diff --git a/doc/bugs/__39__Production__39___build_doesn__39__t_pass_testsuite_on_Win32.mdwn b/doc/bugs/__39__Production__39___build_doesn__39__t_pass_testsuite_on_Win32.mdwn
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..13e29221ab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/bugs/__39__Production__39___build_doesn__39__t_pass_testsuite_on_Win32.mdwn
@@ -0,0 +1,779 @@
+### Please describe the problem.
+
+Building an optimized Windows binary with flag `Production` active doesn't result in one that is able
+to pass its test suite.
+
+### What steps will reproduce the problem?
+
+`stack --stack-yaml stack-lts-18.13.yaml setup && stack --stack-yaml stack-lts-18.13.yaml build --flag 'git-annex:Production' --flag 'git-annex:-Crypton'`
+
+(I found that the `Crypton` flag needs to be explicitly negated due to the `Production` flag somehow making it active causing
+the build to fail because of a missing dependency `crypton`. A bug in Cabal, perhaps?)
+
+Then run the test suite in Git Bash in a directory that contains the executable and the requisite DLLs (the latter
+obtained by way of `stack exec ldd -- git-annex.exe` and copying over the ones in `/mingw64`). Observe the following
+(`just` is a cross-platform command runner that I use instead of GNU make.)
+
+[[!format sh """
+jkniiv@AINESIS MINGW64 ~/Projektit/git-annex.branchable.com/git-annex--BUILD-231130-10.20231129~P/.annx-test (BUILD-231130-10.20231129)
+$ just tests-new
+/usr/bin/time ./git-annex.exe test  2>&1 | tee git-annex.test.LOG~200
+
+All 0 tests passed (0.00s)
+Tests
+  Repo Tests v10 adjusted unlocked branch
+    Init Tests
+      init:                          OK (9.36s)
+      add:                           FAIL
+        Exception: fd:4: hGetChar: invalid argument (invalid byte sequence)
+        Use -p '/Init Tests.add/' to rerun this test only.
+    crypto:                          SKIP
+
+      Use -p '/crypto/' to rerun this test only.
+    uninit (in git-annex branch):    SKIP
+
+      Use -p '/uninit (in git-annex branch)/' to rerun this test only.
+    conflict resolution symlink bit: SKIP
+
+      Use -p '/conflict resolution symlink bit/' to rerun this test only.
+    union merge regression:          SKIP
+
+      Use -p '/union merge regression/' to rerun this test only.
+    unused:                          SKIP
+
+      Use -p '/unused/' to rerun this test only.
+    fsck (bare):                     SKIP
+
+      Use -p '/fsck (bare)/' to rerun this test only.
+    lock:                            SKIP
+
+      Use -p '/Repo Tests v10 adjusted unlocked branch.lock/' to rerun this test only.
+    drop (with remote):              SKIP
+
+      Use -p '/drop (with remote)/' to rerun this test only.
+    log:                             SKIP
+
+      Use -p '/log/' to rerun this test only.
+    add extras:                      SKIP
+
+      Use -p '/add extras/' to rerun this test only.
+
+11 out of 12 tests failed (11.65s)
+[...]
+"""]]
+
+
+### What version of git-annex are you using? On what operating system?
+
+[[!format sh """
+git-annex version: 10.20231129-gbacd781c4fe05126219c4b5f2963677a6de01481
+build flags: Assistant Webapp Pairing TorrentParser MagicMime Benchmark Feeds Testsuite S3 WebDAV
+dependency versions: aws-0.22 bloomfilter-2.0.1.0 cryptonite-0.29 DAV-1.3.4 feed-1.3.2.0 ghc-8.10.7 http-client-0.7.9 pe
+rsistent-sqlite-2.13.0.3 torrent-10000.1.1 uuid-1.3.15 yesod-1.6.1.2
+key/value backends: SHA256E SHA256 SHA512E SHA512 SHA224E SHA224 SHA384E SHA384 SHA3_256E SHA3_256 SHA3_512E SHA3_512 SH
+A3_224E SHA3_224 SHA3_384E SHA3_384 SKEIN256E SKEIN256 SKEIN512E SKEIN512 BLAKE2B256E BLAKE2B256 BLAKE2B512E BLAKE2B512
+BLAKE2B160E BLAKE2B160 BLAKE2B224E BLAKE2B224 BLAKE2B384E BLAKE2B384 BLAKE2BP512E BLAKE2BP512 BLAKE2S256E BLAKE2S256 BLA
+KE2S160E BLAKE2S160 BLAKE2S224E BLAKE2S224 BLAKE2SP256E BLAKE2SP256 BLAKE2SP224E BLAKE2SP224 SHA1E SHA1 MD5E MD5 WORM UR
+L X*
+remote types: git gcrypt p2p S3 bup directory rsync web bittorrent webdav adb tahoe glacier ddar git-lfs httpalso borg h
+ook external
+operating system: mingw32 x86_64
+supported repository versions: 8 9 10
+upgrade supported from repository versions: 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
+"""]]
+
+Windows 10 version 22H2 (build 19045.3693), 64 bit.
+
+### Please provide any additional information below.
