I don't know. I got a specific error message that said it couldn't find a C++ compiler and when I downloaded a compiler everything went fine.
On Sat, Aug 29, 2015 at 8:22 AM, Steven G. Johnson <stevenj....@gmail.com> wrote: > ZMQ on Windows shouldn't need a compiler installed; it downloads a > precompiled binary. > > If the error is "failed to download X" then usually it means you are > behind a firewall or something that is blocking the download. >