On Mar 6, 2017, at 3:31 PM, Geoff Down <[email protected]> wrote: > thanks for replying. Ports tries to install 4.2.8p9 and exits when it > can't find the distfile: > ---> Fetching distfiles for ntp > ---> Attempting to fetch ntp-4.2.8p9.tar.gz from > http://distfiles.macports.org/ntp > ...other mirrors > ---> Attempting to fetch ntp-4.2.8p9.tar.gz from > http://her.gr.distfiles.macports.org/ntp > Error: Failed to fetch ntp: The requested URL returned error: 404
even if it's not being mirrored, you should be able to fetch it from the source - here's what happens if I try now: % sudo port clean --all ntp ---> Cleaning ntp % sudo port -dv fetch ntp DEBUG: Copying /Volumes/Extra/dluke/Library/Preferences/com.apple.dt.Xcode.plist to /opt/local/var/macports/home/Library/Preferences DEBUG: Changing to port directory: /Volumes/Extra/dluke/Projects/macports-ports/sysutils/ntp DEBUG: OS darwin/16.4.0 (Mac OS X 10.12) arch i386 DEBUG: adding the default universal variant DEBUG: Reading variant descriptions from /Volumes/Extra/dluke/Projects/macports-ports/_resources/port1.0/variant_descriptions.conf DEBUG: Running callback portconfigure::add_automatic_compiler_dependencies DEBUG: Finished running callback portconfigure::add_automatic_compiler_dependencies DEBUG: Running callback portbuild::add_automatic_buildsystem_dependencies DEBUG: Finished running callback portbuild::add_automatic_buildsystem_dependencies DEBUG: Attempting ln -sf /opt/local/var/macports/build/_Volumes_Extra_dluke_Projects_macports-ports_sysutils_ntp/ntp/work /Volumes/Extra/dluke/Projects/macports-ports/sysutils/ntp/work DEBUG: dropping privileges: euid changed to 509, egid changed to 20. DEBUG: Starting logging for ntp DEBUG: Executing org.macports.main (ntp) DEBUG: dropping privileges: euid changed to 509, egid changed to 20. DEBUG: fetch phase started at Mon Mar 6 15:32:53 EST 2017 ---> Fetching distfiles for ntp DEBUG: elevating privileges for fetch: euid changed to 0, egid changed to 0. DEBUG: dropping privileges: euid changed to 509, egid changed to 20. DEBUG: Executing org.macports.fetch (ntp) ---> ntp-4.2.8p9.tar.gz does not exist in /opt/local/var/macports/distfiles/ntp ---> Attempting to fetch ntp-4.2.8p9.tar.gz from https://distfiles.macports.org/ntp % Total % Received % Xferd Average Speed Time Time Time Current Dload Upload Total Spent Left Speed 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 --:--:-- --:--:-- --:--:-- 0 DEBUG: Fetching distfile failed: The requested URL returned error: 404 Not Found ---> Attempting to fetch ntp-4.2.8p9.tar.gz from http://ykf.ca.distfiles.macports.org/MacPorts/mpdistfiles/ntp % Total % Received % Xferd Average Speed Time Time Time Current Dload Upload Total Spent Left Speed 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 --:--:-- --:--:-- --:--:-- 0 DEBUG: Fetching distfile failed: The requested URL returned error: 404 Not Found ---> Attempting to fetch ntp-4.2.8p9.tar.gz from http://www.eecis.udel.edu/~ntp/ntp_spool/ntp4/ntp-4.2/ % Total % Received % Xferd Average Speed Time Time Time Current Dload Upload Total Spent Left Speed 100 154 100 154 0 0 1956 0 --:--:-- --:--:-- --:--:-- 1974 100 7062k 100 7062k 0 0 2286k 0 0:00:03 0:00:03 --:--:-- 2851k DEBUG: Checking time since last reclaim run > How do I force it to install 4.2.8p8 instead please? you don't want to do that (p9 fixes security bugs) -- Daniel J. Luke
