Need help: Some port fetches consistently fail

[Jeremy Lavergne]

According to your log, all your requests are being met with 403 Forbidden from any/all web servers.

Are you sure you don’t continue to have something blocking these requests on your end?



On Jul 28, 2014, at 14:49, Sam Finn <lsfinn at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi, 
> 
> Since my upgrade to Mavericks I’ve had a problem with some port fetches consistently running through a long list of mirrors before eventually failing. Your help in resolving this problem will be greatly appreciated. 
> 
> Here is an example of the problem: 
> 
> Appletree [138] Yeah? sudo port install gettext
> --->  Computing dependencies for gettext
> --->  Dependencies to be installed: expat libiconv
> --->  Fetching distfiles for expat
> --->  Attempting to fetch expat-2.1.0.tar.gz from http://superb-dca2.dl.sourceforge.net/project/expat/expat/2.1.0
> --->  Attempting to fetch expat-2.1.0.tar.gz from http://hivelocity.dl.sourceforge.net/project/expat/expat/2.1.0
> --->  Attempting to fetch expat-2.1.0.tar.gz from http://softlayer-dal.dl.sourceforge.net/project/expat/expat/2.1.0
> --->  Attempting to fetch expat-2.1.0.tar.gz from http://sea.us.distfiles.macports.org/macports/distfiles/expat
> --->  Attempting to fetch expat-2.1.0.tar.gz from http://distfiles.macports.org/expat
> --->  Attempting to fetch expat-2.1.0.tar.gz from http://mse.uk.distfiles.macports.org/sites/distfiles.macports.org/expat
> --->  Attempting to fetch expat-2.1.0.tar.gz from http://kent.dl.sourceforge.net/project/expat/expat/2.1.0
> --->  Attempting to fetch expat-2.1.0.tar.gz from http://heanet.dl.sourceforge.net/project/expat/expat/2.1.0
> --->  Attempting to fetch expat-2.1.0.tar.gz from http://freefr.dl.sourceforge.net/project/expat/expat/2.1.0
> --->  Attempting to fetch expat-2.1.0.tar.gz from http://optimate.dl.sourceforge.net/project/expat/expat/2.1.0
> --->  Attempting to fetch expat-2.1.0.tar.gz from http://lil.fr.distfiles.macports.org/expat
> --->  Attempting to fetch expat-2.1.0.tar.gz from http://nue.de.distfiles.macports.org/macports/distfiles/expat
> --->  Attempting to fetch expat-2.1.0.tar.gz from http://switch.dl.sourceforge.net/project/expat/expat/2.1.0
> --->  Attempting to fetch expat-2.1.0.tar.gz from http://garr.dl.sourceforge.net/project/expat/expat/2.1.0
> --->  Attempting to fetch expat-2.1.0.tar.gz from http://fco.it.distfiles.macports.org/mirrors/macports-distfiles/expat
> --->  Attempting to fetch expat-2.1.0.tar.gz from http://citylan.dl.sourceforge.net/project/expat/expat/2.1.0
> --->  Attempting to fetch expat-2.1.0.tar.gz from http://her.gr.distfiles.macports.org/mirrors/macports/mpdistfiles/expat
> --->  Attempting to fetch expat-2.1.0.tar.gz from http://ufpr.dl.sourceforge.net/project/expat/expat/2.1.0
> --->  Attempting to fetch expat-2.1.0.tar.gz from http://cjj.kr.distfiles.macports.org/expat
> --->  Attempting to fetch expat-2.1.0.tar.gz from http://nchc.dl.sourceforge.net/project/expat/expat/2.1.0
> --->  Attempting to fetch expat-2.1.0.tar.gz from http://jaist.dl.sourceforge.net/project/expat/expat/2.1.0
> --->  Attempting to fetch expat-2.1.0.tar.gz from http://aarnet.dl.sourceforge.net/project/expat/expat/2.1.0
> --->  Attempting to fetch expat-2.1.0.tar.gz from http://aarnet.au.distfiles.macports.org/pub/macports/mpdistfiles/expat
> --->  Attempting to fetch expat-2.1.0.tar.gz from http://internode.dl.sourceforge.net/project/expat/expat/2.1.0
> --->  Attempting to fetch expat-2.1.0.tar.gz from http://jog.id.distfiles.macports.org/macports/mpdistfiles/expat
> --->  Attempting to fetch expat-2.1.0.tar.gz from http://waix.dl.sourceforge.net/project/expat/expat/2.1.0
> --->  Attempting to fetch expat-2.1.0.tar.gz from http://ykf.ca.distfiles.macports.org/MacPorts/mpdistfiles/expat
> --->  Attempting to fetch expat-2.1.0.tar.gz from http://netcologne.dl.sourceforge.net/project/expat/expat/2.1.0
> --->  Attempting to fetch expat-2.1.0.tar.gz from http://svn.macports.org/repository/macports/distfiles/expat
> Error: org.macports.fetch for port expat returned: fetch failed
> Error: Failed to install expat
> Please see the log file for port expat for details:
>     /opt/local/var/macports/logs/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_tarballs_ports_textproc_expat/expat/main.log
> Error: The following dependencies were not installed: expat libiconv
> To report a bug, follow the instructions in the guide:
>     http://guide.macports.org/#project.tickets
> Error: Processing of port gettext failed
> 
> [Attached is the log file noted in the error message.]
> 
> This happens with most, but not all, ports. There appears to be no rhyme or reason to which succeed or which fail, except that ports that fail on the fetch consistently fail on the fetch. 
> 
> This is happening with all of my systems (three: home, work, and laptop). All three systems are 
> * MacOS Version: 10.9.4
> * MacPorts Version: 2.3.1
> 
> Things I’ve tried:
> * firewall(s) off;
> * different IPs on the same network; 
> * different networks (home, work, public hotspots, other remote locations in the US and Europe)
> * Fresh reinstall of MacPorts
> 
> Again, thanks in advance for any help you can offer. 
> 
> Best, 
> 
> Sam
> <main.log>
> --
> Lee Samuel Finn
> Professor, Dept Physics; 
>   Dept Astronomy & Astrophysics
> The Pennsylvania State University
> 104 Davey Laboratory
> University Park, PA 16802
> 
> 
> 
> --
> Lee Samuel Finn
> lsfinn at gmail.com
> 
> 
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