I have some port file and I set up a repository which is available via http protocol. 

(http://cern.ch/nagyz/macports)

I added to the sources.conf the following line:

The synchronization works fine but when I try to install something I get the following message:

$ sudo port -d install nlojet++

DEBUG: Found port in http://cern.ch/nagyz/macports//science/nlojet++

DEBUG: Port extract failed:

gzip: stdin: not in gzip format

tar: Child returned status 1

tar: Error exit delayed from previous errors

    while executing

"darwinports::fetch_port $url"

    ("^https?$|^ftp$" arm line 2)

    invoked from within

"switch -regexp -- ${protocol} {

                        {^file$} {

                                return $string

                        }

                        {^dports$} {

                                return [darwinports::index::fetch_port $url $destdir]

                        }

        ..."

    (procedure "darwinports::getportdir" line 3)

    invoked from within

"darwinports::getportdir $porturl $portdir"

    (procedure "dportopen" line 26)

    invoked from within

"dportopen $porturl [array get options] [array get variations]"

Error: Unable to open port: Port extract failed:

gzip: stdin: not in gzip format

tar: Child returned status 1

tar: Error exit delayed from previous errors

If I set up a local repository then everything is OK.

Is it possible to use http:// in the sources.conf file?

Best wishes,

Zoltan