"Check for updates" doesn't work behind a proxy
Environment/Versions
- GIMP version: 2.10.24 (revision 2)
- Package: Windows installer
- Operating System: Windows 10 1809
Description of the bug
The "Check for updates" button has no effect.
Reproduction
Reproduction steps:
- Add a mandatory proxy for outgoing internet connections
- Add the proxy settings to the Internet Options
- Add the proxy settings to the environment variables
http_proxy
andhttp_proxy
e.g.https_proxy=http://172.18.0.100:8080
,http_proxy=http://172.18.0.100:8080
- Open Gimp > About Gimp
- Hit "Check for updates"
Expected result: The program checks for updates and reports whether or not it found any.
Actual result: Nothing happens
Gimp should inspect the system settings for a proxy or at least look for the environment variables http_proxy
and http_proxy
instead of assuming that it has direct internet connection or that the proxy is transparent.