From 3e25cd791585197b25c6950cebafd0b7002086eb Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "aleritty@6e05a9f3af45614edd920392381d4e4d83e11f62" Date: Sun, 27 Jan 2019 17:56:07 +0000 Subject: [PATCH 1/2] --- ...e__58___backup_on_multiple_USB_Drives.mdwn | 19 +++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 19 insertions(+) create mode 100644 doc/forum/Use_case__58___backup_on_multiple_USB_Drives.mdwn diff --git a/doc/forum/Use_case__58___backup_on_multiple_USB_Drives.mdwn b/doc/forum/Use_case__58___backup_on_multiple_USB_Drives.mdwn new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..b70009e2a6 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/forum/Use_case__58___backup_on_multiple_USB_Drives.mdwn @@ -0,0 +1,19 @@ +Hello, I have a question about my tipical use case. + +I have a laptop with limited ssd space, 3 USB disks and I want to keep them in sync without using my laptop space. + +I specify: +I want +/media/disk1/Backup +/media/disk2/Backup +/media/disk3/Backup +to be identical and synced, I can connect all the 3 drives to my laptop when I want to sync. +Usually I add a batch of photos from the pc to one of the disk and git annex sync the files for me. + +BUT... + +In my future-proof environment I really prefer to have my files stored in "direct" mode in all of the 3 repositories, is this possible? +So if something bad will happen I can just plug the disk in a brand new laptop and access my backup. + +How can I achieve this result? +Thank you for your help From 4682f95b5ab0bbf3c339b7787e5357c46ee6c3fa Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Ilya_Shlyakhter Date: Sun, 27 Jan 2019 20:31:17 +0000 Subject: [PATCH 2/2] request for help with building git-annex on conda-forge --- .../help_with_building_git-annex_on_conda-forge.mdwn | 8 ++++++++ 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+) create mode 100644 doc/forum/help_with_building_git-annex_on_conda-forge.mdwn diff --git a/doc/forum/help_with_building_git-annex_on_conda-forge.mdwn b/doc/forum/help_with_building_git-annex_on_conda-forge.mdwn new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..2ce28c1692 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/forum/help_with_building_git-annex_on_conda-forge.mdwn @@ -0,0 +1,8 @@ +I've been maintaining the recipe for installing git-annex with the [conda-forge](https://conda-forge.org/) package manager. I'm having trouble making the recipe work with the current conda-forge version, and would much appreciate any help, especially from people who understand Haskell/ghc/stack/cabal . The recipe is here: https://github.com/conda-forge/git-annex-feedstock . I keep getting error related to not finding libgmp, even though it is installed as a dependency: +https://circleci.com/gh/conda-forge/git-annex-feedstock/157?utm_campaign=vcs-integration-link&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=github-build-link + +The benefit of having a working conda-forge recipe is that it enables git-annex installation without root privileges, and enables building other conda-installable tools that depend on git-annex. + +Thanks, + +ilya