Debian is a bit too volatile.
# file
#
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-FILE_VERSION:=4.24
-FILE_SOURCE:=file_$(FILE_VERSION).orig.tar.gz
-FILE_SITE:=$(BR2_DEBIAN_MIRROR)/debian/pool/main/f/file
+FILE_VERSION:=4.26
+FILE_SOURCE:=file-$(FILE_VERSION).tar.gz
+FILE_SITE:=ftp://ftp.astron.com/pub/file/
FILE_SOURCE_DIR:=$(BUILD_DIR)/file-$(FILE_VERSION)
FILE_DIR1:=$(TOOL_BUILD_DIR)/file-$(FILE_VERSION)-host
FILE_DIR2:=$(BUILD_DIR)/file-$(FILE_VERSION)-target