Post #1646794
2026-04-24 09:47 UTC
Running "pkg upgrade" on FreeBSD results in:
Updating FreeBSD-ports repository catalogue...
sits there for ages
ran with -d:
DBG(1)[71664]> (fetch) libfetch> connecting
DBG(1)[71664]> (fetch) libfetch> fetching from: https://pkgmir.geo.freebsd.org/FreeBSD:15:amd64/latest/meta.conf with opts "i"
And it never downloads it.
Is libfetch badly broken?
pkg 2.7.4
(works fine in a browser)
#FreeBSD #pkg
Replies (2)
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@jeffpc@mastodon.radio 2026-04-24 14:00
@pertho Beware, browsers do funky stuff wrt name resolution. I'm not saying it is DNS, but...
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@grahamperrin@mastodon.bsd.cafe 2026-04-25 00:49
@pertho I have had no problem with 2.7.4. If a problem persists: more detail will help, however Mastodon is not suitable for this type of thing. I should recommend at BSD Cafe Billboard.