haskellhttp-conduit

Haskell Network.HTTP.Conduit Exception: InvalidProxyEnvironmentVariable "http_proxy"

I'm using the simple example from HTTP.Conduit's documentation found here.

   import Network.HTTP.Conduit
   import qualified Data.ByteString.Lazy as L
   main = simpleHttp "http://www.haskell.org/" >>= L.putStr

My system requires a proxy which is set with the environmental variable http_proxy and has the form http://user:pass@proxy:port/.

Http.Conduit results in an exception with the error:

  *** Exception: InvalidProxyEnvironmentVariable "http_proxy" "http://user:pass@proxy:port/"

(I've changed the details for the proxy..)

What is the issue? Does Http.Conduit not support authentication?

Solution

  • This is a limitation of http-client, which has now been reported and resolved. This change will get released to Hackage in the next few days, testing and success reports welcome!