zlib fetch fails

[colinstgeorge@…]

Good Morning,

I've attempted installation if Irssi using MacPorts, and received and error (below) when attempting to install zlib. I've included log contents.

Thanks for any help!
Regards,
Colin St. George

note: I'm running snow leopard, installed xcode 3.2 (without the ios sdk) as I can't find a downloaad for xcode 4.2 that will install (do i need to be a paid memeber or apple dev?)

$  sudo port install irssi
--->  Attempting to fetch perl5-5.12.4_0+perl5_12.darwin_10.noarch.tbz2.rmd160 from http://packages.macports.org/perl5
--->  Installing perl5 @5.12.4_0+perl5_12
--->  Activating perl5 @5.12.4_0+perl5_12
--->  Cleaning perl5
--->  Fetching archive for zlib
--->  Attempting to fetch zlib-1.2.8_0.darwin_10.x86_64.tbz2 from http://packages.macports.org/zlib
--->  Attempting to fetch zlib-1.2.8_0.darwin_10.x86_64.tbz2.rmd160 from http://packages.macports.org/zlib
Error: org.macports.archivefetch for port zlib returned: Failed to fetch signature for archive: couldn't connect to host
Error: Failed to install zlib
Please see the log file for port zlib for details:
    /opt/local/var/macports/logs/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_tarballs_ports_archivers_zlib/zlib/main.log
Error: The following dependencies were not installed: glib2 zlib openssl
To report a bug, follow the instructions in the guide:
    http://guide.macports.org/#project.tickets
Error: Processing of port irssi failed

/opt/local/var/macports/logs/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_tarballs_ports_archivers_zlib/zlib/main.log:

version:1
:debug:clean Attempting ln -sf /opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_tarballs_ports_archivers_zlib/zlib/work /opt/local/var/macports/sources/rsync.macports.org/release/tarballs/ports/archivers/zlib/work
:debug:clean changing euid/egid - current euid: 0 - current egid: 0
:debug:clean egid changed to: 501
:debug:clean euid changed to: 501
:debug:main Executing org.macports.main (zlib)
:debug:main Privilege de-escalation not attempted as not running as root.
:debug:archivefetch archivefetch phase started at Thu May 16 07:38:50 EDT 2013
:msg:archivefetch --->  Fetching archive for zlib
:debug:archivefetch Executing org.macports.archivefetch (zlib)
:debug:archivefetch euid/egid changed to: 0/0
:debug:archivefetch chowned /opt/local/var/macports/incoming to macports
:debug:archivefetch euid/egid changed to: 501/501
:info:archivefetch --->  zlib-1.2.8_0.darwin_10.x86_64.tbz2 doesn't seem to exist in /opt/local/var/macports/incoming/verified
:msg:archivefetch --->  Attempting to fetch zlib-1.2.8_0.darwin_10.x86_64.tbz2 from http://packages.macports.org/zlib
:msg:archivefetch --->  Attempting to fetch zlib-1.2.8_0.darwin_10.x86_64.tbz2.rmd160 from http://packages.macports.org/zlib
:debug:archivefetch couldn't connect to host
    while executing
"curl fetch --effective-url effectiveURL --disable-epsv ${file_url}.rmd160 $signature"
    ("eval" body line 1)
    invoked from within
"eval curl fetch --effective-url effectiveURL $fetch_options {${file_url}.rmd160} {$signature}"
:error:archivefetch org.macports.archivefetch for port zlib returned: Failed to fetch signature for archive: couldn't connect to host
:debug:archivefetch Error code: NONE
:debug:archivefetch Backtrace: Failed to fetch signature for archive: couldn't connect to host
    while executing
"portarchivefetch::fetchfiles"
    (procedure "portarchivefetch::archivefetch_main" line 5)
    invoked from within
"$procedure $targetname"
:info:archivefetch Warning: targets not executed for zlib: org.macports.activate org.macports.archivefetch org.macports.fetch org.macports.checksum org.macports.extract org.macports.patch org.macports.configure org.macports.build org.macports.destroot org.macports.install
:error:archivefetch Failed to install zlib
:debug:archivefetch could not read "/opt/local/share/man/man3p/warnings::register.3pm": no such file or directory
    while executing
"::file type $file"
:notice:archivefetch Please see the log file for port zlib for details:
    /opt/local/var/macports/logs/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_tarballs_ports_archivers_zlib/zlib/main.log

[ryandesign (Ryan Carsten Schmidt)]

It appears that for some reason, although fetching the zlib package succeeded, fetching its signature then failed. Please try again; it may have been a temporary network problem.

Yes, Xcode 4.0 though 4.2 on Snow Leopard require a paid Apple Developer membership. Xcode 3.2.6 is the last free version of Xcode for Snow Leopard, and it's the version I recommend you use there. If you installed an earlier version of Xcode 3.2 than 3.2.6, Software Update should offer you the update to 3.2.6; if not, download it from ADC, with the iOS SDK. (Apple does not appear to offer a download of Xcode 3.2.6 without the iOS SDK).

[ryandesign (Ryan Carsten Schmidt)]

Were you able to resolve this issue?