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authorGravatar https://www.google.com/accounts/o8/id?id=AItOawkQOUUx4LVAk6EnstSLvdv7gZc0NsRlHXw <Dave@web>2014-09-08 19:21:01 +0000
committerGravatar admin <admin@branchable.com>2014-09-08 19:21:01 +0000
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Hello.
-I've installed git-annex and/or git-annex assistant on Windows 7 in a corp environment (hello gotchas!).
+I've installed git-annex and git-annex assistant on Windows 7 in a corp environment (hello gotchas!).
In this post I'll describe issues I encountered, how I fixed them, recommendations I have for the installer, and some results from a couple `git annex test` runs.
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git-annex version: 5.20140908-g378fbb1
build flags: Assistant Webapp Webapp-secure Pairing Testsuite S3 WebDAV DNS Feeds Quvi TDFA CryptoHash
-...Note the corruption. I think this happens when I drag the scroll bar while console output is being emitted. (msysgit's problem?) I would presume and hope that this is a "display only" issue.
+...Note the corruption. I think this happens when I drag the scroll bar while console output is being emitted. (msysgit's problem?) I would presume and hope that this is a "display only" issue. UPDATE: see section Corruption below.
# .vbs failure
@@ -123,6 +123,22 @@ I think I know why. `git-annex.exe` isn't on the path... but `git-annex.lnk` is
Workaround: invoke `git annex webapp` from the normal git bash console.
+# Corruption?
+
+In some section above I speculated that the "jittery" corruption I was seeing in my console was a "display only" problem caused by scrolling around while new characters were being printed to the console. Now, I don't think so.
+
+The corruption can be seen in the Log in the webapp. Here's an example from the top of the log:
+
+ [2014-09-08 13:37:45 Central Daylight Time] main: starting assistant version 5.20140908-g378fbb1
+ Launching web browser on file://d:\annex\.git\annex\webapp.html
+ [2014-09-08 13:37:45 Central Daylight Time] Cronner: You should enable consistency checking to protect your data.
+ (scanning...) [2014-09-08 13:37:45 Central Daylight Time] Watcher: Performing startup scan
+ (started...) rreerrcceevvcc::vv ::ff aaffiiaalliieellddee dd(( NN((ooNN ooee rreerrrroorrrroo))rr
+
+ ))
+
+I have no clue about this! (Well... "I think it's trying to communicate!")
+
# Conclusion
I hope this information is helpful. I've enabled the 'email comments to me' option on this post and I'd be happy to perform further tests upon request.