[[!comment format=mdwn
 username="joey"
 subject="""comment 8"""
 date="2016-01-29T17:47:02Z"
 content="""
This was fixed in git-annex back in January 2015. It now checks the git
version at runtime, not assuming it will be used with as recent a version
of git as was available at compile time.

So if you're still seeing this problem, upgrading git-annex or git is the only
solution.
"""]]
