[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 ryandesign):
Replying to [comment:3 ThoAppelsin]:
> 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 agree that the output MacPorts display is less clear than it could be.
We constantly get bug reports from people misreporting the reason for a
failed installation as a missing binary archive, when binary archives are
meant to be merely a convenience, and their absence is not considered a
bug. I'm sure I have pointed this out numerous times and there may be a
ticket about it, I don't remember. It could be as simple, as you say, as
one summary line after failing to fetch archives. I don't think it needs
to say how many hosts were attempted or failed since that's self-evident
from the preceding lines, especially if we add some "not found" indication
to each line as you suggested. I suggest the summary might say something
like either "Pre-built archive not found; building from source" or "Error:
Pre-built archive not found; not building from source because binary-only
mode was requested".
> 2. to continue attempting the next host after being unable to resolve
one, giving only a warning instead of a full-blown error.
MacPorts did continue to try all archive servers. It only presented an
error after the last one, rather than trying a build from source, because
you asked for it to do so by using the `-b` flag.
> Slightly off-topic: Is `ema.uk.packages.macports.org` down for good or
is there only a temporary problem?
#68576
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Ticket URL: <https://trac.macports.org/ticket/68869#comment:4>
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