On Aug 28, 2020, at 21:52, Eric F wrote:
> When downloading/fetching a single (script) file from a Git repo. If I use:
>
> ```
> fetch {
> file mkdir ${worksrcpath}
> system -W ${worksrcpath} "curl -qs ${master_sites}/${_file} -o
> ${distpath}/${distname}"
> }
>
> post-checksum {
> copy ${distpath}/${distname} ${worksrcpath}
> }
> ```
>
> That works, and I can verify against the checksums, etc. But is that an ok
> method? …or is there a better &/or preferred way?
No, that's not ok. Let MacPorts fetch the files for you. Set master_sites and
distfiles as needed. For unversioned distfiles, set dist_subdir; consult
PortfileRecipes wiki page.
Don't populate the worksrcpath in the checksum phase. That's what the extract
phase is for.
