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Submitting here from https://github.com/joeyh/git-annex/pull/36

    commit 05b7e0d2e87c1c92df773d72ee0ac7c9638be058
    Author: Eric OConnor <eric@oco.nnor.org>
    Date:   Sat Feb 28 23:14:50 2015 -0700

        Allow this repository to be checked out in filesystems with 255 char filename limits

    diff --git a/doc/bugs/_WebApp_crashed:_getAddrInfo:_does_not_exist___40__Name_or_service_not_known.mdwn b/doc/bugs/_WebApp_crashed:_getAddrInfo:_does_not_exist___40__Name_or_service_not_known.mdwn
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    +### Please describe the problem.
    +
    +
    +some time ago i was using the webapp bound to a dedicated port number to get around firewall reconfig. Now after some time without using the webapp i'm using it again and when i start it with 
    +
    +     git-annex webapp --listen=192.168.21.12:46199
    +
    +it never starts but just keeps waiting forever(?) 
    +
    +Update:(to clarify - the following works fine but results in the "random" port "problem")
    +
    +    git-annex webapp --listen=192.168.21.12
    +
    +
    +
    +
    +### What steps will reproduce the problem?
    +
    +
    +git-annex webapp --listen=192.168.21.12:46199
    +
    +
    +### What version of git-annex are you using? On what operating system?
    +
    +
    +version 5.20140716-g8c14ba8 on debian wheezy using your pre build static tar archive. 
    +
    +### Please provide any additional information below.
    +
    +[[!format sh """
    +# If you can, paste a complete transcript of the problem occurring here.
    +# If the problem is with the git-annex assistant, paste in .git/annex/daemon.log
    +
    +
    +the log output is the following 3 lines 
    +
    +[2014-07-23 16:41:45 CEST] main: starting assistant version 5.20140716-g8c14ba8
    +WebApp crashed: getAddrInfo: does not exist (Name or service not known)
    +[2014-07-23 16:41:45 CEST] WebApp: warning WebApp crashed: getAddrInfo: does not exist (Name or service not known)
    +
    +
    +
    +# End of transcript or log.
    +"""]]
    +
    +> [[done]] --[[Joey]] 
    diff --git a/doc/bugs/_WebApp_crashed:_getAddrInfo:_does_not_exist___40__Name_or_service_not_known/comment_1_4d1b96911e3e227c7433ccea543872c1._comment b/doc/bugs/_WebApp_crashed:_getAddrInfo:_does_not_exist___40__Name_or_service_not_known/comment_1_4d1b96911e3e227c7433ccea543872c1._comment
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    @@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
    +[[!comment format=mdwn
    + username="http://joeyh.name/"
    + ip="24.159.78.125"
    + subject="comment 1"
    + date="2014-07-23T22:10:37Z"
    + content="""
    +Support for --listen with a port was removed in version 5.20140306, since it was buggy. In particular, when the webapp creates a new repository, it needs to switch to a new port to serve that repository, so specifying a single port won't work.
    +
    +Instead, when annex.listen or --listen specifies the address to listen on, `git annex webapp` will print out the url to use to open it, including the port it picked. This could be used in a script, or clicked on in the terminal to open a local browser when running the webapp on a remote host.
    +"""]]
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    @@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
    +[[!comment format=mdwn
    + username="markusk"
    + ip="79.243.250.79"
    + subject="comment 2"
    + date="2014-07-23T23:18:37Z"
    + content="""
    +Thank you for the info! Will add the port grep to my auth grep script as you suggested. 
    +"""]]
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    @@ -1,46 +0,0 @@
    -### Please describe the problem.
    -
    -
    -some time ago i was using the webapp bound to a dedicated port number to get around firewall reconfig. Now after some time without using the webapp i'm using it again and when i start it with 
    -
    -     git-annex webapp --listen=192.168.21.12:46199
    -
    -it never starts but just keeps waiting forever(?) 
    -
    -Update:(to clarify - the following works fine but results in the "random" port "problem")
    -
    -    git-annex webapp --listen=192.168.21.12
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -### What steps will reproduce the problem?
    -
    -
    -git-annex webapp --listen=192.168.21.12:46199
    -
    -
    -### What version of git-annex are you using? On what operating system?
    -
    -
    -version 5.20140716-g8c14ba8 on debian wheezy using your pre build static tar archive. 
    -
    -### Please provide any additional information below.
    -
    -[[!format sh """
    -# If you can, paste a complete transcript of the problem occurring here.
