[Qgis-user] Where to get a current build without using OSGeo4W

[Jonathan Moules]

>
> The question just is if a standalone would help here.  It's content would
> be
> the same (the files of osgeo4w are just repackaged into a large NSIS
> package).
> So your webfilter might reject to download an standalone installer for the
> same
> reason as well (as it also contains curl).

Nope. As pointed out earlier I have no problem downloading the
stand-alones. WebSense only looks at URL's as best I can tell. It doesn't
know what the contents of files are. As such, stand-alone builds work fine.


On 29 April 2013 12:15, Jürgen E. <jef at norbit.de> wrote:

> Hi Stefano,
>
> On Mon, 29. Apr 2013 at 02:53:02 -0700, skampus wrote:
> > i don't know what happens, but when i try to make a new qgis
> installation via
> > osgeo4w, sometimes i observe this strange behaviour.
>
> > all packages are well downloaded except for curl. the proper folder is
> > created in the installation directory but it's not possible to download
> the
> > package.
>
> > in this case, i copy from another installation the curl package and in
> the
> > new pc i make an off line installation.
>
> > i tought that this could be as "false positive" of our web filter, i
> don't
> > know...
>
> I don't think that it's a false positive - just strange policy.  I suppose
> curl
> can be used to download stuff without a proxy - and that's why your
> organization blocks it.  But it's not infected or something.
>
> The question just is if a standalone would help here.  It's content would
> be
> the same (the files of osgeo4w are just repackaged into a large NSIS
> package).
> So your webfilter might reject to download an standalone installer for the
> same
> reason as well (as it also contains curl).
>
>
> Jürgen
>
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