From: SF/projects/mingw n. l. <min...@li...> - 2011-01-08 23:31:00
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Bugs item #3147803, was opened at 2010-12-29 21:17 Message generated for change (Comment added) made by keithmarshall You can respond by visiting: https://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=detail&atid=102435&aid=3147803&group_id=2435 Please note that this message will contain a full copy of the comment thread, including the initial issue submission, for this request, not just the latest update. Category: MinGW Installer >Group: Known Feature Status: Open Resolution: None >Priority: 3 Private: No Submitted By: Mike Hudson (belgarionthekin) >Assigned to: Keith Marshall (keithmarshall) Summary: No error message on failed download Initial Comment: I apologize if this is a duplicate bug. I spent over 20 minutes wondering why I couldn't use MinGW. Finally it dawned on me. The download of the files with mingw-get failed because I am behind a corporate firewall/proxy that requires authentication. EVERYTHING that wants to connect to the internet needs to authenticate to the proxy. All the browsers pop up an authentication window so I can put in my creds. The problem is that the mingw-get window's messages flew by so fast that I couldn't see what was said. Then, the shell window just went away and I couldn't scroll up to see the errors. I was able to connect to a different network to download the proper file, but it would have been nice to know that I needed to 20 minutes ago. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >Comment By: Keith Marshall (keithmarshall) Date: 2011-01-08 23:30 Message: Thank you for the report; I am aware of some download issues, but a formal bug report does no harm. You actually raise three separate, (although somewhat related issues):-- 1) If downloads are blocked by a firewall, then presumably that's because the firewall has been configured to block the host domain; it's doing its intended job, and we can do nothing to work around it. (I don't think this is the problem, in your case). 2) Currently, mingw-get supports only one mechanism for authenticating to a proxy -- the Windows standard method where the credentials for each user are preconfigured, (e.g. by Internet Explorer setup), and recorded in the registry. That method works absolutely fine for me, behind the authenticating Squid proxy in my place of work; apparently it doesn't work for you, so you must be faced by a more draconian proxy configuration than I am. Ultimately, I would like to be able to support users with more difficult proxy configurations, but since I cannot reproduce your problem myself, I may need some assistance with specifying, coding and testing the alternatives. In the present alpha phase of development, this isn't a high priority for me, but I will willingly consider patches. 3) mingw-get's diagnostics, particularly those related to download issues, could be improved; in some respects, there is too much informational noise, while some more serious issues may not be adequately reported. This is on my to-do list, but again, it isn't my highest priority at present. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- You can respond by visiting: https://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=detail&atid=102435&aid=3147803&group_id=2435 |