Conan-center-index: [boost] boost/1.72.0: Not able to build due to Forbidden!

[datalogics-kam]

The basic problem is that Boost.org is over their OSS limit, see boostorg/boost#383.

Would it be possible to point source downloads at a more reliable source?

Package and Environment Details (include every applicable attribute)

• Package Name/Version: boost/1.72.0
• Operating System+version: n/a
• Compiler+version: n/a
• Docker image: n/a
• Conan version: n/a
• Python version: n/a

Conan profile (output of conan profile show default or conan profile show <profile> if custom profile is in use)

• happens with any profile (we have many CI builds that are at issue)

Steps to reproduce (Include if Applicable)

Do any build that requires downloading source for boost/1.72.0

Logs (Include/Attach if Applicable)

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conans.errors.ConanExceptionInUserConanfileMethod: boost/1.72.0: Error in source() method, line 151
    tools.get(**self.conan_data["sources"][self.version])
    AuthenticationException: Forbidden!

[Croydon]

Maybe we should switch the download to GitHub release downloads? https://github.com/boostorg/boost/releases

[uilianries]

Yes, we can just put as mirror.

[danimtb]

I think it was fixed already. Please check

[datalogics-kam]

It looks like the Bintray access came back. Thanks for looking at it.

The mirror idea sounds good.

[danimtb]

@uilianries @Croydon I am closing this issue but please if you think adding the mirror is something we should do, open a new issue for that. Thanks!

[uilianries]

Sure! Now with Conan 1.24 we add any mirror easily.

[wouterbeek]

Today I am having this issue as well.

@danimtb Is it still an option to add the mirror that you mentioned earlier?

[erikzenker]

Also had the issue today. So I guess no mirror was added?

The issue is resolved always when the download limit is reset every month.

[aaaaaaaaargh]

Also affects 1.73.0

Luckily I was smart enough to look here first before I ripped my CI apart. Is there any explanation on why this is happening and, more importantly, when this will be fixed?

[erikzenker]

@aaaaaaaaargh it happens because the download limit of the boost org webpage is reached. You can reproduce it by downloading boost manually. It could be work around by adding github as mirror to the package.

[aaaaaaaaargh]

Oh, I see. So the cause of it isn't conan then. I'm not too experienced with packages, so I don't know how complicated it is to add github as a mirror. My guess would be that it's not too hard probably, but I really don't know.

// EDIT: Also, is there anything we can do to circumvent the problem in the meantime? I think this might be a rather game breaking situation for some of us right now.

[aaaaaaaaargh]

Just a quick update on this: I tried to modify the recipe locally with links to the same file hosted on sourceforce. This seems to work pretty well, although I don't know whether this would be an option. Anyways, I strongly suggest to change the download location of this package as now we will probably have to wait until 1th of July again before the traffic will be reset.

For further reference, please see the corresponding discussion on the boost mailing ist:
https://lists.boost.org/boost-users/2020/06/90495.php

[erikzenker]

Also, is there anything we can do to circumvent the problem in the meantime?

For now, I will clone the package into my own bintray remote and change the package source. At least this will unblock my CI. But in general the "official conan" package should be made fault tolerant to such situations for the future.

[danimtb]

See #1860

[erikzenker]

The package was updated and the issue is resolved for me

[aaaaaaaaargh]

Yes, looks good to me too.