+
+This is how I build my "production" version of git-annex (in PowerShell):
+
+[[!format sh """
+C:\Users\jkniiv\Projektit\git-annex.branchable.com\git-annex--BUILD-231130-10.20231129~P [BUILD-231130-10.20231129 +6 ~0 -0 !]> just setup-build
+cd 'C:\Users\jkniiv\Projektit\git-annex.branchable.com\git-annex--BUILD-231130-10.20231129~P' && stack --stack-yaml stack-lts-18.13.yaml setup --verbose 2>&1 | & $env:GNU_TEE_CMD stack.setup---verbose.LOG~101
+Version 2.13.1, Git revision 8102bb8afce90fc954f48efae38b87f37cabc988 x86_64 hpack-0.36.0
+2023-12-08 16:24:52.098843: [debug] Loading project config file stack-lts-18.13.yaml
+2023-12-08 16:24:52.130837: [debug] Use of Casa server enabled: (CasaRepoPrefix "https://casa.stackage.org", 1280).
+2023-12-08 16:24:52.142835: [debug] (SQL) SELECT COUNT(*) FROM "last_performed" WHERE ("action"=?) AND ("timestamp">=?); [PersistInt64 1,PersistUTCTime 2023-12-07 14:24:52.1418345 UTC]
+2023-12-08 16:24:52.144833: [debug] Using package location completions from a lock file
+2023-12-08 16:24:52.154836: [debug] Loaded snapshot from Pantry database.
+2023-12-08 16:24:52.575861: [debug] Prefetching git repos: []
+2023-12-08 16:24:52.576863: [debug] []
+2023-12-08 16:24:52.614841: [debug] Asking for a supported GHC version
+2023-12-08 16:24:52.624838: [debug] Installed tools:
+ - msys2-20200903
+ - ghc-9.6.2
+ - ghc-9.0.2
+ - ghc-8.8.4
+ - ghc-8.8.3
+ - ghc-8.6.5
+ - ghc-8.4.3
+ - ghc-8.10.7
+ - ghc-8.10.4
+2023-12-08 16:24:52.625841: [debug] Potential GHC builds: standard
+2023-12-08 16:24:52.625841: [debug] Found already installed GHC builds: standard
+2023-12-08 16:24:52.630839: [debug] Performing a sanity check on: C:\Users\jkniiv\AppData\Local\Programs\stack\x86_64-windows\ghc-8.10.7\bin\ghc-8.10.7.exe
+2023-12-08 16:24:52.632844: [debug] Run process within C:\Users\jkniiv\AppData\Local\Temp\stack-sanity-check-2b0507b6fb5a74f8\: C:\Users\jkniiv\AppData\Local\Programs\stack\x86_64-windows\ghc-8.10.7\bin\ghc-8.10.7.exe C:\Users\jkniiv\AppData\Local\Temp\stack-sanity-check-2b0507b6fb5a74f8\Main.hs -no-user-package-db -hide-all-packages "-package base" "-package Cabal"
+2023-12-08 16:25:16.713070: [debug] Process finished in 24079ms: C:\Users\jkniiv\AppData\Local\Programs\stack\x86_64-windows\ghc-8.10.7\bin\ghc-8.10.7.exe C:\Users\jkniiv\AppData\Local\Temp\stack-sanity-check-2b0507b6fb5a74f8\Main.hs -no-user-package-db -hide-all-packages "-package base" "-package Cabal"
+2023-12-08 16:25:16.721070: [debug] (SQL) SELECT "id","actual_version","arch","ghc_path","ghc_size","ghc_modified","ghc_pkg_path","runghc_path","haddock_path","cabal_version","global_db","global_db_cache_size","global_db_cache_modified","info","global_dump" FROM "compiler_cache" WHERE "ghc_path"=?; [PersistText "C:\\Users\\jkniiv\\AppData\\Local\\Programs\\stack\\x86_64-windows\\ghc-8.10.7\\bin\\ghc-8.10.7.exe"]
+2023-12-08 16:25:16.806072: [debug] Loaded compiler information from cache
+2023-12-08 16:25:16.806072: [debug] Asking for a supported GHC version
+2023-12-08 16:25:16.806072: [info] Stack will use a sandboxed GHC it installed. To use this GHC and packages outside of a project,
+consider using: stack ghc, stack ghci, stack runghc, or stack exec.
+C:\Users\jkniiv\Projektit\git-annex.branchable.com\git-annex--BUILD-231130-10.20231129~P [BUILD-231130-10.20231129 +6 ~0 -0 !]> just build-production
+cd 'C:\Users\jkniiv\Projektit\git-annex.branchable.com\git-annex--BUILD-231130-10.20231129~P' && stack --stack-yaml stack-lts-18.13.yaml build --flag 'git-annex:Production' --flag 'git-annex:-Crypton' 2>&1 | & $env:GNU_TEE_CMD stack.build---flag-git-annex_Production.LOG~102
+Building all executables for git-annex once. After a successful build of all of them, only specified
+executables will be rebuilt.
