#37401: boost: Attempt to install an older version (1.42) failed ------------------------------+--------------------------- Reporter: amidu.o.oloso@… | Owner: adfernandes@… Type: defect | Status: new Priority: Normal | Milestone: Component: ports | Version: 1.4.2 Resolution: | Keywords: Port: boost | ------------------------------+--------------------------- Changes (by ryandesign@…): * keywords: boost, older, 1.42 => * owner: macports-tickets@… => adfernandes@… * port: boost 1.42 => boost Old description:
The tail of the log file is: :debug:fetch Fetching distfile failed:: The requested URL returned error: 404 :notice:fetch ---> Attempting to fetch patch-libs-random- random_device.cpp.diff from http://internode.dl.sourceforge.net/boost :debug:fetch Fetching distfile failed:: The requested URL returned error: 404 :notice:fetch ---> Attempting to fetch patch-libs-random- random_device.cpp.diff from http://netcologne.dl.sourceforge.net/boost :debug:fetch Fetching distfile failed:: The requested URL returned error: 404 :notice:fetch ---> Attempting to fetch patch-libs-random- random_device.cpp.diff from http://svn.macports.org/repository/macports/distfiles/boost :debug:fetch Fetching distfile failed:: The requested URL returned error: 404 :error:fetch org.macports.fetch for port boost returned: fetch failed :debug:fetch Error code: NONE :debug:fetch Backtrace: fetch failed while executing "portfetch::fetchfiles" (procedure "portfetch::fetch_main" line 17) invoked from within "$procedure $targetname" :info:fetch Warning: targets not executed for boost: org.macports.activate org.macports.fetch org.macports.checksum org.macports.extract org.macports.patch org.macports.configure org.macports.build org.macports.destroot org.macports.install :notice:fetch
Any suggestions? Thanks
New description: The tail of the log file is: {{{ :debug:fetch Fetching distfile failed:: The requested URL returned error: 404 :notice:fetch ---> Attempting to fetch patch-libs-random- random_device.cpp.diff from http://internode.dl.sourceforge.net/boost :debug:fetch Fetching distfile failed:: The requested URL returned error: 404 :notice:fetch ---> Attempting to fetch patch-libs-random- random_device.cpp.diff from http://netcologne.dl.sourceforge.net/boost :debug:fetch Fetching distfile failed:: The requested URL returned error: 404 :notice:fetch ---> Attempting to fetch patch-libs-random- random_device.cpp.diff from http://svn.macports.org/repository/macports/distfiles/boost :debug:fetch Fetching distfile failed:: The requested URL returned error: 404 :error:fetch org.macports.fetch for port boost returned: fetch failed :debug:fetch Error code: NONE :debug:fetch Backtrace: fetch failed while executing "portfetch::fetchfiles" (procedure "portfetch::fetch_main" line 17) invoked from within "$procedure $targetname" :info:fetch Warning: targets not executed for boost: org.macports.activate org.macports.fetch org.macports.checksum org.macports.extract org.macports.patch org.macports.configure org.macports.build org.macports.destroot org.macports.install :notice:fetch }}} Any suggestions? [[br]] Thanks -- Comment: It sounds like you haven't followed the [wiki:howto/InstallingOlderPort instructions] properly. It sounds like you got the older version of the portfile, but did not also get the corresponding version of the files directory, which should contain the patch files. -- Ticket URL: <https://trac.macports.org/ticket/37401#comment:1> MacPorts <http://www.macports.org/> Ports system for Mac OS