rb-rake fetch fails; problem hotlist incomplete

[scotto@…]

The problem hotlist here:

​http://trac.macports.org/wiki/ProblemHotlist

explains where to download a port when fetch has failed but then doesn't say what to do with it.

For me, the fetch that is failing is:

 sudo port install rb-rake
--->  Fetching rb-rake
--->  Attempting to fetch rake-0.8.3.gem from http://rubyforge.rubyuser.de/gems/
--->  Attempting to fetch rake-0.8.3.gem from http://svn.macports.org/repository/macports/distfiles/rb-rake
--->  Attempting to fetch rake-0.8.3.gem from http://svn.macports.org/repository/macports/distfiles/general/
--->  Attempting to fetch rake-0.8.3.gem from http://svn.macports.org/repository/macports/downloads/rb-rake
Error: Target org.macports.fetch returned: fetch failed
Error: Status 1 encountered during processing.

[mf2k (Frank Schima)]

It fetches fine for me. Are you really on macports 1.6?

Run the following:

sudo port selfupdate
sudo port -f clean --all rb-rake
sudo port install rb-rake

[scotto@…]

Yup, I was running 1.6.

I updated port as you suggested and everything works. Thanks!

The only remaining issue is the problem hotlist description of what to do when a fetch fails (maybe the 1st thing is to update port!)

[blb@…]

The hotlist entry does say

Just download the distfile and save it to ${prefix}/var/macports/distfiles/<portname>/.

Should that be made more clear or highlighted more perhaps?

[scotto@…]

Yup, I saw that but then what should I do?

[(none)]

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