+git-annex> configure (exe)
+[ 1 of 22] Compiling Author           ( Author.hs, C:\\Users\jkniiv\Projektit\git-annex.branchable.com\git-annex--BUILD-231130-10.20231129~P\.stack-work\dist\ed8db9df\setup\Author.o )
+[ 2 of 22] Compiling Utility.Data     ( Utility\Data.hs, C:\\Users\jkniiv\Projektit\git-annex.branchable.com\git-annex--BUILD-231130-10.20231129~P\.stack-work\dist\ed8db9df\setup\Utility\Data.o )
+[ 3 of 22] Compiling Utility.FileSystemEncoding ( Utility\FileSystemEncoding.hs, C:\\Users\jkniiv\Projektit\git-annex.branchable.com\git-annex--BUILD-231130-10.20231129~P\.stack-work\dist\ed8db9df\setup\Utility\FileSystemEncoding.o )
+[ 4 of 22] Compiling Utility.Debug    ( Utility\Debug.hs, C:\\Users\jkniiv\Projektit\git-annex.branchable.com\git-annex--BUILD-231130-10.20231129~P\.stack-work\dist\ed8db9df\setup\Utility\Debug.o )
+[ 5 of 22] Compiling Utility.Misc     ( Utility\Misc.hs, C:\\Users\jkniiv\Projektit\git-annex.branchable.com\git-annex--BUILD-231130-10.20231129~P\.stack-work\dist\ed8db9df\setup\Utility\Misc.o )
+[ 6 of 22] Compiling Utility.Monad    ( Utility\Monad.hs, C:\\Users\jkniiv\Projektit\git-annex.branchable.com\git-annex--BUILD-231130-10.20231129~P\.stack-work\dist\ed8db9df\setup\Utility\Monad.o )
+[ 7 of 22] Compiling Utility.Process.Shim ( Utility\Process\Shim.hs, C:\\Users\jkniiv\Projektit\git-annex.branchable.com\git-annex--BUILD-231130-10.20231129~P\.stack-work\dist\ed8db9df\setup\Utility\Process\Shim.o )
+[ 8 of 22] Compiling Utility.SafeOutput ( Utility\SafeOutput.hs, C:\\Users\jkniiv\Projektit\git-annex.branchable.com\git-annex--BUILD-231130-10.20231129~P\.stack-work\dist\ed8db9df\setup\Utility\SafeOutput.o )
+[ 9 of 22] Compiling Utility.Exception ( Utility\Exception.hs, C:\\Users\jkniiv\Projektit\git-annex.branchable.com\git-annex--BUILD-231130-10.20231129~P\.stack-work\dist\ed8db9df\setup\Utility\Exception.o )
+[10 of 22] Compiling Utility.Process  ( Utility\Process.hs, C:\\Users\jkniiv\Projektit\git-annex.branchable.com\git-annex--BUILD-231130-10.20231129~P\.stack-work\dist\ed8db9df\setup\Utility\Process.o )
+[11 of 22] Compiling Utility.SafeCommand ( Utility\SafeCommand.hs, C:\\Users\jkniiv\Projektit\git-annex.branchable.com\git-annex--BUILD-231130-10.20231129~P\.stack-work\dist\ed8db9df\setup\Utility\SafeCommand.o )
+[12 of 22] Compiling Utility.Env.Basic ( Utility\Env\Basic.hs, C:\\Users\jkniiv\Projektit\git-annex.branchable.com\git-annex--BUILD-231130-10.20231129~P\.stack-work\dist\ed8db9df\setup\Utility\Env\Basic.o )
+[13 of 22] Compiling Build.Version    ( Build\Version.hs, C:\\Users\jkniiv\Projektit\git-annex.branchable.com\git-annex--BUILD-231130-10.20231129~P\.stack-work\dist\ed8db9df\setup\Build\Version.o )
+[14 of 22] Compiling Utility.Split    ( Utility\Split.hs, C:\\Users\jkniiv\Projektit\git-annex.branchable.com\git-annex--BUILD-231130-10.20231129~P\.stack-work\dist\ed8db9df\setup\Utility\Split.o )
+[15 of 22] Compiling Utility.DottedVersion ( Utility\DottedVersion.hs, C:\\Users\jkniiv\Projektit\git-annex.branchable.com\git-annex--BUILD-231130-10.20231129~P\.stack-work\dist\ed8db9df\setup\Utility\DottedVersion.o )
+[16 of 22] Compiling Git.Version      ( Git\Version.hs, C:\\Users\jkniiv\Projektit\git-annex.branchable.com\git-annex--BUILD-231130-10.20231129~P\.stack-work\dist\ed8db9df\setup\Git\Version.o )
+[17 of 22] Compiling Utility.SystemDirectory ( Utility\SystemDirectory.hs, C:\\Users\jkniiv\Projektit\git-annex.branchable.com\git-annex--BUILD-231130-10.20231129~P\.stack-work\dist\ed8db9df\setup\Utility\SystemDirectory.o )
+[18 of 22] Compiling Utility.Path     ( Utility\Path.hs, C:\\Users\jkniiv\Projektit\git-annex.branchable.com\git-annex--BUILD-231130-10.20231129~P\.stack-work\dist\ed8db9df\setup\Utility\Path.o )
+[19 of 22] Compiling Build.TestConfig ( Build\TestConfig.hs, C:\\Users\jkniiv\Projektit\git-annex.branchable.com\git-annex--BUILD-231130-10.20231129~P\.stack-work\dist\ed8db9df\setup\Build\TestConfig.o )
+[20 of 22] Compiling Build.Configure  ( Build\Configure.hs, C:\\Users\jkniiv\Projektit\git-annex.branchable.com\git-annex--BUILD-231130-10.20231129~P\.stack-work\dist\ed8db9df\setup\Build\Configure.o )
+[21 of 22] Compiling Main             ( C:\\Users\jkniiv\Projektit\git-annex.branchable.com\git-annex--BUILD-231130-10.20231129~P\Setup.hs, C:\\Users\jkniiv\Projektit\git-annex.branchable.com\git-annex--BUILD-231130-10.20231129~P\.stack-work\dist\ed8db9df\setup\Main.o )
+[22 of 22] Compiling StackSetupShim   ( C:\\hs-stack\setup-exe-src\setup-shim-9p6GVs8J.hs, C:\\Users\jkniiv\Projektit\git-annex.branchable.com\git-annex--BUILD-231130-10.20231129~P\.stack-work\dist\ed8db9df\setup\StackSetupShim.o )
+Linking C:\\Users\\jkniiv\\Projektit\\git-annex.branchable.com\\git-annex--BUILD-231130-10.20231129~P\\.stack-work\\dist\\ed8db9df\\setup\\setup.exe ...
