libedit 20221030-3.1: Failed to checksum libedit

[iAmInActions (iAmInAction)]

When trying to install the libedit port on a PowerPC G5 machine under leopard I get the following issue:

Error: Checksum (rmd160) mismatch for libedit-20221030-3.1.tar.gz
Error: Checksum (sha256) mismatch for libedit-20221030-3.1.tar.gz
Error: Checksum (size) mismatch for libedit-20221030-3.1.tar.gz
Error: Failed to checksum libedit: Unable to verify file checksums

I tested and the same error also occurs on my Intel VM running Snow Leopard.

[jmroot (Joshua Root)]

Which mirror is your download coming from? thrysoee.dk, download.openpkg.org and distfiles.macports.org are giving a file with matching checksums here.

[iAmInActions (iAmInAction)]

Replying to jmroot:

Which mirror is your download coming from? thrysoee.dk, download.openpkg.org and distfiles.macports.org are giving a file with matching checksums here.

It comes from fra.de.packages.macports.org

How can I force it to use another mirror?

[iAmInActions (iAmInAction)]

I managed to temporarily fix it by manually downloading the file and putting it into /opt/local/var/macports/distfiles/libedit/, unplugging my LAN cable and running an offline install

[ryandesign (Ryan Carsten Schmidt)]

Replying to iAmInActions:

It comes from fra.de.packages.macports.org

No, it doesn't. That's a packages server and we're talking about a distfile, not a package. If you meant fra.de.distfiles.macports.org, I just verified that the distfile there has the correct checksums. A random network problem could have resulted in you receiving a corrupted or truncated file and erasing the file (e.g. with sudo port clean --all libedit) and retrying might have fixed it.

[iAmInActions (iAmInAction)]

Replying to ryandesign:

Replying to iAmInActions:

It comes from fra.de.packages.macports.org

No, it doesn't. That's a packages server and we're talking about a distfile, not a package. If you meant fra.de.distfiles.macports.org, I just verified that the distfile there has the correct checksums. A random network problem could have resulted in you receiving a corrupted or truncated file and erasing the file (e.g. with sudo port clean --all libedit) and retrying might have fixed it.

I have been getting the same issue with multiple packages now and my fix doesnt work for some of them. It only seems to happen with packages that are downloaded from fra.de.packages.macports.org. Is there any way I can force disable a specific distfiles and packages source?

[jmroot (Joshua Root)]

Are you getting checksum mismatches for distfiles, or signature verification failures for binary archives? Can you give a specific example of a complete URL to a file that isn't working?