Hmm lots of errors running setup-mingw64.ps1 (see below). Perhaps the script needs modifying so it uses my work web proxy?
I will have a look tomorrow. CP powershell output.... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PS C:\users\pbyrne\Downloads> Set-ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted Execution Policy Change The execution policy helps protect you from scripts that you do not trust. Changing the execution policy might expose you to the security risks described in the about_Execution_Policies help topic. Do you want to change the execution policy? [Y] Yes [N] No [S] Suspend [?] Help (default is "Y"): PS C:\users\pbyrne\Downloads> Get-ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted PS C:\users\pbyrne\Downloads> get-ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted PS C:\users\pbyrne\Downloads> .\setup-mingw64.ps1 Directory: C:\ Mode LastWriteTime Length Name ---- ------------- ------ ---- d---- 03/04/2018 18:34 gcdev64 Directory: C:\gcdev64 Mode LastWriteTime Length Name ---- ------------- ------ ---- d---- 03/04/2018 18:34 downloads Downloading c:\\gcdev64\\downloads\msys2.exe from http://repo.msys2.org/distrib/i686/msys2-i686-20161025.exe Installing c:\\gcdev64\\downloads\msys2.exe --script c:\\gcdev64\input.qs Get-Item : Cannot find path 'HKCU:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\HTML Help Workshop' because it does not exist. At C:\users\pbyrne\Downloads\setup-mingw64.ps1:159 char:25 + $installed_hh = get-item <<<< -path "hkcu:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\HTML Help Workshop" | foreach-object{$_.GetValue("Inst allDir")} + CategoryInfo : ObjectNotFound: (HKCU:\SOFTWARE\...L Help Workshop:String) [Get-Item], ItemNotFoundExcep tion + FullyQualifiedErrorId : PathNotFound,Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.GetItemCommand Downloading c:\\gcdev64\\downloads\\htmlhelp.exe from http://download.microsoft.com/download/0/a/9/0a939ef6-e31c-430f-a3 df-dfae7960d564/htmlhelp.exe Installing c:\\gcdev64\\downloads\ You cannot call a method on a null-valued expression. At C:\users\pbyrne\Downloads\setup-mingw64.ps1:97 char:22 + $proc.waitForExit <<<< () + CategoryInfo : InvalidOperation: (waitForExit:String) [], RuntimeException + FullyQualifiedErrorId : InvokeMethodOnNull Downloading c:\\gcdev64\\downloads\innosetup-5.5.9-unicode.exe from http://files.jrsoftware.org/is/5/innosetup-5.5.9-uni code.exe Installing c:\\gcdev64\\downloads\innosetup-5.5.9-unicode.exe /verysilent /suppressmsgboxes /nocancel /norestart /dir=" C:\Program Files (x86)\inno" Updating the installation. Accept the proposed changes. If the window doesn't close on its own then close it and re-run the script when it finishes. :: Synchronizing package databases... error: failed retrieving file 'mingw32.db' from repo.msys2.org : Connection timed out after 10000 milliseconds error: failed retrieving file 'mingw32.db' from downloads.sourceforge.net : Connection timed out after 10000 millisecond s error: failed retrieving file 'mingw32.db' from www2.futureware.at : Connection timed out after 10000 milliseconds error: failed to update mingw32 (download library error) error: failed retrieving file 'mingw64.db' from repo.msys2.org : Connection timed out after 10000 milliseconds error: failed retrieving file 'mingw64.db' from downloads.sourceforge.net : Connection timed out after 10000 millisecond s error: failed retrieving file 'mingw64.db' from www2.futureware.at : Connection timed out after 10000 milliseconds error: failed to update mingw64 (download library error) error: failed retrieving file 'msys.db' from repo.msys2.org : Connection timed out after 10000 milliseconds error: failed retrieving file 'msys.db' from downloads.sourceforge.net : Connection timed out after 10006 milliseconds error: failed retrieving file 'msys.db' from www2.futureware.at : Connection timed out after 10000 milliseconds error: failed to update msys (download library error) error: failed to synchronize any databases error: failed to init transaction (download library error) Now we'll install the dependencies. Accept the installation as usual. About half-way through it will stop with