Patching local portfile attempts to fetch from outside sources

[desertshadow@…]

Following this guide, line by line, ends up with errors: wiki:howto/PatchLocal

When I get to the patching part, it tries to fetch from remote servers.

Here is the contents of /opt/local/etc/macports/sources.conf

file:///usr/local/ports
file:///Users/jonny/Projects/Active/macports/
rsync://rsync.macports.org/release/tarballs/ports.tar [defualt]

sh-3.2# port patch arb-devel
--->  Fetching distfiles for arb-devel
cd `port work arb-devel`

--->  Attempting to fetch arb-6.0.1-source.tgz from http://distfiles.macports.org/arb-devel
--->  Attempting to fetch arb-6.0.1-source.tgz from http://sea.us.distfiles.macports.org/macports/distfiles/arb-devel
--->  Attempting to fetch arb-6.0.1-source.tgz from http://ykf.ca.distfiles.macports.org/MacPorts/mpdistfiles/arb-devel
--->  Attempting to fetch arb-6.0.1-source.tgz from http://mse.uk.distfiles.macports.org/sites/distfiles.macports.org/arb-devel
--->  Attempting to fetch arb-6.0.1-source.tgz from http://cjj.kr.distfiles.macports.org/arb-devel
--->  Attempting to fetch arb-6.0.1-source.tgz from http://nue.de.distfiles.macports.org/macports/distfiles/arb-devel
--->  Attempting to fetch arb-6.0.1-source.tgz from http://lil.fr.distfiles.macports.org/arb-devel
--->  Attempting to fetch arb-6.0.1-source.tgz from http://download.arb-home.de/release/arb-devel-6.0.1/
--->  Attempting to fetch arb-6.0.1-source.tgz from http://nou.nc.distfiles.macports.org/pub/macports/distfiles.macports.org/arb-devel
--->  Attempting to fetch arb-6.0.1-source.tgz from http://osl.no.distfiles.macports.org/arb-devel
--->  Attempting to fetch arb-6.0.1-source.tgz from http://fco.it.distfiles.macports.org/mirrors/macports-distfiles/arb-devel
--->  Attempting to fetch arb-6.0.1-source.tgz from http://jog.id.distfiles.macports.org/macports/mpdistfiles/arb-devel
--->  Attempting to fetch arb-6.0.1-source.tgz from http://aarnet.au.distfiles.macports.org/pub/macports/mpdistfiles/arb-devel
--->  Attempting to fetch arb-6.0.1-source.tgz from http://jnb.za.distfiles.macports.org/distfiles/arb-devel
--->  Attempting to fetch arb-6.0.1-source.tgz from http://her.gr.distfiles.macports.org/mirrors/macports/mpdistfiles/arb-devel
--->  Attempting to fetch arb-6.0.1-source.tgz from http://svn.macports.org/repository/macports/distfiles/arb-devel
Error: org.macports.fetch for port arb-devel returned: fetch failed
Please see the log file for port arb-devel for details:
    /opt/local/var/macports/logs/_usr_local_ports_science_arb-devel/arb-devel/main.log
To report a bug, follow the instructions in the guide:
    http://guide.macports.org/#project.tickets
Error: Processing of port arb-devel failed
sh-3.2# cd `port work arb-devel`
sh-3.2# 

[desertshadow@…]

It won't let me edit my original ticket, but the correct contents are:

file:///usr/local/ports
file:///Users/jonny/Projects/Active/macports/
rsync://rsync.macports.org/release/tarballs/ports.tar [default]

[ryandesign (Ryan Carsten Schmidt)]

That's true, MacPorts will try to fetch from remote servers even for local portfiles. What should MacPorts do instead?

[desertshadow@…]

Perhaps I misunderstand, but ​file:///usr/local/ports includes all the files needed to build. It is also first in the list. I expect it will build using

​file:///usr/local/ports

arb-devel doesn't exist on any remote servers, only locally. It is a new portfile.

[ryandesign (Ryan Carsten Schmidt)]

sources.conf specifies where MacPorts will look for Portfiles and local patchfiles. The source code tarballs, however, will be downloaded from the location specified in the master_sites line in the Portfile.

[desertshadow@…]

Ah, Perhaps this is not a problem then with macports, but with the tutorial on the macports website, for not mentioning to change the master_sites line in the port file.

[raimue (Rainer Müller)]

howto/PatchLocal is a wiki. If it needs changes, please just edit the page.