> On 21. Sep 2018, at 20:19, Jochen Becher <jochen_bec...@gmx.de> wrote: > > Hi, > > Downloading Kate Highlighter definitions fails for me in Qt Creator > 4.7.0. I get an error dialog: "Error connection to server" / "Not > possible to retrieve data.". > > I checked the URL that is used (at least what my source code from > git/master says: "https://www.kate-editor.org/syntax/update-5.60.xml") > and it seems to be fine. > > Known Issue?
My guess: Since it’s trying to use https, Qt needs to find OpenSSL (on Lin/Win). Qt’s method for finding that is not failsafe (to say the least), and it also isn’t made easy with the various incompatible versions of it. I think Help > System Information from Qt Creator’s menu should show you some information about if and what SSL library is found. -- Eike Ziller Principal Software Engineer The Qt Company GmbH Rudower Chaussee 13 D-12489 Berlin eike.zil...@qt.io http://qt.io Geschäftsführer: Mika Pälsi, Juha Varelius, Mika Harjuaho Sitz der Gesellschaft: Berlin, Registergericht: Amtsgericht Charlottenburg, HRB 144331 B _______________________________________________ Qt-creator mailing list Qt-creator@qt-project.org http://lists.qt-project.org/mailman/listinfo/qt-creator