+  checking UPGRADE_LOCATION... not available
+  checking git... yes
+  checking git version... 2.43.0.windows.1
+  checking cp -a... yes
+  checking cp -p... yes
+  checking cp --preserve=timestamps... yes
+  checking cp_reflink_supported... no
+  checking cp --no-preserve=xattr... yes
+  checking xargs -0... yes
+  checking rsync... no
+  checking curl... yes
+  checking bup... no
+  checking borg... no
+  checking nice... yes
+  checking ionice... no
+  checking nocache... no
+  checking gpg... gpg
+  checking lsof... not available
+  checking git-remote-gcrypt... not available
+  checking ssh connection caching... yes
+Configuring git-annex-10.20231129...
+git-annex> build (exe)
+Preprocessing executable 'git-annex' for git-annex-10.20231129..
+Building executable 'git-annex' for git-annex-10.20231129..
+[  1 of 693] Compiling Assistant.Types.BranchChange
+[  2 of 693] Compiling Assistant.Types.ThreadName
+[  3 of 693] Compiling Assistant.Types.TransferSlots
+[...snip...]
+[691 of 693] Compiling Command.Assistant
+[692 of 693] Compiling CmdLine.GitAnnex
+[693 of 693] Compiling Main
+Linking .stack-work\\dist\\ed8db9df\\build\\git-annex\\git-annex.exe ...
+git-annex> copy/register
+Installing executable git-annex in C:\Users\jkniiv\Projektit\git-annex.branchable.com\git-annex--BUILD-231130-10.20231129~P\.stack-work\install\f241563d\bin
+C:\Users\jkniiv\Projektit\git-annex.branchable.com\git-annex--BUILD-231130-10.20231129~P [BUILD-231130-10.20231129 +6 ~0 -0 !]> cp .\.stack-work\install\f241563d\bin\git-annex.exe .
+C:\Users\jkniiv\Projektit\git-annex.branchable.com\git-annex--BUILD-231130-10.20231129~P [BUILD-231130-10.20231129 +7 ~0 -0 !]> .\git-annex.exe version > git-annex.version.TXT
+C:\Users\jkniiv\Projektit\git-annex.branchable.com\git-annex--BUILD-231130-10.20231129~P [BUILD-231130-10.20231129 +7 ~0 -0 !]> head -1 .\git-annex.version.TXT
+git-annex version: 10.20231129-gbacd781c4fe05126219c4b5f2963677a6de01481
+C:\Users\jkniiv\Projektit\git-annex.branchable.com\git-annex--BUILD-231130-10.20231129~P [BUILD-231130-10.20231129 +7 ~0 -0 !]> cat build.TXT
+git-annex--BUILD-231130-10.20231129~P
+resolver: lts-18.13
+C:\Users\jkniiv\Projektit\git-annex.branchable.com\git-annex--BUILD-231130-10.20231129~P [BUILD-231130-10.20231129 +7 ~0 -0 !]> just copy-dlls-over-to-here
++ PATH='/mingw64/bin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin:/c/Program Files/PowerShell/7:<theRestRedacted />'
++ cd 'C:\Users\jkniiv\Projektit\git-annex.branchable.com\git-annex--BUILD-231130-10.20231129~P'
+++ stack exec ldd -- git-annex.exe
+++ grep /mingw64
+++ cut '-d ' -f3
++ dlls_to_copy='/mingw64/bin/libmagic-1.dll
+/mingw64/bin/libsystre-0.dll
+/mingw64/bin/libtre-5.dll
+/mingw64/bin/libintl-8.dll'
++ stack exec cp -- -pv /mingw64/bin/libmagic-1.dll /mingw64/bin/libsystre-0.dll /mingw64/bin/libtre-5.dll /mingw64/bin/libintl-8.dll .
+'C:/Users/jkniiv/AppData/Local/Programs/stack/x86_64-windows/msys2-20200903/mingw64/bin/libmagic-1.dll' -> './libmagic-1.dll'
+'C:/Users/jkniiv/AppData/Local/Programs/stack/x86_64-windows/msys2-20200903/mingw64/bin/libsystre-0.dll' -> './libsystre-0.dll'
+'C:/Users/jkniiv/AppData/Local/Programs/stack/x86_64-windows/msys2-20200903/mingw64/bin/libtre-5.dll' -> './libtre-5.dll'
+'C:/Users/jkniiv/AppData/Local/Programs/stack/x86_64-windows/msys2-20200903/mingw64/bin/libintl-8.dll' -> './libintl-8.dll'
+C:\Users\jkniiv\Projektit\git-annex.branchable.com\git-annex--BUILD-231130-10.20231129~P [BUILD-231130-10.20231129 +12 ~0 -0 !]> just install-files-to-annx-test-dir
++ PATH='/mingw64/bin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin:/c/Program Files/PowerShell/7:<theRestRedacted />'
++ cd 'C:\Users\jkniiv\Projektit\git-annex.branchable.com\git-annex--BUILD-231130-10.20231129~P'
+++ shopt -s nullglob
+++ echo git-annex.exe libintl-8.dll libmagic-1.dll libsystre-0.dll libtre-5.dll build.TXT git-annex.version.TXT stack.build---flag-git-annex_Production.LOG~102 stack.build.LOG~102 stack.setup---verbose.LOG~101 CHANGELOG
++ files_to_copy='git-annex.exe libintl-8.dll libmagic-1.dll libsystre-0.dll libtre-5.dll build.TXT git-annex.version.TXT stack.build---flag-git-annex_Production.LOG~102 stack.build.LOG~102 stack.setup---verbose.LOG~101 CHANGELOG'
++ cp -pv git-annex.exe libintl-8.dll libmagic-1.dll libsystre-0.dll libtre-5.dll build.TXT git-annex.version.TXT stack.build---flag-git-annex_Production.LOG~102 stack.build.LOG~102 stack.setup---verbose.LOG~101 CHANGELOG .annx-test
+'git-annex.exe' -> '.annx-test/git-annex.exe'
+'libintl-8.dll' -> '.annx-test/libintl-8.dll'
+'libmagic-1.dll' -> '.annx-test/libmagic-1.dll'
+'libsystre-0.dll' -> '.annx-test/libsystre-0.dll'
+'libtre-5.dll' -> '.annx-test/libtre-5.dll'
+'build.TXT' -> '.annx-test/build.TXT'
+'git-annex.version.TXT' -> '.annx-test/git-annex.version.TXT'
+'stack.build---flag-git-annex_Production.LOG~102' -> '.annx-test/stack.build---flag-git-annex_Production.LOG~102'
+'stack.build.LOG~102' -> '.annx-test/stack.build.LOG~102'
+'stack.setup---verbose.LOG~101' -> '.annx-test/stack.setup---verbose.LOG~101'
+'CHANGELOG' -> '.annx-test/CHANGELOG'
+
+# End of transcript or log.
+"""]]
+
+And this is how I usually run the test suite in Git Bash (with some preliminary actions to record the tests available + make
+an SHA256SUMS file of the most important files in this test directory):
+
+[[!format sh """
+jkniiv@AINESIS MINGW64 ~/Projektit/git-annex.branchable.com/git-annex--BUILD-231130-10.20231129~P (BUILD-231130-10.20231129)
+$ cd .annx-test/
+
+jkniiv@AINESIS MINGW64 ~/Projektit/git-annex.branchable.com/git-annex--BUILD-231130-10.20231129~P/.annx-test (BUILD-231130-10.20231129)
+$ just record-tests
+./git-annex.exe test --list-tests > git-annex.test---list-tests.TXT
+
+jkniiv@AINESIS MINGW64 ~/Projektit/git-annex.branchable.com/git-annex--BUILD-231130-10.20231129~P/.annx-test (BUILD-231130-10.20231129)
+$ just sums check-sums
+sha256sum git-annex.exe libintl-8.dll libmagic-1.dll libsystre-0.dll libtre-5.dll build.TXT git-annex.test---list-tests.
+TXT git-annex.version.TXT > SHA256SUMS
+sha256sum -c SHA256SUMS
+git-annex.exe: OK
+libintl-8.dll: OK
+libmagic-1.dll: OK
+libsystre-0.dll: OK
+libtre-5.dll: OK
+build.TXT: OK
+git-annex.test---list-tests.TXT: OK
+git-annex.version.TXT: OK
+
+jkniiv@AINESIS MINGW64 ~/Projektit/git-annex.branchable.com/git-annex--BUILD-231130-10.20231129~P/.annx-test (BUILD-231130-10.20231129)
+$ ls -l
+total 73065
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+-rw-r--r-- 1 jkniiv 197121     1073 Dec 14  2022 Justfile
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+-rwxr-xr-x 1 jkniiv 197121   226435 Dec  4 20:11 libmagic-1.dll*
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+-rw-r--r-- 1 jkniiv 197121     2757 Dec  8 16:25 stack.setup---verbose.LOG~101
+
+jkniiv@AINESIS MINGW64 ~/Projektit/git-annex.branchable.com/git-annex--BUILD-231130-10.20231129~P/.annx-test (BUILD-231130-10.20231129)
+$ ldd git-annex.exe
+        ntdll.dll => /c/WINDOWS/SYSTEM32/ntdll.dll (0x7ff93f190000)