a message about fontconfig. Just type "Return" at it and it will resume after a minute or two (be patient!) and complete the inst allation. warning: file-5.28-2 is up to date -- skipping warning: flex-2.6.1-1 is up to date -- skipping warning: gawk-4.1.4-1 is up to date -- skipping warning: gettext-0.19.7-3 is up to date -- skipping warning: grep-2.26-1 is up to date -- skipping warning: m4-1.4.17-4 is up to date -- skipping warning: pacman-5.0.1-1 is up to date -- skipping warning: pactoys-git-r2.07ca37f-1 is up to date -- skipping warning: sed-4.2.2-2 is up to date -- skipping warning: wget-1.18-1 is up to date -- skipping warning: skipping target: texinfo resolving dependencies... looking for conflicting packages... Packages (85) db-5.3.28-2 docbook-xml-4.5-2 docbook-xsl-1.78.1-3 expat-2.2.0-1 gdbm-1.11-3 glib2-2.48.0-1 heimdal-1.5.3-9 libgc-7.2.d-1 libgcrypt-1.6.4-1 libgdbm-1.11-3 libguile-2.0.11-3 libiconv-devel-1.14-2 libltdl-2.4.6-2 libpipeline-1.4.0-1 libunistring-0.9.6-1 libxslt-1.1.28-7 openssh-7.3p1-2 perl-Authen-SASL-2.16-2 perl-Convert-BinHex-1.123-2 perl-Encode-Locale-1.04-1 perl-Error-0.17024-1 perl-File-Listing-6.04-2 perl-HTML-Parser-3.71-3 perl-HTML-Tagset-3.20-2 perl-HTTP-Cookies-6.01-2 perl-HTTP-Daemon-6.01-2 perl-HTTP-Date-6.02-2 perl-HTTP-Message-6.06-2 perl-HTTP-Negotiate-6.01-2 perl-IO-Socket-SSL-2.016-1 perl-IO-stringy-2.111-1 perl-LWP-MediaTypes-6.02-2 perl-MIME-tools-5.506-1 perl-MailTools-2.14-1 perl-Module-Build-0.4212-1 perl-Net-HTTP-6.09-1 perl-Net-SMTP-SSL-1.02-1 perl-Net-SSLeay-1.72-1 perl-TermReadKey-2.33-1 perl-Test-Pod-1.50-1 perl-TimeDate-2.30-2 perl-URI-1.68-1 perl-WWW-RobotRules-6.02-2 perl-XML-Parser-2.44-1 perl-YAML-Syck-1.29-1 perl-libwww-6.13-1 python2-2.7.11-1 tar-1.29-1 vim-8.0.0027-1 asciidoc-8.6.9-4 autoconf-2.69-3 autoconf2.13-2.13-2 autogen-5.18.4-2 automake-wrapper-10-1 automake1.10-1.10.3-3 automake1.11-1.11.6-3 automake1.12-1.12.6-3 automake1.13-1.13.4-4 automake1.14-1.14.1-3 automake1.15-1.15-2 automake1.6-1.6.3-2 automake1.7-1.7.9-2 automake1.8-1.8.5-3 automake1.9-1.9.6-2 bison-3.0.4-1 diffstat-1.58-1 diffutils-3.5-1 dos2unix-7.3.4-1 gettext-devel-0.19.7-3 git-2.10.1-1 gperf-3.0.4-3 groff-1.22.3-1 intltool-0.51.0-2 jhbuild-git-8206.7f97721-1 libtool-2.4.6-2 make-4.2.1-1 man-db-2.7.4-1 patch-2.7.5-1 patchutils-0.3.4-1 perl-5.22.1-1 pkg-config-0.29.1-1 swig-3.0.10-1 texinfo-6.1-1 texinfo-tex-6.1-1 xmlto-0.0.28-1 Total Download Size: 57.14 MiB Total Installed Size: 290.46 MiB :: Proceed with installation? [Y/n] :: Retrieving packages... error: failed retrieving file 'libgdbm-1.11-3-i686.pkg.tar.xz' from repo.msys2.org : Connection timed out after 10000 mi lliseconds error: failed retrieving file 'libgdbm-1.11-3-i686.pkg.tar.xz' from downloads.sourceforge.net : Connection timed out aft er 10000 milliseconds error: failed retrieving file 'libgdbm-1.11-3-i686.pkg.tar.xz' from www2.futureware.at : Connection timed out after 1000 1 milliseconds warning: failed to retrieve some files error: failed retrieving file 'gdbm-1.11-3-i686.pkg.tar.xz' from repo.msys2.org : Connection timed out after 10000 milli seconds error: failed retrieving file 'gdbm-1.11-3-i686.pkg.tar.xz' from downloads.sourceforge.net : Connection timed out after 10000 milliseconds error: failed retrieving file 'gdbm-1.11-3-i686.pkg.tar.xz' from www2.futureware.at : Connection timed out after 10000 m illiseconds warning: failed to retrieve some files error: failed retrieving file 'python2-2.7.11-1-i686.pkg.tar.xz' from repo.msys2.org : Connection timed out after 10000 milliseconds error: failed retrieving file 'python2-2.7.11-1-i686.pkg.tar.xz' from downloads.sourceforge.net : Connection timed out a fter 10000 milliseconds -- Sent from: http://gnucash.1415818.n4.nabble.com/GnuCash-User-f1415819.html _______________________________________________ gnucash-user mailing list gnucash-user@gnucash.org To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user If you are using Nabble or Gmane, please see https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Mailing_Lists for more information. ----- Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. 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