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Re: pkg install -forge seems broken


From: Philip Nienhuis
Subject: Re: pkg install -forge seems broken
Date: Wed, 18 Dec 2013 14:19:28 -0800 (PST)

Allen.Windhorn-2 wrote
> I'm trying to install a package from Octave-forge and I get the
> following message:
> 
> octave:8> pkg install -forge java # Doesn't matter what package
> error: get_forge_pkg: could not read URL, please verify internet
> connection
> error: called from:
> error:   E:\Octave\share\octave\3.6.4\m\pkg\private\get_forge_pkg.m at
> line 77, column 7
> error:   E:\Octave\share\octave\3.6.4\m\pkg\pkg.m at line 2414, column 15
> error:   E:\Octave\share\octave\3.6.4\m\pkg\pkg.m at line 374, column 32
> 
> I had Octave 3.6.2, and just installed 3.6.4 Mingw but it didn't
> help any.
>  
> Apparently this happens if the internet is down, but I have an
> internet connection, and I don't know how to see what URL is
> being requested.
> 
> Any ideas?

Well, first the usual suggestions:

Firewall issues?   (e.g., I have ZoneAlarm running, which by default blocks
outgoing traffic from "new"/"unknown" applications until approved by the
user)

Proxy settings?   

Try to ping the OF site in a cmd window:
==============================================
C:\Home\Philip>ping octave.sf.net

Pinging octave.sf.net [216.34.181.96] with 32 bytes of data:

Reply from 216.34.181.96: bytes=32 time=132ms TTL=242
Reply from 216.34.181.96: bytes=32 time=132ms TTL=242
:
==============================================

Philip




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