+        KERNEL32.DLL => /c/WINDOWS/System32/KERNEL32.DLL (0x7ff93e380000)
+        KERNELBASE.dll => /c/WINDOWS/System32/KERNELBASE.dll (0x7ff93c9d0000)
+        ADVAPI32.dll => /c/WINDOWS/System32/ADVAPI32.dll (0x7ff93e870000)
+        msvcrt.dll => /c/WINDOWS/System32/msvcrt.dll (0x7ff93d2b0000)
+        libmagic-1.dll => /c/Users/jkniiv/Projektit/git-annex.branchable.com/git-annex--BUILD-231130-10.20231129~P/.annx-test/libmagic-1.dll (0x7ff8fd370000)
+        sechost.dll => /c/WINDOWS/System32/sechost.dll (0x7ff93e250000)
+        SHLWAPI.dll => /c/WINDOWS/System32/SHLWAPI.dll (0x7ff93e440000)
+        libsystre-0.dll => /c/Users/jkniiv/Projektit/git-annex.branchable.com/git-annex--BUILD-231130-10.20231129~P/.annx-test/libsystre-0.dll (0x6bcc0000)
+        RPCRT4.dll => /c/WINDOWS/System32/RPCRT4.dll (0x7ff93e120000)
+        CRYPT32.dll => /c/WINDOWS/System32/CRYPT32.dll (0x7ff93d090000)
+        libtre-5.dll => /c/Users/jkniiv/Projektit/git-annex.branchable.com/git-annex--BUILD-231130-10.20231129~P/.annx-test/libtre-5.dll (0x63bc0000)
+        ucrtbase.dll => /c/WINDOWS/System32/ucrtbase.dll (0x7ff93cf00000)
+        GDI32.dll => /c/WINDOWS/System32/GDI32.dll (0x7ff93d1f0000)
+        win32u.dll => /c/WINDOWS/System32/win32u.dll (0x7ff93ced0000)
+        libintl-8.dll => /c/Users/jkniiv/Projektit/git-annex.branchable.com/git-annex--BUILD-231130-10.20231129~P/.annx-test/libintl-8.dll (0x7ff8f3d20000)
+        gdi32full.dll => /c/WINDOWS/System32/gdi32full.dll (0x7ff93ccd0000)
+        dbghelp.dll => /c/WINDOWS/SYSTEM32/dbghelp.dll (0x7ff93ae50000)
+        msvcp_win.dll => /c/WINDOWS/System32/msvcp_win.dll (0x7ff93c8c0000)
+        USER32.dll => /c/WINDOWS/System32/USER32.dll (0x7ff93d6c0000)
+        ole32.dll => /c/WINDOWS/System32/ole32.dll (0x7ff93d4e0000)
+        libiconv-2.dll => /c/Users/jkniiv/bin/libiconv-2.dll (0x7ff8a6e00000)
+        combase.dll => /c/WINDOWS/System32/combase.dll (0x7ff93e510000)
+        IPHLPAPI.DLL => /c/WINDOWS/SYSTEM32/IPHLPAPI.DLL (0x7ff93bbf0000)
+        SHELL32.dll => /c/WINDOWS/System32/SHELL32.dll (0x7ff93d900000)
+        WS2_32.dll => /c/WINDOWS/System32/WS2_32.dll (0x7ff93d860000)
+        WINMM.dll => /c/WINDOWS/SYSTEM32/WINMM.dll (0x7ff928e00000)
+        CRYPTBASE.DLL => /c/WINDOWS/SYSTEM32/CRYPTBASE.DLL (0x7ff93c070000)
+        dbgcore.DLL => /c/WINDOWS/SYSTEM32/dbgcore.DLL (0x7ff928dc0000)
+
+jkniiv@AINESIS MINGW64 ~/Projektit/git-annex.branchable.com/git-annex--BUILD-231130-10.20231129~P/.annx-test (BUILD-231130-10.20231129)
+$ just tests-new
+/usr/bin/time ./git-annex.exe test  2>&1 | tee git-annex.test.LOG~200
+
+All 0 tests passed (0.00s)
+Tests
+  Repo Tests v10 adjusted unlocked branch
+    Init Tests
+      init:                          OK (9.36s)
+      add:                           FAIL
+        Exception: fd:4: hGetChar: invalid argument (invalid byte sequence)
+        Use -p '/Init Tests.add/' to rerun this test only.
+    crypto:                          SKIP
+
+      Use -p '/crypto/' to rerun this test only.
+    uninit (in git-annex branch):    SKIP
+
+      Use -p '/uninit (in git-annex branch)/' to rerun this test only.
+    conflict resolution symlink bit: SKIP
+
+      Use -p '/conflict resolution symlink bit/' to rerun this test only.
+    union merge regression:          SKIP
+
+      Use -p '/union merge regression/' to rerun this test only.
+    unused:                          SKIP
+
+      Use -p '/unused/' to rerun this test only.
+    fsck (bare):                     SKIP
+
+      Use -p '/fsck (bare)/' to rerun this test only.
+    lock:                            SKIP
+
+      Use -p '/Repo Tests v10 adjusted unlocked branch.lock/' to rerun this test only.
+    drop (with remote):              SKIP
+
+      Use -p '/drop (with remote)/' to rerun this test only.
+    log:                             SKIP
+
+      Use -p '/log/' to rerun this test only.
+    add extras:                      SKIP
+
+      Use -p '/add extras/' to rerun this test only.
+
+11 out of 12 tests failed (11.65s)
+Tests
+  QuickCheck
+    prop_quote_unquote_roundtrip:            OK (0.10s)
+      +++ OK, passed 1000 tests.
+    prop_encode_c_decode_c_roundtrip:        OK (0.11s)
+      +++ OK, passed 1000 tests.
+    prop_isomorphic_key_encode:              OK (0.05s)
+      +++ OK, passed 1000 tests.
+    prop_isomorphic_shellEscape:             OK (0.04s)
+      +++ OK, passed 1000 tests.
+    prop_isomorphic_shellEscape_multiword:   OK (1.25s)
+      +++ OK, passed 1000 tests.
+    prop_isomorphic_configEscape:            OK (0.03s)
+      +++ OK, passed 1000 tests.
+    prop_parse_show_Config:                  OK (0.08s)
+      +++ OK, passed 1000 tests.
+    prop_upFrom_basics:                      OK
+      +++ OK, passed 1000 tests.
+    prop_relPathDirToFileAbs_basics:         OK (0.04s)
+      +++ OK, passed 1000 tests.
+    prop_relPathDirToFileAbs_regressionTest: OK
+      +++ OK, passed 1 test.
+    prop_dirContains_regressionTest:         OK
+      +++ OK, passed 1 test.
+    prop_cost_sane:                          OK
+      +++ OK, passed 1 test.
+    prop_matcher_sane:                       OK
+      +++ OK, passed 1 test.
+    prop_HmacSha1WithCipher_sane:            OK
+      +++ OK, passed 1 test.
+    prop_VectorClock_sane:                   OK
+      +++ OK, passed 1 test.
+    prop_addMapLog_sane:                     OK
+      +++ OK, passed 1 test.
+    prop_verifiable_sane:                    OK (0.11s)
+      +++ OK, passed 1000 tests.
+    prop_segment_regressionTest:             OK
+      +++ OK, passed 1 test.
+    prop_read_write_transferinfo:            OK (0.06s)
+      +++ OK, passed 1000 tests.
+    prop_read_show_inodecache:               OK (0.04s)
+      +++ OK, passed 1000 tests.
+    prop_parse_build_presence_log:           OK (1.92s)
+      +++ OK, passed 1000 tests.
+    prop_parse_build_contentidentifier_log:  OK (1.65s)
+      +++ OK, passed 1000 tests.
+    prop_read_show_TrustLevel:               OK
+      +++ OK, passed 1 test.
+    prop_parse_build_TrustLevelLog:          OK
+      +++ OK, passed 1 test.
+    prop_schedule_roundtrips:                OK (0.01s)
+      +++ OK, passed 1000 tests.
+    prop_past_sane:                          OK
+      +++ OK, passed 1 test.
+    prop_duration_roundtrips:                OK
+      +++ OK, passed 1000 tests.
+    prop_metadata_sane:                      OK (1.00s)
+      +++ OK, passed 1000 tests.
+    prop_metadata_serialize:                 OK (1.07s)
+      +++ OK, passed 1000 tests.
+    prop_branchView_legal:                   OK (1.10s)
+      +++ OK, passed 1000 tests.
+    prop_viewPath_roundtrips:                OK (0.02s)
+      +++ OK, passed 1000 tests.
+    prop_view_roundtrips:                    OK (0.55s)
+      +++ OK, passed 1000 tests.
+    prop_viewedFile_rountrips:               OK (0.04s)
+      +++ OK, passed 1000 tests.
+    prop_standardGroups_parse:               OK
+      +++ OK, passed 1 test.
+    sha1 stable:                             OK
+      +++ OK, passed 1 test.
+    sha2_224 stable:                         OK
+      +++ OK, passed 1 test.
+    sha2_256 stable:                         OK
+      +++ OK, passed 1 test.
+    sha2_384 stable:                         OK
+      +++ OK, passed 1 test.
+    sha2_512 stable:                         OK
+      +++ OK, passed 1 test.
+    skein256 stable:                         OK
+      +++ OK, passed 1 test.
+    skein512 stable:                         OK
+      +++ OK, passed 1 test.
+    sha3_224 stable:                         OK
+      +++ OK, passed 1 test.
+    sha3_256 stable:                         OK
+      +++ OK, passed 1 test.
+    sha3_384 stable:                         OK
+      +++ OK, passed 1 test.
+    sha3_512 stable:                         OK
+      +++ OK, passed 1 test.
+    blake2s_160 stable:                      OK
+      +++ OK, passed 1 test.
+    blake2s_224 stable:                      OK
+      +++ OK, passed 1 test.
+    blake2s_256 stable:                      OK
+      +++ OK, passed 1 test.
+    blake2sp_224 stable:                     OK
+      +++ OK, passed 1 test.
+    blake2sp_256 stable:                     OK
+      +++ OK, passed 1 test.
+    blake2b_160 stable:                      OK
+      +++ OK, passed 1 test.
+    blake2b_224 stable:                      OK
+      +++ OK, passed 1 test.
+    blake2b_256 stable:                      OK
+      +++ OK, passed 1 test.
+    blake2b_384 stable:                      OK
+      +++ OK, passed 1 test.
+    blake2b_512 stable:                      OK
+      +++ OK, passed 1 test.
+    blake2bp_512 stable:                     OK
+      +++ OK, passed 1 test.
+    md5 stable:                              OK
+      +++ OK, passed 1 test.
+    HmacSha1 stable:                         OK
+      +++ OK, passed 1 test.
