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author | Joey Hess <joeyh@joeyh.name> | 2016-10-26 13:17:19 -0400 |
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committer | Joey Hess <joeyh@joeyh.name> | 2016-10-26 13:17:19 -0400 |
commit | 42eb53d3aa3e2beb6eedbe9485e9e062e751c854 (patch) | |
tree | 6d3c34a6d78690ee585358632bac4c8364a64fa1 /doc | |
parent | 1a9da6bbe06818822e90018c9c5c3ba3146c25f9 (diff) | |
parent | 9558d0cf34c9c5d4aa345e447885806ec8fcd823 (diff) |
Merge branch 'master' of ssh://git-annex.branchable.com
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diff --git a/doc/Android/comment_8_e97d2e4213324cef62d99edebab7ccb1._comment b/doc/Android/comment_8_e97d2e4213324cef62d99edebab7ccb1._comment new file mode 100644 index 000000000..60fde6227 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/Android/comment_8_e97d2e4213324cef62d99edebab7ccb1._comment @@ -0,0 +1,12 @@ +[[!comment format=mdwn + username="IgorGanapolsky" + avatar="http://cdn.libravatar.org/avatar/6bc0985e3dedceb150f08ad6456c84b2" + subject="Assistant doesn't launch in Android N" + date="2016-10-25T01:43:58Z" + content=""" +Hello, +I have installed the APK on Android N. However, the assistant doesn't launch, gives an error on terminal: +\"Cannot link executive git-annex.\" + +What is causing this? Please help. +"""]] diff --git a/doc/bugs/Files_reappear_after_delete.mdwn b/doc/bugs/Files_reappear_after_delete.mdwn new file mode 100644 index 000000000..f53963945 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/bugs/Files_reappear_after_delete.mdwn @@ -0,0 +1,25 @@ +### Please describe the problem. +I normally use two clients with the assistant (lets call them A and B) and they are usually online at different times. +Sometimes, after deleting a file in A, I turn on the client in B and when rescanning, instead of deleting that same file from B, it adds it back to A. + +I can always delete the file again, but it's a bit annoying. Anyway, it's a lot better than data loss ;) + +Might be worthy to mention that the computer running client B is quite slow and has a slow HD. I have 4 git-annex repositories and when I turn on the computer the rescan can easily take up a couple of hours. + + +### What steps will reproduce the problem? +B -> is turned off + +A -> delete file + +B -> turn on and wait for rescan + +B -> readds the file instead of deleting it + + +### What version of git-annex are you using? On what operating system? +6.20160923 (Debian Sid) + +### Have you had any luck using git-annex before? (Sometimes we get tired of reading bug reports all day and a lil' positive end note does wonders) + +I've been using git-annex for years with 4 different repositories, 3 of them pretty big (> 50 GB) and I'm really happy! :) diff --git a/doc/forum/Managing_a_large_number_of_files_archived_on_many_pieces_of_read-only_medium___40__E.G._DVDs__41__/comment_13_0a343a8fdad66765371ca22581b35b84._comment b/doc/forum/Managing_a_large_number_of_files_archived_on_many_pieces_of_read-only_medium___40__E.G._DVDs__41__/comment_13_0a343a8fdad66765371ca22581b35b84._comment new file mode 100644 index 000000000..2b3cf5839 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/forum/Managing_a_large_number_of_files_archived_on_many_pieces_of_read-only_medium___40__E.G._DVDs__41__/comment_13_0a343a8fdad66765371ca22581b35b84._comment @@ -0,0 +1,24 @@ +[[!comment format=mdwn + username="https://launchpad.net/~stephane-gourichon-lpad" + nickname="stephane-gourichon-lpad" + avatar="http://cdn.libravatar.org/avatar/02d4a0af59175f9123720b4481d55a769ba954e20f6dd9b2792217d9fa0c6089" + subject="Not a priority in itself, still feels like a missing piece." + date="2016-10-26T12:29:50Z" + content=""" +> I have a large number of files that are accessed infrequently and stored off-line on DVD-Rs. I need to keep track of which files are on which disc so that when I want a file I can find it. +> (...) +> 4) Easily incorporate the current DVD-Rs into the new system + +This last item would make `git-annex` suitable to catalog existing WORM media. + +In the past I have used some programs but was never satisfied with their graphical-UI-first approach or closed format. For example: gtktalog, cdcat, cdcollect, where is it, virtual volume view, gnome catalog, basenji. Ref: https://alternativeto.net/software/cdcollect/?platform=linux . + +I also used at some point a plain old `find|{stat;md5}|gzip > ~/catalogs/my_volume_id.gz` then `grep mystring ~/catalogs/*gz` which, at the end of the day, has an overall good cost/benefit ratio. + +IMHO git-annex has a sane foundation and the potential to do better than those tools. + +Technically this looks indeed similar to a web special remote, but needs to accommodate for arbitrary mount point and keep count of copies. + +To be honest, the DVD use case is not a priority for me at the moment, but it feels like a missing piece in an otherwise good puzzle. As if handling this case nicely would actually benefit other, more modern use cases. + +"""]] diff --git a/doc/forum/how_to_disaster_recovery/comment_9_b16c74c0add6d15b75163859a752d207._comment b/doc/forum/how_to_disaster_recovery/comment_9_b16c74c0add6d15b75163859a752d207._comment new file mode 100644 index 000000000..b6ee528a2 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/forum/how_to_disaster_recovery/comment_9_b16c74c0add6d15b75163859a752d207._comment @@ -0,0 +1,9 @@ +[[!comment format=mdwn + username="openmedi" + subject="comment 9" + date="2016-10-25T18:02:56Z" + content=""" +> […] if I remember correctly I tried to delete a branch and then the problems started […] + +This is not correct. I tried to delete a special remote. +"""]] diff --git a/doc/git-annex-unannex/comment_1_281aea2f018ea0fc98452c0d180c3bcb._comment b/doc/git-annex-unannex/comment_1_281aea2f018ea0fc98452c0d180c3bcb._comment new file mode 100644 index 000000000..3d03f267f --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/git-annex-unannex/comment_1_281aea2f018ea0fc98452c0d180c3bcb._comment @@ -0,0 +1,62 @@ +[[!comment format=mdwn + username="https://launchpad.net/~stephane-gourichon-lpad" + nickname="stephane-gourichon-lpad" + avatar="http://cdn.libravatar.org/avatar/02d4a0af59175f9123720b4481d55a769ba954e20f6dd9b2792217d9fa0c6089" + subject="This needs to commit first. Any alternative?" + date="2016-10-25T07:25:47Z" + content=""" +Hello and thank you for git-annex. + +## Context + +Every newbie needs to understand what steps are possible and what to do when a wrong step was made. + + +The wording \"undo accidental add command\" suggested (to me at least) that it was intended to be issued just *right after* the accidental add command, *before any commit*. + +## Steps to reproduce + +Right after `git annex add path`, do `git annex unannex path`. + +## Expected behavior + +`git annex unannex path` would undo the add. + +More precisely, it would walk the path given, find any symlink pointing to annexed data and not committed yet, and replace it with a plain file with the linked content, honoring `--fast` option if given. + +## Observed behavior + + git-annex: Cannot proceed with uncommitted changes staged in the index. Recommend you: git commit + +If user follows this path, there will be two unnecessary commits: an add commit and an unannex commit. + +There may be reasons to prefer not to introduce those commits. Granted, git allows to adjust history after the fact. Is there a simpler solution? + +## Question, summarized + +Is there a command to just revert a \"add\", without introducing any commit? + + +## Details + +Full test log below: + +``` +{ +cd /tmp/ ; mkdir testga ; cd testga ; +git init ; git annex init ; +echo \"test\" > test ; +git annex add test ; git annex unannex test +} + +Initialized empty Git repository in /tmp/testga/.git/ +init ok +(recording state in git...) +add test ok +(recording state in git...) +git-annex: Cannot proceed with uncommitted changes staged in the index. Recommend you: git commit +``` + +Thank you for any hint. + +"""]] diff --git a/doc/install/OSX/Homebrew/comment_1_61cad5a309c3c4e3f278dec1890c9f40._comment b/doc/install/OSX/Homebrew/comment_1_61cad5a309c3c4e3f278dec1890c9f40._comment new file mode 100644 index 000000000..75217e851 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/install/OSX/Homebrew/comment_1_61cad5a309c3c4e3f278dec1890c9f40._comment @@ -0,0 +1,12 @@ +[[!comment format=mdwn + username="IgorGanapolsky" + avatar="http://cdn.libravatar.org/avatar/6bc0985e3dedceb150f08ad6456c84b2" + subject="Cannot install c2hs" + date="2016-10-24T18:05:51Z" + content=""" +When I run the following command: **cabal install c2hs --bindir=$HOME/bin** + +I get the following error: + +Error: some packages failed to install: c2hs-0.28.1 depends on language-c-0.5.0 which failed to install. language-c-0.5.0 failed during the configure step. The exception was: ExitFailure 1 +"""]] |