:  gperf        |
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Comment (by ThoAppelsin):

 I understand now, thank you. But (and I believe that it's still on topic)
 the messages presented by MacPorts is definitely not giving me this
 information, making such inquiries a necessary/sensible next step. I would
 expect MacPorts:

 1. to indicate that it couldn't find a pre-built binary at the end of each
 attempt. This could be as simple as "... pre-built binary not found" at
 the end of each line.
 2. to continue attempting the next host after being unable to resolve one,
 giving only a warning instead of a full-blown error.
 3. ''after finishing all the attempts, if all failed one way or another,''
 to give an error with a summary. This could be as simple as "Error: Pre-
 built binary not found. 16 hosts attempted. Failed to find pre-built
 binary at 15 hosts. Failed to reach 1 host."

 Slightly off-topic: Is `ema.uk.packages.macports.org` down for good or is
 there only a temporary problem?

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Ticket URL: <https://trac.macports.org/ticket/68869#comment:3>
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