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@@ -9,3 +9,5 @@ The files created in another remote when syncing is "now" rather than keeping th
### What version of git-annex are you using? On what operating system?
Ubuntu 13.10 32bit version 4.20130815 from apt-get.
+> duplicate of [[todo/add_metadata_to_annexed_files]] --[[Joey]]
+> [[done]]
diff --git a/doc/install/cabal.mdwn b/doc/install/cabal.mdwn
index 6c5c0d4c6..4eac597f1 100644
--- a/doc/install/cabal.mdwn
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-As a haskell package, git-annex can be installed using cabal.
+As a haskell package, git-annex can be installed using cabal.
+
+This involves building a lot of haskell packages from source, and so it has
+a lot of moving parts, and it's not uncommon for it to be broken from time
+to time.
+
+If you are not comfortable tracking down and dealing with library build
+problems, installing git-annex with cabal is probably not the right choice
+for you!
+
+## prerequisites
Start by installing the [Haskell Platform][]. In Debian, this is as
simple as: