On Sat, Dec 11, 2010 at 09:37:07PM -0800, Kenneth Wolcott wrote: >Hi; > >On Sat, Dec 11, 2010 at 17:43, Jeffrey Walton <noloa...@gmail.com> wrote: >> Hi All, >> >> Windows XP, fully patched. Cygwin, latest download from website >> (installed today). >> >> It appears cygcheck times out on Windows XP. The timeout occurs with >> the Windows firewall up and down. Other downloads are function fine. >> >> Attached is a Wireshark trace for your enjoyment. >> >> Jeff >> >> jeff...@descartes ~ >> $ cygwin --version >> bash: cygwin: command not found > > I think "uname -r" will get what you are after here. This is what I have: > >$ uname -r >1.7.7(0.230/5/3) > >> jeff...@descartes ~ >> $ cygcheck -p 'make' >> cygcheck: unable to contact cygwin.com site, InternetOpenUrl() failed: The >> opera >> tion timed out >> ?(win32 error 12002) > >I get this as well.
cygcheck -p contacts a busy web site. Sometimes the web site times out; especially in the last couple of weeks thanks to the delightful people who have been trying various DDOS methods to bring it to its knees. cgf -- Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/ Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple
