update, v9 upgrade not yet automatic

and v9 does not have full upgrade locking
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Joey Hess 2022-01-21 12:33:51 -04:00
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@ -61,11 +61,11 @@ it very unlikely that such a process is still running.
## v8 -> v9 (git-annex version 10.x)
v8 repositories are automatically upgraded to v9.
v8 repositories are not yet automatically upgraded to v9.
Starting in v9, upgrades to a repository are prevented while another
git-annex command is running. That is needed for the v10 repository
upgrade to be performed safely.
v9 is a stepping stone to the v10 upgrade. By adding this intermediate
version, old versions of git-annex that only support v8 will not be able to
start new processes in the repository after the v9 upgrade.
## v7 -> v8 (git-annex version 8.x)