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| author |  Joey Hess <joeyh@joeyh.name> | 2017-06-06 15:24:37 -0400 |
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| committer | Joey Hess <joeyh@joeyh.name> | 2017-06-06 15:24:37 -0400 |
| commit | a0f4d41d8f1650241c320c161176d8dfd0784f6f (patch) | |
| tree | 4461089c19922a4b30deaf265a5ebc4620ddc95c | |
| parent | 0f333d21a2d747c015fbaca859c4ea84218c183f (diff) | |
link to msdn article on enabling long paths
| -rw-r--r-- | doc/todo/windows_support.mdwn | 4 |
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diff --git a/doc/todo/windows_support.mdwn b/doc/todo/windows_support.mdwn index 538901113..bcba06e21 100644 --- a/doc/todo/windows_support.mdwn +++ b/doc/todo/windows_support.mdwn @@ -7,9 +7,13 @@ usable! * There can be problems when the git-annex repository is in a deep or long path. Ie, `C:\loooooooooooooooooongdir\`. [Details here](http://git-annex.branchable.com/bugs/__34__git-annex:_direct:_1_failed__34___on_Windows) + Workaround: Put your git-annex repo in `C:\annex` or some similar short path if possible. + Workaround: Enable long paths in the registry. See + <https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/aa365247#maxpath> + * Local pairing seems to fail, after acking on Linux box, it stalls. (Also, of course, the Windows box is unlikely to have a ssh server, so only pairing with a !Windows box will work.) |