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Re: How to get the latest curl binaries easily and automatically on Windows?

From: Daniel Lublin <daniel_at_lublin.se>
Date: Sat, 16 Dec 2017 23:58:12 +0100

21naown--- via curl-users <curl-users_at_cool.haxx.se>, 2017-12-16 22:03:48 (+0100):
> I would like curl to update itself automatically. I search this for Windows,
> I think in particular to Marc Hörsken because he manages the binaries I
> would like to get. I can check a new version is available with
> “curl_winssl_msys2_mingw64_stc.json” for example, but I did not find a link
> like “https://dl.uxnr.de/build/curl/curl_winssl_msys2_mingw64_stc/latest/curl-latest.zip%e2%80%9d.
> I would like to avoid processing the JSON content, but simply check if the
> JSON file has changed and then download the last version.

It sounds like you need to write a package manager. I don't use windows
myself, but I heard that there even are such available, like:

  https://chocolatey.org/packages/curl

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Received on 2017-12-16