#16927: rsync failure: no selfupdate possible over a proxy ---------------------------------------+------------------------------------ Reporter: antonio.cervellino@psi.ch | Owner: macports-tickets@lists.macosforge.org Type: enhancement | Status: new Priority: High | Milestone: Website & Documentation Component: base | Version: 1.6.0 Keywords: | Port: ---------------------------------------+------------------------------------ Hi, I've seen the problem already but no solution. So I'll wrap it up. I know it is not technically a bug of MacPorts. I copy the listing below just for the record. The problem shows up on my office computer. There is a firewall (proxy) in place there. At home I get ports working beautifully. At the office, no way, it is a lot of time I try. Generally I get the apps I want by other methods; however, I'd like to use MacPorts. Because it is better than whatever else. I tried to do whatever is possible in the system preferences to disable the firewall. No way. There is only the firewall - no other applications like PeerSomething. It seems to me that there is no way to use rsync from behind a firewall. It fails not only with ports - whatever otehr application uses rsync it does not work. cvs instead runs smooth. I believe that is because cvs relies on ssh while rsync uses lower-level security and our proxy disables it . No question of disabling the proxy - our security does not allow. == Question: is there that you know any way to '''use macports without rsync'''? == == or to set some rsync options so that it may run over a safe-looking protocol like ssh, so the proxy won't kick in? == thanks for any suggestion. $ sudo port -d selfupdate Password: DEBUG: Rebuilding the MacPorts base system if needed. DEBUG: Synchronizing ports tree(s) Synchronizing local ports tree from rsync://rsync.macports.org/release/ports/ DEBUG: /usr/bin/rsync -rtzv --delete-after rsync://rsync.macports.org/release/ports/ /opt/local/var/macports/sources/rsync.macports.org/release/ports rsync: failed to connect to rsync.macports.org: Operation timed out (60) rsync error: error in socket IO (code 10) at /SourceCache/rsync/rsync-35.2/rsync/clientserver.c(105) [receiver=2.6.9] DEBUG: Couldn't sync the ports tree: Synchronization the local ports tree failed doing rsync while executing "macports::selfupdate [array get global_options]" Error: /opt/local/bin/port: port selfupdate failed: Couldn't sync the ports tree: Synchronization the local ports tree failed doing rsync $ -- Ticket URL: <http://trac.macports.org/ticket/16927> MacPorts <http://www.macports.org/> Ports system for Mac OS