Anybody getting package instal errors?

Ive noticed many new additions in the package manager. Im getting alot of install errors that dont normally happen since I usually install a modx distro at least once a day.

Usually starts out with a blank term agreement
then, for example:

ERROR:
Could not install package with signature: subpages-0.1.0-alpha

Wondering if its just because of the changes going on recently.

Manual installs seem to work:
(for those like me who aren’t super leet modx hax0rs)

Hi,

yes, I’m in big trouble because of that^^...lost a day and have still no explanation for it^^...some packages like wayfinder work without problems...the strange thing is that I thought it may depends on the 2.0.8.pl (traditional) release, but I have a page on the same server with 2.0.8 that installs the same package (example copyright) flawless...I really don’t get it. I re-installed an absolutley clean copy (new folder, dbase, everything), didn’t change anything and jumped right to package management and tried to install some of the problem-packages, but the issue occured again...so a new installation didn’t help at all...


That’s the error I’m getting when I try to install most packages:


On the FTP everything looks ok, the zip IS unpacked (I did nothing manually...) and the manifest.php is there also, so I don’t understand where this error is coming from...



I’ll try your "Manual Installation"-Tipp, but what should change??

thx for any help!


EDIT: OK, tried the manually install trick, didn’t work first. It was as I wrote, nothing changed...but I had a closer look on the error and the path had a 1.0.0-pl in it while the folder on the ftp only has a 1.0-pl, so a ".0" is missing and this was the problem in this case, I have to look further for the other packages...

what I don’t understand is the cause of this problem, it is there since yesterday, before this was never a problem and I installed the same snippet (copyright) over 40 times^^... and it wasn’t updated or anything... installation just stopped working...wtf? =)

EDIT2: OK, founda way around...when unpacking the zips, something messes up the foldernames, in most cases it’s enough to add a ".0" to the version name of the package (on the folder). The "Polls" snippet has another issue with the -rc1/-rc2 suffix, but if you pay attention to the folder name, you’ll get it =)...

EDIT3 (2.3.2011): Redownloaded the 2.0.8 archive from modx.com, used it for a new installation and now magically it’s working again^^

This sounds similar to the problem I noticed yesterday, trying to update something using Package Manager. I think the "provider" is down (due to the new extras reshuffling?)...

http://rest.modxcms.com/extras/ gives a 404 not found for me anyway, FWIW.

Im getting the same kind of errors when trying to install some plugins, not all of them.
I did a fresh install yesterday with 2.0.8-pl just to try this and it’s confirmed.

Maybe its some kind of issue of 2.0.8-pl with older plugins.
I’ve also found downloading some add-ons turns immediately the update field to Yes, which is weird. (The download button should bring it self the most recent version).
When clicking in the Yes, then a small popup window appears with two radio buttons and no label for them.

Got erros trying to install DocManager, SubPages, Polls and some others. Seems to be a generalized issue, but not to all of the plugins.


Where should we file issues like this?


Using Windows 2003 Server
Revolution 2.0.8-pl

@lithiumlab

got same issues with the "Updates" Links (for Snippets that have no updates it says "yes" and when I click it it says "no updates available" =)...I also noticed the emtpy licence fields and so on (like on your screenshots)

I don’t think it’s 2.08-pl (although I did notice it after donig the upgrade, but have confirmed behavior on hosts running older versions as well)... I think it’s the provider (http://rest.modxcms.com/extras/) is unavailable, and that causes some unpredictable behavior inside the package management script.

Edit: in the other topic (http://modxcms.com/forums/index.php/topic,61691.msg350602/topicseen.html#msg350602), this was just listed as fixed. Thanks for the speedy response!

Thinks it is a critical issue that needs to take action as soon as possible.
It also adds a lot of friction to new users.
The Package Manager should be aware if provider is down and do not allow to go further.
Just passed yesterday like 3 hours trying to get a fresh install free of errors.


Update: I’ll check the fix. Thanks a lot!
Update: Fix is not working for me, even the update version shows up.