error when installing rsync fetch failed

[Rainer Müller]

Ben Aurel wrote:
> thanks for the tipp. I tried "sudo port update" (as in apt-get on linux) 
> but that didn't work. So why not call the option "update" instead of 
> "sync"? Just an idea :-)

Personally I found update vs. upgrade confusing with apt-get at first.

> Now I have anther problem
> 
> $ sudo port uninstall rsync
> --->  Deactivating rsync 3.0.2_0
> --->  Uninstalling rsync 3.0.2_0
> dumbledore ~ $ sudo port sync
> port sync failed: Synchronization the local ports tree failed doing rsync

port should be using /usr/bin/rsync. Use 'port -d sync' to see the 
actual invocation of rsync and possible errors.

Rainer