build: status code 503 for freetype #32085

1. 
   l0rinc commented at 12:22 pm on March 17, 2025: contributor

   A few recent builds have started failing with

   error: https://gitlab.freedesktop.org//freetype/freetype/-/archive/VER-2-13-3/freetype-VER-2-13-3.tar.gz: failed: status code 503 note: If you are using a proxy, please ensure your proxy settings are correct.

   • https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/actions/runs/13885898347/job/38850557530?pr=32033
   • https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/actions/runs/13894602737/job/38872405141?pr=31766
   • https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/actions/runs/13898843963/job/38885559521?pr=32082
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   hebasto commented at 12:30 pm on March 17, 2025: member

   See: https://github.com/Microsoft/vcpkg/issues/44429
3. 
   fanquake commented at 2:17 pm on March 17, 2025: member

   It’d be good if the Windows builds didn’t compile all the Qt deps (which we don’t even use) from source all the time, which would bypass this issue entirely, however outside of that there’s no much we can do here.
4. fanquake closed this on Mar 17, 2025

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5. maflcko added the label Windows on Mar 17, 2025
6. maflcko added the label CI failed on Mar 17, 2025

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