Re: distfile hostname problem?

[mlh%goathill.org@localhost (MLH)]

Greg Troxel wrote:
> mlh%goathill.org@localhost (MLH) writes:
> 
> > It has been about a year since I updated my pkgsrc collection but
> > when attempting a bulk update, about half of the distfile downloads
> > fail with a hostname problem that I can't figure out. I am doing
> > things the same way I have for about 15 or 20 years. What am I
> > doing wrong now?  Thanks
> > fetch: Unable to fetch expected file gsed-4.9.1
> 
> > --2023-12-02 16:06:23--  http://%5Cgsed-4.9.1/
> > Resolving \\gsed-4.9.1 (\\gsed-4.9.1)... failed: No address associated with hostname.
> > wget: unable to resolve host address '\\gsed-4.9.1'
> > fetch: Unable to fetch expected file gsed-4.9.1
> > *** Error code 1
> 
> Almost certainly you have defined some odd variable in mk.conf that you
> should not be defining.  I would suggest moving it aside and doing make
> fetch and then bisecting on contents, if reading it over doesn't turn
> anything up.

Yep. MASTER_SITE_BACKUP needed help

Thanks!