From 4941954287702ca7db3e1b7c76c449322e96fcf2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "https://www.google.com/accounts/o8/id?id=AItOawkQOUUx4LVAk6EnstSLvdv7gZc0NsRlHXw" Date: Mon, 8 Sep 2014 19:21:01 +0000 Subject: --- doc/forum/Windows_installation_notes.mdwn | 20 ++++++++++++++++++-- 1 file changed, 18 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/doc/forum/Windows_installation_notes.mdwn b/doc/forum/Windows_installation_notes.mdwn index a38fed805..3fb25ec05 100644 --- a/doc/forum/Windows_installation_notes.mdwn +++ b/doc/forum/Windows_installation_notes.mdwn @@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ 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. @@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ and 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. -- cgit v1.2.3