    -# If the problem is with the git-annex assistant, paste in .git/annex/daemon.log
    -
    -
    -the log output is the following 3 lines 
    -
    -[2014-07-23 16:41:45 CEST] main: starting assistant version 5.20140716-g8c14ba8
    -WebApp crashed: getAddrInfo: does not exist (Name or service not known)
    -[2014-07-23 16:41:45 CEST] WebApp: warning WebApp crashed: getAddrInfo: does not exist (Name or service not known)
    -
    -
    -
    -# End of transcript or log.
    -"""]]
    -
    -> [[done]] --[[Joey]] 
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    @@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
    -[[!comment format=mdwn
    - username="http://joeyh.name/"
    - ip="24.159.78.125"
    - subject="comment 1"
    - date="2014-07-23T22:10:37Z"
    - content="""
    -Support for --listen with a port was removed in version 5.20140306, since it was buggy. In particular, when the webapp creates a new repository, it needs to switch to a new port to serve that repository, so specifying a single port won't work.
    -
    -Instead, when annex.listen or --listen specifies the address to listen on, `git annex webapp` will print out the url to use to open it, including the port it picked. This could be used in a script, or clicked on in the terminal to open a local browser when running the webapp on a remote host.
    -"""]]
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    @@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
    -[[!comment format=mdwn
    - username="markusk"
    - ip="79.243.250.79"
    - subject="comment 2"
    - date="2014-07-23T23:18:37Z"
    - content="""
    -Thank you for the info! Will add the port grep to my auth grep script as you suggested. 
    -"""]]
    diff --git a/doc/bugs/fatal:_unable_to_access___39__..__47__..__47__..__47.mdwn b/doc/bugs/fatal:_unable_to_access___39__..__47__..__47__..__47.mdwn
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    +### What steps will reproduce the problem?
    +[[!format sh """
    +C:\Users\Bruno>mkdir annex
    +
    +C:\Users\Bruno>cd annex
    +
    +C:\Users\Bruno\annex>git init
    +Initialized empty Git repository in C:/Users/Bruno/annex/.git/
    +
    +C:\Users\Bruno\annex>git annex init
    +init
    +  Detected a crippled filesystem.
    +
    +  Enabling direct mode.
    +
    +  Detected a filesystem without fifo support.
    +
    +  Disabling ssh connection caching.
    +ok
    +(Recording state in git...)
    +
    +C:\Users\Bruno\annex>echo test > test
    +
    +C:\Users\Bruno\annex>git annex add .
    +add test (checksum...) ok
    +(Recording state in git...)
    +
    +C:\Users\Bruno\annex>git commit -a -m added
    +[master (root-commit) 2eea610] added
    + 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
    + create mode 120000 test
    +
    +C:\Users\Bruno\annex>git annex sync
    +(Recording state in git...)
    +fatal: unable to access '../../../../C:\Users\Bruno\annex\.git/config': Invalid argument
    +
    +git-annex: user error (xargs ["-0","git","--git-dir=C:\\Users\\Bruno\\annex\\.git","--work-tree=C:\\Users\\Bruno\\annex","add","-f"] exited 123)
    +failed
    +git-annex: sync: 1 failed
    +"""]]
    +
    +### What version of git-annex are you using? On what operating system?
    +Windows 8 (64 bits)
    +
    +git version 1.8.4.msysgit.0
    +
    +[[!format sh """
    +git-annex version: 4.20131008-ge115441
    +build flags: Pairing Testsuite S3 WebDAV DNS Feeds Quvi TDFA CryptoHash
    +key/value backends: SHA256E SHA1E SHA512E SHA224E SHA384E SKEIN256E SKEIN512E SHA256 SHA1 SHA512 SHA224 SHA384 SKEIN256 SKEIN512 WORM URL
    +remote types: git gcrypt S3 bup directory rsync web webdav glacier hook
    +local repository version: 4
    +default repository version: 3
    +supported repository versions: 3 4
    +upgrade supported from repository versions: 2
    +"""]]
    +
    +### Please provide any additional information below.
    +C:\Users\Bruno\annex\.git\config exists
    +
    +> xargs was one problem; also msysgit seems to just not
    +> accept DOS style paths anymore in --git-dir or --git-work-tree.
    +> megaweird. [[fixed|done]] --[[Joey]]
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    @@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
    +[[!comment format=mdwn
    + username="http://joeyh.name/"
    + ip="64.134.31.139"
    + subject="comment 1"
    + date="2013-10-16T20:42:07Z"
    + content="""
    +I don't know what to make of this bug report. You say that \"C:\Users\Bruno\annex.git\config\" exists, but you show the creation of a \"C:\Users\Bruno\annex\", and not the other repository. I cannot reproduce it, even if I first \"git init --bare annex.git\". 
