1. Seems, that instructions about [minimal building from source](https://git-annex.branchable.com/install/fromsource/) are out-of-date, at least because options 'xmpp' and 'dns' don't exist in git-annex.cabal.
1. Also seems, that file Utility/SRV.hs unused, may be remove it?
In git-annex.cabal 'Assistant' flag doesn't influence on list of modules, only on compile flags and dependencies. 'Assistant/\*' modules includes into base variant of building (and some 'Assistant/\*' modules turn on with WebApp flag).
### What steps will reproduce the problem?
Try to build as in [archlinux package](https://git.archlinux.org/svntogit/community.git/tree/repos/community-x86_64/PKGBUILD?h=packages/git-annex), but turn off assistant:
### Please provide any additional information below.
2018-09-05 12:18:54 +00:00
I don't know haskell, but try to make optional building of Assistant, see [patch](https://github.com/fftmp/git-annex-min-pkgbuild/blob/master/0002-optional-build-assistant-and-other-small-cabal-refin.patch). Seems, that it works for minimal building, but may be incomplete.
2018-09-05 12:13:48 +00:00
### What version of git-annex are you using? On what operating system?
6.20180807, Archlinux
### Have you had any luck using git-annex before? (Sometimes we get tired of reading bug reports all day and a lil' positive end note does wonders)
Yes, use it for several years and have approx 100G repo with 10k+ files. Works fine.
