[MacPorts] #71578: port selfupdate: Print warning when port sync is delayed

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#71578: port selfupdate: Print warning when port sync is delayed
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  Reporter:  Dave-Allured  |      Owner:  admin@…
      Type:  enhancement   |     Status:  new
  Priority:  Normal        |  Milestone:
 Component:  base          |    Version:
Resolution:                |   Keywords:
      Port:                |
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Changes (by ryandesign):

 * component:  server/hosting => base


Old description:

> There are recent incidents of many hours unexpected delay to port sync.
> The expected delay is only **30 minutes** according to
> [https://github.com/macports/macports-
> infrastructure/blob/master/jobs/README this README].
>
> For example: https://trac.macports.org/ticket/71541
>
> It would be helpful to print an appropriate warning message when this is
> happening, for tasks such as `port selfupdate`.  This would warn users
> that they might be missing the latest port updates, and that the system
> is just slow, not broken.  The message should include the UTC time of the
> actual last update, number of minutes or hours currently delayed, and a
> guideline for what is an excessive delay before reporting.

New description:

 There are recent incidents of many hours unexpected delay to port sync.
 The expected delay is only **30 minutes** according to
 [https://github.com/macports/macports-
 infrastructure/blob/master/jobs/README this README].

 For example: #71541

 It would be helpful to print an appropriate warning message when this is
 happening, for tasks such as `port selfupdate`.  This would warn users
 that they might be missing the latest port updates, and that the system is
 just slow, not broken.  The message should include the UTC time of the
 actual last update, number of minutes or hours currently delayed, and a
 guideline for what is an excessive delay before reporting.

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Comment:

 How do you propose that MacPorts base should know whether an outdated
 ports collection received via `sync` or `selfupdate` is due to a normal
 delay or a server outage or other problem?

 Or are you merely suggesting that `selfupdate` and `sync` tell the user
 how out of date the files they received are so that the user can make
 their own inferences?

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Ticket URL: <https://trac.macports.org/ticket/71578#comment:1>
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