[[!comment format=mdwn
 username="https://www.google.com/accounts/o8/id?id=AItOawkfHTPsiAcHEEN7Xl7WxiZmYq-vX7azxFY"
 nickname="Vincent"
 subject="seems to work"
 date="2013-07-31T09:37:36Z"
 content="""
I tried this as well.

    % diff -u /Applications/git-annex.app/Contents/MacOS/git-annex-shell{.old,}
    --- /Applications/git-annex.app/Contents/MacOS/git-annex-shell.old	2013-07-31 19:32:28.000000000 +1000
    +++ /Applications/git-annex.app/Contents/MacOS/git-annex-shell	2013-07-23 14:12:36.000000000 +1000
    @@ -22,4 +22,4 @@
     	export GIT_ANNEX_APP_BASE
     fi
     
    -\"$base/runshell\" git-annex-shell
    +\"$base/runshell\" git-annex-shell \"$@\"

    % ps ax|grep git|grep -v grep |wc
    0    0     0

    <click the gui app icon>
    <a new browser tab opens, running the assistant>
    % ps ax|grep git |grep -v grep
    33124   ??  S      0:00.40 git-annex webapp -psn_0_31972988
    33133   ??  S      0:00.00 git --git-dir=/Users/me/annex/.git --work-tree=/Users/me/annex cat-file --batch
    33162   ??  S      0:00.00 git --git-dir=/Users/me/annex/.git --work-tree=/Users/me/annex cat-file --batch
    33174   ??  S      0:00.00 git --git-dir=/Users/me/annex/.git --work-tree=/Users/me/annex cat-file --batch
    33177   ??  S      0:00.00 git --git-dir=/Users/me/annex/.git --work-tree=/Users/me/annex check-attr -z --stdin annex.backend annex.numcopies --

    <click the gui app icon again>
    <a new browser tab opens, running the assistant. the original remains.>
    % ps ax|grep git |grep -v grep
    33124   ??  S      0:00.46 git-annex webapp -psn_0_31972988
    33133   ??  S      0:00.00 git --git-dir=/Users/me/annex/.git --work-tree=/Users/me/annex cat-file --batch
    33162   ??  S      0:00.00 git --git-dir=/Users/me/annex/.git --work-tree=/Users/me/annex cat-file --batch
    33174   ??  S      0:00.00 git --git-dir=/Users/me/annex/.git --work-tree=/Users/me/annex cat-file --batch
    33177   ??  S      0:00.00 git --git-dir=/Users/me/annex/.git --work-tree=/Users/me/annex check-attr -z --stdin annex.backend annex.numcopies --

HTH
"""]]