RE: downloading cygwin from linux

["Vince" <jhary at unsane dot co dot uk>]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: cygwin-owner@cygwin.com 
> [mailto:cygwin-owner@cygwin.com] On Behalf Of community help
> Sent: 19 April 2005 17:59
> To: Robb, Sam; cygwin@cygwin.com
> Subject: RE: downloading cygwin from linux
> 
> Hi,
> 
> Does it work behind a proxy?
> 
> If yes give me the command please.

It can.
It uses wget. Install wget using your prefered package 
installer,set the environment variable http_proxy to your 
proxy server ip:port then run the script.(Curiously the 
manpage for wget is broken regarding setting proxies,
I guess they want you to use info instead of man.)


Vince

> 
> Thank you 
> 
> --- "Robb, Sam" <sam.robb@timesys.com> wrote:
> > > From: Igor Pechtchanski
> > > Sent: Tuesday, April 19, 2005 12:33 PM
> > > To: community help
> > > Cc: cygwin@cygwin.com
> > > Subject: Re: downloading cygwin from linux
> > > 
> > > On Tue, 19 Apr 2005, community help wrote:
> > > 
> > > > Hi everyone,
> > > >
> > > > I tried to download cygwin from a linux machine
> > but
> > > > with no success. Is there any way to download
> > every
> > > > thing at a time and install it later on a
> > windows
> > > > machine?
> > > > I'm trying to download cygwin from work where i
> > have a
> > > > linux system and i want to install it at home
> > where i
> > > > have windows but no internet connection.
> > > >
> > > > PS: executing setup.exe in linux does not work.
> > So
> > > > there must be an other way.
> > > 
> > > Two possibilities immediately spring to mind: WINE
> > or BEER (bring
> > > everything employing rsync).  Both are untested.
> > > 	Igor
> > 
> > You could also try mkcygwget:
> > 
> >
> http://www.cygwin.com/ml/cygwin/2003-02/msg00704.html
> > 
> > I use it under Linux, and it works just fine.
> > 
> > -Samrobb
> > 
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