ncbi_tools, 20061015, Checksum failure, then missing getfeat.

[matts@…]

When trying to install ncbi_tools, I get a checksum error:

% sudo port install ncbi_tools
--->  Fetching ncbi_tools
--->  Attempting to fetch ncbi.tar.gz from
ftp://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/toolbox/ncbi_tools/
--->  Verifying checksum(s) for ncbi_tools
Error: Checksum (md5) mismatch for ncbi.tar.gz
Error: Target org.macports.checksum returned: Unable to verify file checksums
Error: Status 1 encountered during processing.

We managed to get the file, md5 it, update the local portfile, and start the install, only to find that getfeat is missing?

% sudo port install ncbi_tools
Portfile changed since last build; discarding previous state.
--->  Fetching ncbi_tools
--->  Verifying checksum(s) for ncbi_tools
--->  Extracting ncbi_tools
--->  Configuring ncbi_tools
--->  Building ncbi_tools
--->  Staging ncbi_tools into destroot
Error: Target org.macports.destroot returned: xinstall: Cannot stat:
/opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_ports_science_ncbi_tools/work/ncbi/bin/getfeat,
No such file or directory
Error: Status 1 encountered during processing.

A suggestion: A google search shows that the checksum error has occurred before. In other MacPort-like systems, many libraries have started including version numbers in their file names to combat similar situations. This practice also ensures that prior versions of the libraries remain available. I have noticed that python, xfce, and a few others are starting to do this in MacPorts.

I was unable to find similar guidelines in the MacPorts wiki. Perhaps there are other measures available in MacPorts?

[ryandesign (Ryan Carsten Schmidt)]

ncbi_tools was updated to version 20070826 in r33351 (see #14047).

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