problems with fetch

Greetings!

I posted this message to freebsd-stable, and a user
suggested that this may be
the proper list.  I don't know how kosher reposts are, so
feel free to scold me
if necessary.

The person that suggested this list also suggested that I
try using 'fetch -p'. 
  That was the first thing I tried, as my initial thoughts
were that it could be
a firewall issue.  Using 'fetch -p' returns the same
error(s).

Thank you!
cmh

Original message:
I'm a first time poster, so forgive me if this is the wrong
list or if I break
etiquette.

Fetch frequently fails for me when installing ports via
"pkg_add" or directly
from the ports tree.  Regardless of the port I'm trying to
add, it almost always
returns the following...

Using 'pkg_add':

--BEGIN SNIP--

rootSS002:~ 160:0# pkg_add -r xpdf
Error: FTP Unable to get
ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/ports/i386/packages-6.1-re
lease/Latest/xpdf.tbz:


Syntax error in parameters or arguments
pkg_add: unable to fetch
'ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/ports/i386/packages-6.1-
release/Latest/xpdf.tbz'


by URL

--END SNIP--

Using ports directly:

--BEGIN SNIP--

rootSS002:/usr/ports/graphics/xpdf 163:0# make install
clean
===>  Vulnerability check disabled, database not found
=> xpdf-3.01.tar.gz doesn't seem to exist in
/usr/ports/distfiles/.
=> Attempting to fetch from
ftp://ftp.foolabs.com/pub/xpdf/.
fetch: ftp://ftp.foolabs.com/pub/xpdf/xpdf-3.01.tar.gz:
Syntax error in
parameters or arguments
=> Attempting to fetch from
ftp://ftp.funet.fi/pub/TeX/CTAN/support/xpdf/.
fetch:
ftp://ftp.funet.fi/pub/TeX/CTAN/support/xpdf/xpdf-3.01.tar.g
z: Syntax
error in parameters or arguments
=> Attempting to fetch from
ftp://ctan.unsw.edu.au/tex-archive/support/xpdf/.
fetch:
ftp://ctan.unsw.edu.au/tex-archive/support/xpdf/xpdf-3.01.ta
r.gz: Syntax
error in parameters or arguments
=> Attempting to fetch from
ftp://ftp.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/support/xpdf/.
fetch:
ftp://ftp.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/support/xpdf/xpdf-3.01.tar.g
z: Syntax
error in parameters or arguments
=> Attempting to fetch from
ftp://ftp.kddlabs.co.jp/CTAN/support/xpdf/.
fetch:
ftp://ftp.kddlabs.co.jp/CTAN/support/xpdf/xpdf-3.01.tar.gz:
Syntax error
in parameters or arguments
=> Attempting to fetch from
ftp://ctan.tug.org/tex-archive/support/xpdf/.
fetch:
ftp://ctan.tug.org/tex-archive/support/xpdf/xpdf-3.01.tar.gz
: Syntax
error in parameters or arguments
=> Attempting to fetch from
ftp://ftp.dante.de/tex-archive/support/xpdf/.
fetch:
ftp://ftp.dante.de/tex-archive/support/xpdf/xpdf-3.01.tar.gz
: Syntax
error in parameters or arguments
=> Attempting to fetch from
http://ring.sakura.ad.jp/archives/text/CTAN/support/xp
df/.
xpdf-3.01.tar.gz                              100% of  585
kB  140 kBps
=> xpdf-3.01pl1.patch doesn't seem to exist in
/usr/ports/distfiles/.
=> Attempting to fetch from
ftp://ftp.foolabs.com/pub/xpdf/.
fetch: ftp://ftp.foolabs.com/pub/xpdf/xpdf-3.01pl1.patch:
Syntax error in
parameters or arguments
=> Attempting to fetch from
ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/ports/distfiles/.
fetch:
ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/ports/distfiles/xpdf-3.01p
l1.patch:
Syntax error in parameters or arguments
=> Couldn't fetch it - please try to retrieve this
=> port manually into /usr/ports/distfiles/ and try
again.
*** Error code 1

Stop in /usr/ports/graphics/xpdf.
rootSS002:/usr/ports/graphics/xpdf 164:1# 

--END SNIP--

I think the key error in all of this is the part that says
"Syntax error in
parameters or arguments".  This only seems to happen
with FTP sites as opposed
to HTTP sites.  I can retrieve said files with wget without
a hitch, so I'm at a
loss as to what's going on.  I've frobbed nearly every
knob that fetch has to no
avail.

I'm running 6.1:  FreeBSD SS002.admin.siloamsprings.com
6.1-RELEASE FreeBSD
6.1-RELEASE #0: Sun May  7 04:42:56 UTC 2006    
rootopus.cse.buffalo.edu:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/SMP  i386


It's a fresh install, I'll probably update soon.  I had
the same problem in 5.4.
 

Thank you in advance for any help you may be able to
provide!

cmh

-- 
Christopher M. Hobbs
Systems Technician, City of Siloam Springs
chobbssiloamsprings.com, (479).524.5136


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Christopher Hobbs wrote:

> I'm a first time poster, so forgive me if this is the
wrong list or if I break
> etiquette.

Seems proper enough to me, here.

> Fetch frequently fails for me when installing ports via
"pkg_add" or directly
> from the ports tree.  Regardless of the port I'm
trying to add, it almost always
> returns the following...
> 
> => Attempting to fetch from
ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/ports/distfiles/.
> fetch:
ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/ports/distfiles/xpdf-3.01p
l1.patch:
> Syntax error in parameters or arguments
> => Couldn't fetch it - please try to retrieve this
> => port manually into /usr/ports/distfiles/ and try
again.
> *** Error code 1
>  
> I think the key error in all of this is the part that
says "Syntax error in
> parameters or arguments".  This only seems to
happen with FTP sites as opposed
> to HTTP sites.  

Understandable, as this message is either an SMTP or FTP
error code,
but not an HTTP one.  (We'll guess FTP in this case,
methinks...) ;)

I can retrieve said files with wget without a hitch, so I'm
at a
> loss as to what's going on.  I've frobbed nearly
every knob that fetch has to no
> avail.

Hmm, that's kind of interesting.

> I'm running 6.1:  FreeBSD
SS002.admin.siloamsprings.com 6.1-RELEASE FreeBSD
> 6.1-RELEASE #0: Sun May  7 04:42:56 UTC 2006    
> rootopus.cse.buffalo.edu:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/SMP  i386
> 
> It's a fresh install, I'll probably update soon.  I
had the same problem in 5.4.
>  
> Thank you in advance for any help you may be able to
provide!
> 

Are you behind an FTP proxy? (Seems strange to get that
message, but
it's worth asking about.)  What about a firewall (on 2d
though, forget
that, you couldn't get the message from the server
otherwise.

What do these commands yield?

	locale
	alias | grep -i fet
	alias | grep -i get
	env | grep -i fet
	env | grep -i get
	file `which fetch`
	grep fetch /etc/make.conf

Are you able to use the ftp client manually and d-load the
files?

In a pinch, there are also some workarounds.  You could try
"alias fetch 
wget -c", which might work.  Setting 
'FETCH_CMD=/usr/local/bin/wget -c'
in /etc/make.conf should definitely work around this issue.

Sorry I'm not more help.

Kevin Kinsey

-- 
A journey of a thousand miles begins with a cash advance
from Sam.

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