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authorGravatar https://me.yahoo.com/a/WioZezwAj_PPf7_qtC0oN9Pl5iUte78gVg--#97871 <Paul@web>2015-06-15 04:22:34 +0000
committerGravatar admin <admin@branchable.com>2015-06-15 04:22:34 +0000
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@@ -4,32 +4,42 @@ I have setup a remote git-annex repository (ssh into some machine in our local n
When these client_repos change and do a "git annex sync <common_repo> --content", all the files from their laptops are successfully synchronised. The problem arises when:
-(1) CLIENT_A creates somefile.csv
-(2) CLIENT_A commits somefile.csv
- i.e. git annex add somefile.csv
- git commit -a -m "uploaded somefile.csv"
-(3) CLIENT_A modifies somefile.csv
-(4) CLIENT_A commits modified somefile.csv
- i.e. git add somefile.csv
- git commit -a -m "updated somefile.csv"
-(5) CLIENT_A synchronises with common_repo
- i.e. git annex sync <common_repo> --content
+<ol>
+ <li>CLIENT_A creates somefile.csv</li>
+ <li>CLIENT_A commits somefile.csv
+ <br/>i.e.:
+ <br/>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;git annex add somefile.csv
+ <br/>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;git commit -a -m "uploaded somefile.csv"
+ </li>
+ <li>CLIENT_A modifies somefile.csv</li>
+ <li> CLIENT_A commits modified somefile.csv
+ <br/>i.e.:
+ <br/>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;git add somefile.csv
+ <br/>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;git commit -a -m "updated somefile.csv"
+ </li>
+ <li>CLIENT_A synchronises with common_repo
+ <br/>i.e.: git annex sync <common_repo> --content
+ </li>
+</ol>
If I check the .git/annex/objects of common_repo, I can't seem to find a copy of the unmodified somefile.csv. It only has a copy of the latest somefile.csv.
This is problematic if one client tries to checkout a revision of the project that uses the original somefile.csv.
I learned that I can change the preferred content of git-annex. So, the appropriate preset for common_repo seemed to be "backup". After running the commands in common_repo:
- git annex wanted . standard
- git annex group . backup
+<blockquote>
+git annex wanted . standard<br/>
+git annex group . backup
+</blockquote>
I've done another test of the scenario above, and common_repo is still missing the previous revision of the file!! The preferred file content of common_repo should be "include=* or unused". In my case, the previous version of somefile.csv will probably fall in the "unused" category. But I still cannot find it.
A workaround is using two commands from the client(s):
- git annex copy --to <common_repo> --all
- git annex sync <common_repo> --content
+<blockquote>
+git annex copy --to <common_repo> --all<br/>
+git annex sync <common_repo> --content
+</blockquote>
But I can imagine my users forgetting to run 'copy' and my repo will go to shit over time.
Any ideas why I can't synchronise 'unused' files?
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