    +"""]]
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    @@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
    +[[!comment format=mdwn
    + username="https://www.google.com/accounts/o8/id?id=AItOawkGCmVc5qIJaQQgG82Hc5zzBdAVdhe2JEM"
    + nickname="Bruno"
    + subject="comment 2"
    + date="2013-10-16T22:47:46Z"
    + content="""
    +There's no other repo yet. I have the same problem when I try to sync between two repos but I simplified the instructions to reproduce the bug easily.
    +
    +Here's the instructions on Debian :
    +[[!format sh \"\"\"
    +bruno@debian:~$ mkdir annex
    +bruno@debian:~$ cd annex
    +bruno@debian:~/annex$ git init
    +Initialized empty Dépôt git dans /home/bruno/annex/.git/
    +bruno@debian:~/annex$ git annex init
    +init  ok
    +(Recording state in git...)
    +bruno@debian:~/annex$ echo test > test
    +bruno@debian:~/annex$ git annex add .
    +add test (checksum...) ok
    +(Recording state in git...)
    +bruno@debian:~/annex$ git commit -a -m added
    +[master (root-commit) 631049d] added
    + 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
    + create mode 120000 test
    +bruno@debian:~/annex$ git annex sync
    +commit
    +ok
    +bruno@debian:~/annex$\"\"\"]]
    +
    +It seems --git-dir wants 'c:/...' instead of 'c:\\...'.
    +
    +[[!format sh \"\"\"
    +C:\Users\Bruno\annex>git --git-dir=C:\\Users\\Bruno\\annex\\.git --work-tree=C:\\Users\\Bruno\\annex add -f test
    +fatal: unable to access '../../../../C:\\Users\\Bruno\\annex\\.git/config': Invalid argument
    +
    +C:\Users\Bruno\annex>git --git-dir=C:/Users/Bruno/annex/.git --work-tree=C:\\Users\\Bruno\\annex add -f test
    +
    +C:\Users\Bruno\annex>\"\"\"]]
    +
    +It's weird that I don't have any problem with the following command:
    +[[!format sh \"\"\"C:\Users\Bruno\annex>git --git-dir=C:\\Users\\Bruno\\annex\\.git --work-tree=C:\\Users\\Bruno\\annex config -l
    +core.symlinks=false
    +core.autocrlf=true
    +[...]\"\"\"]]
    +
    +Maybe there's a problem with `git version 1.8.4.msysgit.0`.
    +"""]]
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    @@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
    +[[!comment format=mdwn
    + username="http://joeyh.name/"
    + ip="108.236.230.124"
    + subject="comment 4"
    + date="2013-10-17T21:49:10Z"
    + content="""
    +So this is a problem with msysgit 1.8.4. I have been able to reproduce it with that version. 1.8.3 did not have the problem.
    +
    +Seems to perhaps be due to the cygwin xargs flipping git into cygwin path mode somehow. (How all this works is massively complex and confusing to me.)
    +All the other calls to git with identical parameters work fine. I can also reproduce the problem using some old git 1.7.x in the cygwin terminal.
    +
    +BTW, I noticed in your example that you ran \"git commit -a\". You should **never** do that in a [[direct mode]] repository. Read the direct mode documentation to understand why.
    +"""]]
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    @@ -1,63 +0,0 @@
    -### What steps will reproduce the problem?
    -[[!format sh """
    -C:\Users\Bruno>mkdir annex
    -
    -C:\Users\Bruno>cd annex
    -
    -C:\Users\Bruno\annex>git init
    -Initialized empty Git repository in C:/Users/Bruno/annex/.git/
    -
    -C:\Users\Bruno\annex>git annex init
    -init
    -  Detected a crippled filesystem.
    -
    -  Enabling direct mode.
    -
    -  Detected a filesystem without fifo support.
    -
    -  Disabling ssh connection caching.
    -ok
    -(Recording state in git...)
    -
    -C:\Users\Bruno\annex>echo test > test
    -
    -C:\Users\Bruno\annex>git annex add .
    -add test (checksum...) ok
    -(Recording state in git...)
    -
    -C:\Users\Bruno\annex>git commit -a -m added
    -[master (root-commit) 2eea610] added
    - 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
    - create mode 120000 test
    -
    -C:\Users\Bruno\annex>git annex sync
    -(Recording state in git...)
    -fatal: unable to access '../../../../C:\Users\Bruno\annex\.git/config': Invalid argument
    -
    -git-annex: user error (xargs ["-0","git","--git-dir=C:\\Users\\Bruno\\annex\\.git","--work-tree=C:\\Users\\Bruno\\annex","add","-f"] exited 123)
    -failed
    -git-annex: sync: 1 failed
    -"""]]
    -
    -### What version of git-annex are you using? On what operating system?
