Opened 13 years ago
Closed 13 years ago
#29773 closed defect (duplicate)
If rsync fails during install it gets ugly
| Reported by: | greg@… | Owned by: | macports-tickets@… |
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| Priority: | Normal | Milestone: | |
| Component: | base | Version: | 1.9.2 |
| Keywords: | installer, fail | Cc: | |
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Description
I was installing and rsync failed. My internet connection is satellite internet, and the rsync connection failed. I waited a long time but LittleSnitch showed me that there was zero activity going on. I needed to begin again. But at that point the installer offers no cancel option. Choosing to quit the installer only brought up a message about the installer being "busy". I had to force quit the installer. Then when I tried to reinstall it said there already was an installation running and AGAIN I couldn't quit. So I force quit again. Finally after a reboot I could get the installer going again. And guess what? Rsync failed again and again I can't quit or back out any way other than a force quit. I'm done with MacPorts. I know you guys are doing it for free and I appreciate that. But I find the installer unusable. Greg
Change History (3)
comment:1 follow-up: 2 Changed 13 years ago by ryandesign (Ryan Carsten Schmidt)
| Component: | ports → base |
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comment:2 Changed 13 years ago by greg@…
Replying to ryandesign@…:
If you got to the rsync part, MacPorts is installed, it just hasn't synced the ports tree yet. Since rsync seems to be unreliable for you, you could use a different method. Two alternatives are presented at FAQ.
Thank you very much! But my issue is more with the installer. Not having a way to back out other than a force quit is ugly and will be a bigger issue the less savvy the user is. Since a least part of the idea of MacPorts is to make things simpler and doable for the less tech savvy it seems like that's a rough edge you'd want to smooth off.
Greg
comment:3 Changed 13 years ago by jmroot (Joshua Root)
| Resolution: | → duplicate |
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| Status: | new → closed |
I don't think there's a lot we can do about Installer.app's behaviour, so maybe this should be reported to Apple. The rest is a duplicate of #18315.
If you got to the rsync part, MacPorts is installed, it just hasn't synced the ports tree yet. Since rsync seems to be unreliable for you, you could use a different method. Two alternatives are presented at FAQ.