Main MacPorts mirror empty (was Re: "port -d selfupdate" failure with latest MacOS & Xcode)

[Bill Cole]

On 2025-05-30 at 13:49:26 UTC-0400 (Fri, 30 May 2025 13:49:26 -0400)
John Wiggins via macports-users <johnwiggins at me.com>
is rumored to have said:

> Using Xcode 16.4 with Command Line Tools for Xcode 16.4 on M1 Mac mini running macOS Sequoia 15.5 the self update gives the following error:
> [...]
> Willkommen auf dem RSYNC-server auf ftp.fau.de.
> Nicht all unsere Mirror sind per rsync verfuegbar.
> Welcome to the RSYNC daemon on ftp.fau.de.

NOTE: This is where 'rsync.macports.org' resolves to via 2 CNAMEs...

If you desperately need an update to work for now, you will need to look for another MacPorts mirror and configure your installation to use it.

> Not all of our mirrors are available through rsync.
> rsync: [sender] change_dir "/release/tarballs" (in macports) failed: Permission denied (13)
> rsync(1647): warning: receiver has empty file list: exiting

And if you go to https://ftp.fau.de you will see all of the mirrors served there, including MacPorts, but the MacPorts link gets a "403 Forbidden" error, which often just means the directory is gone.

So this is a global error.


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Bill Cole