    -Windows 8 (64 bits)
    -
    -git version 1.8.4.msysgit.0
    -
    -[[!format sh """
    -git-annex version: 4.20131008-ge115441
    -build flags: Pairing Testsuite S3 WebDAV DNS Feeds Quvi TDFA CryptoHash
    -key/value backends: SHA256E SHA1E SHA512E SHA224E SHA384E SKEIN256E SKEIN512E SHA256 SHA1 SHA512 SHA224 SHA384 SKEIN256 SKEIN512 WORM URL
    -remote types: git gcrypt S3 bup directory rsync web webdav glacier hook
    -local repository version: 4
    -default repository version: 3
    -supported repository versions: 3 4
    -upgrade supported from repository versions: 2
    -"""]]
    -
    -### Please provide any additional information below.
    -C:\Users\Bruno\annex\.git\config exists
    -
    -> xargs was one problem; also msysgit seems to just not
    -> accept DOS style paths anymore in --git-dir or --git-work-tree.
    -> megaweird. [[fixed|done]] --[[Joey]]
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    @@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
    -[[!comment format=mdwn
    - username="http://joeyh.name/"
    - ip="64.134.31.139"
    - subject="comment 1"
    - date="2013-10-16T20:42:07Z"
    - content="""
    -I don't know what to make of this bug report. You say that \"C:\Users\Bruno\annex.git\config\" exists, but you show the creation of a \"C:\Users\Bruno\annex\", and not the other repository. I cannot reproduce it, even if I first \"git init --bare annex.git\". 
    -"""]]
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    -[[!comment format=mdwn
    - username="https://www.google.com/accounts/o8/id?id=AItOawkGCmVc5qIJaQQgG82Hc5zzBdAVdhe2JEM"
    - nickname="Bruno"
    - subject="comment 2"
    - date="2013-10-16T22:47:46Z"
    - content="""
    -There's no other repo yet. I have the same problem when I try to sync between two repos but I simplified the instructions to reproduce the bug easily.
    -
    -Here's the instructions on Debian :
    -[[!format sh \"\"\"
    -bruno@debian:~$ mkdir annex
    -bruno@debian:~$ cd annex
    -bruno@debian:~/annex$ git init
    -Initialized empty Dépôt git dans /home/bruno/annex/.git/
    -bruno@debian:~/annex$ git annex init
    -init  ok
    -(Recording state in git...)
    -bruno@debian:~/annex$ echo test > test
    -bruno@debian:~/annex$ git annex add .
    -add test (checksum...) ok
    -(Recording state in git...)
    -bruno@debian:~/annex$ git commit -a -m added
    -[master (root-commit) 631049d] added
    - 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
    - create mode 120000 test
    -bruno@debian:~/annex$ git annex sync
    -commit
    -ok
    -bruno@debian:~/annex$\"\"\"]]
    -
    -It seems --git-dir wants 'c:/...' instead of 'c:\\...'.
    -
    -[[!format sh \"\"\"
    -C:\Users\Bruno\annex>git --git-dir=C:\\Users\\Bruno\\annex\\.git --work-tree=C:\\Users\\Bruno\\annex add -f test
    -fatal: unable to access '../../../../C:\\Users\\Bruno\\annex\\.git/config': Invalid argument
    -
    -C:\Users\Bruno\annex>git --git-dir=C:/Users/Bruno/annex/.git --work-tree=C:\\Users\\Bruno\\annex add -f test
    -
    -C:\Users\Bruno\annex>\"\"\"]]
    -
    -It's weird that I don't have any problem with the following command:
    -[[!format sh \"\"\"C:\Users\Bruno\annex>git --git-dir=C:\\Users\\Bruno\\annex\\.git --work-tree=C:\\Users\\Bruno\\annex config -l
    -core.symlinks=false
    -core.autocrlf=true
    -[...]\"\"\"]]
    -
    -Maybe there's a problem with `git version 1.8.4.msysgit.0`.
    -"""]]
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    -[[!comment format=mdwn
    - username="http://joeyh.name/"
    - ip="108.236.230.124"
    - subject="comment 4"
    - date="2013-10-17T21:49:10Z"
    - content="""
    -So this is a problem with msysgit 1.8.4. I have been able to reproduce it with that version. 1.8.3 did not have the problem.
    -
    -Seems to perhaps be due to the cygwin xargs flipping git into cygwin path mode somehow. (How all this works is massively complex and confusing to me.)
    -All the other calls to git with identical parameters work fine. I can also reproduce the problem using some old git 1.7.x in the cygwin terminal.
    -
    -BTW, I noticed in your example that you ran \"git commit -a\". You should **never** do that in a [[direct mode]] repository. Read the direct mode documentation to understand why.
    -"""]]