Unable to download the Tycho 2 Star Catalog

[Ben Cooksley]

On Sun, Jan 5, 2025 at 3:11 AM Jasem Mutlaq <mutlaqja at ikarustech.com> wrote:

> Hello Ben,
>

Hi Jasem,


>
> Sure, this is what I see in the logs:
>
> [2024-12-10T06:21:13.226 +03 CRIT ][              kf.newstuff.core] -
> Could not determine type of archive file '
> "/private/var/folders/gd/gv1tcqtj1rg8jjp35966_wx00000gn/T/pThSyQ-sky_images-1.4.tar.bz2"
> '
> [2024-12-10T06:21:52.918 +03 CRIT ][              kf.newstuff.core] -
> Could not determine type of archive file '
> "/private/var/folders/gd/gv1tcqtj1rg8jjp35966_wx00000gn/T/FRoZJN-tycho2_mag_12.5-1.1.tar.bz2"
> '
> [2024-12-13T09:37:25.230 +03 CRIT ][              kf.newstuff.core] -
> Could not determine type of archive file '
> "/private/var/folders/gd/gv1tcqtj1rg8jjp35966_wx00000gn/T/zEpHoe-thumbnails-1.3.tar.bz2"
> '
>
> So it's an issue with bz2 specifically? I support we can re-upload all as
> tar.gz
>

Is there anything available further up the log to indicate whether the
download was completed correctly?
I've had a quick look and the KArchive shipped with Craft is enabled with
libbz2 support so that shouldn't be the issue.

Don't suppose you can get a copy of the file in question to check to see if
it has downloaded incorrectly / partially / etc?


>
> --
> Best Regards,
> Jasem Mutlaq
>

Thanks,
Ben


>
>
>
> On Sat, Jan 4, 2025 at 11:03 AM Ben Cooksley <bcooksley at kde.org> wrote:
>
>> HI Jasem,
>>
>> To start, given this is a MacOS specific issue, i'd like to ask if any
>> debug logs from the client side are available?
>>
>> It would be helpful to know what exactly KStars is seeing that makes it
>> fail, as a file not found error could be as simple as KArchive being unable
>> to unpack an archive due to a helper not being available on MacOS, or it
>> could be the HTTPS libraries being particularly sensitive/delicate on
>> MacOS...
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Ben
>>
>> On Sat, Jan 4, 2025 at 8:34 PM Jasem Mutlaq <mutlaqja at ikarustech.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> We have received numerous reports from users that on KStars for MacOS
>>> specifically, they cannot download packages from Get Hot New Stuff.
>>>
>>> I can confirm the issue from the MacOS side, but I'm not sure why this
>>> would only occur on MacOS? Any help tracking down the issue would be
>>> greatly appreciated.
>>>
>>> --
>>> Best Regards,
>>> Jasem Mutlaq
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> ---------- Forwarded message ---------
>>> From: Steven Hutchings <kent_aerials at me.com>
>>> Date: Wed, Jan 1, 2025 at 9:44 PM
>>> Subject: Unable to download the Tycho 2 Star Catalog
>>> To: <kstars-devel at kde.org>
>>>
>>>
>>> Good morning I have downloaded the latest version of K-stars V3.7.3
>>> Stable for the Mac OS, and I have been trying to setting it up, and have
>>> been downloading the star catalogs however I can not download the Tycho 2
>>> Star Catalog amongst others.
>>>
>>> It says:-  could not install “Tyco-2 Star Catalog”: file not found.
>>>
>>>
>>> I get the same issue with the:-
>>>
>>> * Tycho-2 Star Catalog
>>>
>>> *  Inline thumbnail images
>>>
>>> * NGC images displayed in the details
>>>
>>> * IC Images displayed in the detail
>>>
>>> * Common images displayed in the detail
>>>
>>>
>>> Can you help with this please.
>>>
>>>
>>> Steven Hutchings
>>> 15 Godwyn Road
>>> Deal
>>> Kent
>>> CT14 6QW
>>>
>>> 07811219094
>>>
>>>
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