Subject: Re: [Boost-users] wget
From: Sebastian Mach (phresnel_at_[hidden])
Date: 2009-09-23 03:24:50
> I am getting an error when trying to do this.
>
> magala_at_ORCLUS41 ~/COIN/coin-Decomp/Decomp/examples/ExternalSolvers/Graph
> $ wget
> http://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/boost/boost/1.40.0/boost_1_40_0
> .tar.bz2
> --2009-09-23 01:10:27--
> http://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/boost/boost/1.
> 40.0/boost_1_40_0.tar.bz2
> Resolving downloads.sourceforge.net... 216.34.181.59
> Connecting to downloads.sourceforge.net|216.34.181.59|:80... failed:
> Connection
> refused.
>
>
Not really related to boost.
Anyway: The commandline you have given tries to download a directory, and
it's not the commandline given to you by Christoph. Try do download an
actual file. It can also be that you have to work at some direct link, like
http://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/boost/boost/1.40.0/boost_1_40_0.tar.gz?use_mirror=kent