Is Windows Installer broken?

[p-adams]

I installed elixir using the Windows installer about a month ago and it work seamlessly. I have been trying to reinstall it the past few days but I continue to get this error when running the installer:

Error: Downloading http://elixir-lang.org/elixir.csv failed. Setup cannot continue

[josevalim]

Can you download the file manually? Can anyone also reproduce this issue on Windows?

[p-adams]

Yes. Visiting http://elixir-lang.org/elixir.csv will download the .csv file.

[josevalim]

Cool, thanks! Let's see if others can reproduce it. Btw, this thread may provide useful insight: #4167 (comment)

Others have reported issues with proxies and firewalls in the past. One alternative is to use the Chocolatey package.

[josevalim]

/cc @OvermindDL1 @OnorioCatenacci

[OnorioCatenacci]

I will take a look at this to see if I can reproduce the issue @josevalim. By the way @p-adams which version of Windows? And can you share exact steps when you try to re-install? I mean do you do a repair from the control panel or do you uninstall and then reinstall? Please share exact repro steps when you can.

[OnorioCatenacci]

I just tried this on Windows 10 and didn't see an issue (by the way I see that I need to update the CNG installer to 1.4.4). Please share exact details @p-adams when you can.

[p-adams]

@OnorioCatenacci I uninstall and then attempt a fresh reinstall. What is the CNG installer?

[p-adams]

I am using Windows 10.

[OnorioCatenacci]

I'll try an uninstall and a fresh install.

CNG == Chocolatey NuGet. I maintain the Chocolatey NuGet installer package for Elixir. It's the "Chocolatey package" that @josevalim mentioned in his earlier comment.

[OnorioCatenacci]

I just tried an uninstall/re-install and I didn't see an issue.

1.) Are you installing 1.4.4 or another version?

2.) Are you selecting the deferred installation option in the install dialog?

3.) Do you have any firewall or proxy involved?

[p-adams]

@OnorioCatenacci I don't even get to the actual install dialog, simply running the executable generates this error. So I tried using Chocolately but run into this problem:

   mix local.hex
   ** (Mix) httpc request failed with: {:failed_connect, [{:to_address, {'repo.hex.pm', 443}}, {:inet, [:inet], :eacces}]}

   Could not install Hex because Mix could not download metadata at https://repo.hex.pm/installs/hex-1.x.csv.

I have disabled the firewall and no proxy is involved. I am thinking this error is just confined to my machine.

[OnorioCatenacci]

That sure sounds as if it's some sort of local connectivity issue. But the fact you can get the .csv directly seems to argue against any sort of connectivity problem.

You were able to install Elixir in the past so are you aware of any changes of configuration between the last time you were able to install Elixir and now? Are you installing on a work machine or a private machine?

[OvermindDL1]

I last updated at 1.4.2 I think and I had no issues running the installer on my Windows 10 box at work, I can update to latest if you need?