Date: Fri, 31 Dec 1999 07:10:03 -0800 (PST) From: "Jay Krell" <jay.krell@cornell.edu> To: freebsd-ports@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: ports/15734: make -i ignores fetch failure, results in"infinite"cd/fork that eventually errors Message-ID: <199912311510.HAA79334@freefall.freebsd.org>
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The following reply was made to PR ports/15734; it has been noted by GNATS. From: "Jay Krell" <jay.krell@cornell.edu> To: "Chris D. Faulhaber" <jedgar@fxp.org> Cc: <freebsd-gnats-submit@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: ports/15734: make -i ignores fetch failure, results in"infinite"cd/fork that eventually errors Date: Fri, 31 Dec 1999 07:08:58 -0800 I still think the ports system should handle fetch failure better than by filling up the proc table.. ..Jay -----Original Message----- From: Jay Krell <jay.krell@cornell.edu> To: Chris D. Faulhaber <jedgar@fxp.org> Cc: freebsd-gnats-submit@freebsd.org <freebsd-gnats-submit@freebsd.org> Date: Friday, December 31, 1999 6:59 AM Subject: Re: ports/15734: make -i ignores fetch failure, results in"infinite"cd/fork that eventually errors >ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/ports/distfiles >still only has the previous version(s). > >I'm not behind a firewall; I can fetch lots of ports fine. > >..ok, I think I solved it, but don't know the right solution >yet, whatever it is, it's probably only to spend more time >configuring my system.. > >I dial in to an isp, so afaik don't have a real machine name >or domain, just temporary dynamic ip addresses and whatever local >machine names I choose, so I set my hostname to just jayk-home1bsd. >I guess the password is being sent as jayk@jayk-home1bsd and the >ftp server doesn't like that. I verified manually that logging in as >jayk@jayk-home1bsd doesn't work but a@b.c does. If I >"export FTP_PASSWORD=jay.krell@cornell.edu", fetch works. > >I guess I should use bsd1@jaykhome.net or something as a hostname.. > > - Jay > >>> balsa-0.6.0.tar.gz doesn't seem to exist on this system. >>> Attempting to fetch from ftp://ftp.balsa.net/pub/balsa/. >fetch: ftp.balsa.net: Not logged in >>> Attempting to fetch from >ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/ports/distfiles/. >fetch: pub/FreeBSD/ports/distfiles/balsa-0.6.0.tar.gz: cannot get remote >modification time >fetch: ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/ports/distfiles/balsa-0.6.0.tar.gz: >FTP error: >fetch: File unavailable (e.g., file not found, no access) >>> Couldn't fetch it - please try to retrieve this >>> port manually into /usr/ports/distfiles/ and try again. >*** Error code 1 > >Stop. >*** Error code 1 > >Stop. >*** Error code 1 > >Stop. > > - Jay > >-----Original Message----- >From: Chris D. Faulhaber <jedgar@fxp.org> >To: Jay Krell <jay.krell@cornell.edu> >Cc: freebsd-gnats-submit@freebsd.org <freebsd-gnats-submit@freebsd.org> >Date: Friday, December 31, 1999 6:15 AM >Subject: Re: ports/15734: make -i ignores fetch failure, results >in"infinite"cd/fork that eventually errors > > >>On Fri, 31 Dec 1999, Jay Krell wrote: >> >>> Changing is make is not likely right, I agree. >>> The port should probably not try to extract if the distfile doesn't >exist, >>> not try to build if there isn't a work directory, or if it's easy, -i in >a >>> non leaf ports directory shouldn't progagate to the leaves. I do make -i >>> from /usr/ports, I expect to proceed past failed builds, but not within >>> failed builds. >>> >>> The port should be fixed as well. >>> >> >>Ok, I'm somewhat confused as to what the problem is. The port fetches >>fine here: >> >>jedgar@earth:/usr/ports/mail/balsa$ make fetch >>>> balsa-0.6.0.tar.gz doesn't seem to exist on this system. >>>> Attempting to fetch from ftp://ftp.balsa.net/pub/balsa/. >>Receiving balsa-0.6.0.tar.gz (837147 bytes): 100% >>837147 bytes transferred in 165.9 seconds (4.93 Kbytes/s) >>jedgar@earth:/usr/ports/mail/balsa$ >> >>According to the PR: 1) you were not able to fetch the DISTFILES from >>ftp.balsa.net; are you behind a firewall or something that is having >>problems with ftp? 2) DISTFILES not found at >>ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/ports/distfiles; the DISTFILES are >>usually moved over a few days after the port is updated and tests >>properly. >> >>Unfortunately, neither Balsa's website, the Gnome website, nor any of the >>files in the DISTFILES list a mirror site. If you can come up with a >>mirror site that works, I'm sure we can add it to the port's Makefile, >>otherwise, I'm not sure what else can be done. >> >>----- >>Chris D. Faulhaber - jedgar@fxp.org - jedgar@FreeBSD.org >>-------------------------------------------------------- >>FreeBSD: The Power To Serve - http://www.FreeBSD.org >> > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-ports" in the body of the message
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