[MacPorts] #57689: rsync:// ports.tar URL in the Guide.

[MacPorts]

#57689: rsync:// ports.tar URL in the Guide.
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Reporter: soulne4ny | Owner: (none)
Type: defect | Status: new
Priority: Normal | Milestone:
Component: guide | Version:
Keywords: guide local repositories | Port:
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https://guide.macports.org/#development.local-repositories

The url `rsync://rsync.macports.org/macports/release/tarballs/ports.tar
[default]` seems to be outdated.

[MacPorts]

#57689: rsync:// ports.tar URL in the Guide.
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Reporter: soulne4ny | Owner: (none)
Type: defect | Status: new
Priority: Normal | Milestone:
Component: guide | Version:
Resolution: | Keywords:
Port: |
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Changes (by mf2k):

* keywords: guide local repositories =>

[MacPorts]

#57689: rsync:// ports.tar URL in the Guide.
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Reporter: soulne4ny | Owner: (none)
Type: defect | Status: new
Priority: Normal | Milestone:
Component: guide | Version:
Resolution: | Keywords:
Port: |
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Comment (by mf2k):

That looks correct to me. What are you expecting it to be?

[MacPorts]

#57689: rsync:// ports.tar URL in the Guide.
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Reporter: soulne4ny | Owner: (none)
Type: defect | Status: new
Priority: Normal | Milestone:
Component: guide | Version:
Resolution: | Keywords:
Port: |
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Comment (by mf2k):

That is also the value in {{{sources.conf.default}}}.

[MacPorts]

#57689: rsync:// ports.tar URL in the Guide.
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Reporter: soulne4ny | Owner: (none)
Type: defect | Status: closed
Priority: Normal | Milestone:
Component: guide | Version:
Resolution: invalid | Keywords:
Port: |
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Changes (by ryandesign):

* status: new => closed
* cc: ryandesign, mf2k (added)
* resolution: => invalid


Comment:

No, it is correct as written.

Prior to two years ago, our master rsync server was hosted by macOS forge
and was only used by MacPorts, so we had the entire rsync namespace
available to us. We used rsync modules called release, trunk, distfiles,
packages. We also had a macports rsync module which encompassed all four
of the other modules.

As of two years ago, macOS forge shut down, and our master rsync server
moved to FAU, which added our rsync content to an existing rsync server
already hosting other rsync modules. As such, we deprecated the formerly
separate release, trunk, distfiles and packages rsync modules and updated
the guide and config files to recommend using the combined macports module
instead. The old modules are still being provided by FAU for
compatibility, but they would like to remove those modules eventually. See
#54056.

[MacPorts]

#57689: rsync:// ports.tar URL in the Guide.
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Reporter: soulne4ny | Owner: (none)
Type: defect | Status: closed
Priority: Normal | Milestone:
Component: guide | Version:
Resolution: invalid | Keywords:
Port: |
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Comment (by soulne4ny):

I was under impression it all is on github now.
My config states
`file:///opt/local/var/macports/sources/github.com/macports/macports-
ports/` as default. Which surprises me.

Sorry for misleading report.

[MacPorts]

#57689: rsync:// ports.tar URL in the Guide.
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Reporter: soulne4ny | Owner: (none)
Type: defect | Status: closed
Priority: Normal | Milestone:
Component: guide | Version:
Resolution: invalid | Keywords:
Port: |
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Comment (by ryandesign):

MacPorts development did move from Subversion to GitHub 2 years ago, but
as before, our primary means of distributing the ports tree is rsync.
Alternate methods are available, especially for users whose networks block
rsync traffic; you've evidently configured your sources.conf to use one of
those alternate methods.