From dff948e261196661ad2cb30ee480b7154c5ec2d4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Joey Hess Date: Tue, 20 Jan 2015 15:14:44 -0400 Subject: comment; this is a dup of the windows long filename bug --- ...file_with_certain_filenames_using_WORM_backend.mdwn | 3 +++ ...comment_2_c5645988eaf4f7493d70b6a63f21cdaf._comment | 18 ++++++++++++++++++ 2 files changed, 21 insertions(+) create mode 100644 doc/bugs/No_such_file_with_certain_filenames_using_WORM_backend/comment_2_c5645988eaf4f7493d70b6a63f21cdaf._comment diff --git a/doc/bugs/No_such_file_with_certain_filenames_using_WORM_backend.mdwn b/doc/bugs/No_such_file_with_certain_filenames_using_WORM_backend.mdwn index e68f6610a..8cf6e4f72 100644 --- a/doc/bugs/No_such_file_with_certain_filenames_using_WORM_backend.mdwn +++ b/doc/bugs/No_such_file_with_certain_filenames_using_WORM_backend.mdwn @@ -59,3 +59,6 @@ add extras/Extra Content - Reason Drum Takes/Kit Samples/1. Bass Drum mic (BD)/D # End of transcript or log. """]] + +> [[done]]; this is a duplicate of the bug referred to in my comment below. +> --[[Joey]] diff --git a/doc/bugs/No_such_file_with_certain_filenames_using_WORM_backend/comment_2_c5645988eaf4f7493d70b6a63f21cdaf._comment b/doc/bugs/No_such_file_with_certain_filenames_using_WORM_backend/comment_2_c5645988eaf4f7493d70b6a63f21cdaf._comment new file mode 100644 index 000000000..6305a4eff --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/bugs/No_such_file_with_certain_filenames_using_WORM_backend/comment_2_c5645988eaf4f7493d70b6a63f21cdaf._comment @@ -0,0 +1,18 @@ +[[!comment format=mdwn + username="joey" + subject="""comment 2""" + date="2015-01-20T19:09:39Z" + content=""" +Seems this does not have to do with special characters at all. + +Instead, it's a problem with too-long filenames; windows has a crazy short +limit. All explained here: +(http://git-annex.branchable.com/bugs/__34__git-annex:_direct:_1_failed__34___on_Windows) + +You could just switch from the WORM backend to one with shorter filenames. +SHA1 might be a god choice. + +Or, install git-annex 5.20150113, which includes some changes to use shorter +relative paths to files, and may avoid the problem at least some of the +time. That version also avoids making such long WORM keys. +"""]] -- cgit v1.2.3