libiconv: checksum error because mirrorservice.org distfile is corrupted

[gnormington@…]

I have upgraded to macports 1.9.2 by downloading a dmg. I am using svn rather than rsynch so selfupdate does not update macports itself, but otherwise seems to work. However, I cannot install libiconv:

# port install -d libiconv
--->  Computing dependencies for libiconv
--->  Verifying checksum(s) for libiconv
Error: Checksum (md5) mismatch for libiconv-1.13.1.tar.gz
Error: Checksum (sha1) mismatch for libiconv-1.13.1.tar.gz
Error: Checksum (rmd160) mismatch for libiconv-1.13.1.tar.gz
Error: Target org.macports.checksum returned: Unable to verify file checksums
Log for libiconv is at: /opt/local/var/macports/logs/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_svn.macports.org_trunk_dports_textproc_libiconv/main.log
Error: Status 1 encountered during processing.
To report a bug, see <http://guide.macports.org/#project.tickets>

I have tried:

#port clean --all libiconv

and it didn't help.

[gnormington@…]

log file

[gnormington@…]

I have attached main.log which was produced after cleaning libiconv so the download server shows up there.

[ryandesign (Ryan Carsten Schmidt)]

Confirmed, the file being offered by ​http://www.mirrorservice.org/ is corrupted. At nine different places in the file, it is all zeroes:

• starting at 0x008000: 2560 bytes
• starting at 0x008E00: 512 bytes
• starting at 0x00B600: 512 bytes
• starting at 0x00C000: 1024 bytes
• starting at 0x00C600: 1536 bytes
• starting at 0x00CE00: 512 bytes
• starting at 0x00D200: 512 bytes
• starting at 0x10C000: 512 KB
• starting at 0x20C000: 512 KB

I will remove this mirror from the mirror list for this port, and will inform the administrators of this mirror. In the meantime, you can fetch the correct distfile from our main mirror ​http://distfiles.macports.org/libiconv/ and place it in /opt/local/var/macports/distfiles/libiconv/.

[ryandesign (Ryan Carsten Schmidt)]

Replying to ryandesign@…:

I will remove this mirror from the mirror list for this port

Actually it's coming from the gnu fetchgroup common to many ports. I removed it from there in r76498. Hopefully the administrators of this mirror will resolve the issue quickly and we can reinstate the mirror then.

[ryandesign (Ryan Carsten Schmidt)]

Replying to gnormington@…:

I am using svn rather than rsynch so selfupdate does not update macports itself

FYI, using svn instead of rsync for your ports tree has no effect whatsoever on MacPorts' ability to selfupdate itself. selfupdate continues to use rsync. If your reason for using svn instead of rsync for the ports tree is that your network blocks rsync traffic, then that would explain an inability to use selfupdate, and using the dmg instead is a fine alternative.

[gnormington@…]

Replying to ryandesign@…:

Replying to gnormington@…:

I am using svn rather than rsynch so selfupdate does not update macports itself

FYI, using svn instead of rsync for your ports tree has no effect whatsoever on MacPorts' ability to selfupdate itself. selfupdate continues to use rsync. If your reason for using svn instead of rsync for the ports tree is that your network blocks rsync traffic, then that would explain an inability to use selfupdate, and using the dmg instead is a fine alternative.

A new network policy at work is indeed the reason I used a dmg.

[gnormington@…]

Replying to ryandesign@…:

Replying to ryandesign@…:

I will remove this mirror from the mirror list for this port

Actually it's coming from the gnu fetchgroup common to many ports. I removed it from there in r76498. Hopefully the administrators of this mirror will resolve the issue quickly and we can reinstate the mirror then.

Still no dice I'm afraid. Do I have to do something other than clean and retry? (If selfupdate is necessary, I'll need a dmg.)

[ryandesign (Ryan Carsten Schmidt)]

You need to update your ports tree using "sudo port sync" or whatever method you usually use to do so. (The dmg contains MacPorts base only, not the ports tree.)

[gnormington@…]

Replying to ryandesign@…:

You need to update your ports tree using "sudo port sync" or whatever method you usually use to do so. (The dmg contains MacPorts base only, not the ports tree.)

That worked a treat. The ticket can be closed from my perspective. Thanks.

[ryandesign (Ryan Carsten Schmidt)]

Another corrupted file on mirrorservice.org (this time from the gnome fetchgroup) was reported in #28576, indicating this is a larger problem. I've removed mirrorservice.org URLs from all fetchgroups now in r76581, until they fix it.