+    HmacSha224 stable:                       OK
+      +++ OK, passed 1 test.
+    HmacSha256 stable:                       OK
+      +++ OK, passed 1 test.
+    HmacSha384 stable:                       OK
+      +++ OK, passed 1 test.
+    HmacSha512 stable:                       OK
+      +++ OK, passed 1 test.
+
+All 62 tests passed (9.40s)
+Tests
+  Repo Tests v10 adjusted unlocked branch
+    Init Tests
+      init:                                OK (9.46s)
+      add:                                 FAIL
+        Exception: fd:4: hGetChar: invalid argument (invalid byte sequence)
+        Use -p '/add/' to rerun this test only.
+    bup remote:                            SKIP
+
+      Use -p '/bup remote/' to rerun this test only.
+    map:                                   SKIP
+
+      Use -p '/map/' to rerun this test only.
+    conflict resolution movein regression: SKIP
+
+      Use -p '/conflict resolution movein regression/' to rerun this test only.
+    sync:                                  SKIP
+
+      Use -p '/sync/' to rerun this test only.
+    migrate:                               SKIP
+
+      Use -p '/migrate/' to rerun this test only.
+    trust:                                 SKIP
+
+      Use -p '/trust/' to rerun this test only.
+    move (numcopies):                      SKIP
+
+      Use -p '/move (numcopies)/' to rerun this test only.
+    unannex (with copy):                   SKIP
+
+      Use -p '/unannex (with copy)/' to rerun this test only.
+    export and import of subdir:           SKIP
+
+      Use -p '/export and import of subdir/' to rerun this test only.
+
+10 out of 11 tests failed (11.84s)
+Tests
+  Repo Tests v10 adjusted unlocked branch
+    Init Tests
+      init:                                         OK (9.47s)
+      add:                                          FAIL
+        Exception: fd:4: hGetChar: invalid argument (invalid byte sequence)
+        Use -p '/Init Tests.add/' to rerun this test only.
+    borg remote:                                    SKIP
+
+      Use -p '/borg remote/' to rerun this test only.
+    uninit:                                         SKIP
+
+      Use -p '/uninit/' to rerun this test only.
+    conflict resolution (mixed directory and file): SKIP
+
+      Use -p '/conflict resolution (mixed directory and file)/' to rerun this test only.
+    concurrent get of dup key regression:           SKIP
+
+      Use -p '/concurrent get of dup key regression/' to rerun this test only.
+    migrate (via gitattributes):                    SKIP
+
+      Use -p '/migrate (via gitattributes)/' to rerun this test only.
+    fsck (basics):                                  SKIP
+
+      Use -p '/fsck (basics)/' to rerun this test only.
+    copy:                                           SKIP
+
+      Use -p '/copy/' to rerun this test only.
+    drop (no remote):                               SKIP
+
+      Use -p '/drop (no remote)/' to rerun this test only.
+    shared clone:                                   SKIP
+
+      Use -p '/shared clone/' to rerun this test only.
+    add dup:                                        SKIP
+
+      Use -p '/add dup/' to rerun this test only.
+
+11 out of 12 tests failed (11.82s)
+Tests
+  Repo Tests v10 adjusted unlocked branch
+    Init Tests
+      init:                                   OK (8.97s)
+      add:                                    FAIL
+        Exception: fd:4: hGetChar: invalid argument (invalid byte sequence)
+        Use -p '/Init Tests.add/' to rerun this test only.
+    addurl:                                   SKIP
+
+      Use -p '/addurl/' to rerun this test only.
+    directory remote:                         SKIP
+
+      Use -p '/directory remote/' to rerun this test only.
+    conflict resolution (nonannexed symlink): SKIP
+
+      Use -p '/conflict resolution (nonannexed symlink)/' to rerun this test only.
+    conflict resolution:                      SKIP
+
+      Use -p '$0=="Tests.Repo Tests v10 adjusted unlocked branch.conflict resolution"' to rerun this test only.
+    info:                                     SKIP
+
+      Use -p '/info/' to rerun this test only.
+    conversion git to annexed:                SKIP
+
+      Use -p '/conversion git to annexed/' to rerun this test only.
+    partial commit:                           SKIP
+
+      Use -p '/partial commit/' to rerun this test only.
+    move:                                     SKIP
+
+      Use -p '/move/' to rerun this test only.
+    reinject:                                 SKIP
+
+      Use -p '/reinject/' to rerun this test only.
+    metadata:                                 SKIP
+
+      Use -p '/metadata/' to rerun this test only.
+
+11 out of 12 tests failed (11.20s)
+Tests
+  Repo Tests v10 adjusted unlocked branch
+    Init Tests
+      init:                                       OK (9.18s)
+      add:                                        FAIL
+        Exception: fd:4: hGetChar: invalid argument (invalid byte sequence)
+        Use -p '/Init Tests.add/' to rerun this test only.
+    preferred content:                            SKIP
+
+      Use -p '/preferred content/' to rerun this test only.
+    upgrade:                                      SKIP
+
+      Use -p '/upgrade/' to rerun this test only.
+    conflict resolution (uncommitted local file): SKIP
+
+      Use -p '/conflict resolution (uncommitted local file)/' to rerun this test only.
+    adjusted branch merge regression:             SKIP
+
+      Use -p '/adjusted branch merge regression/' to rerun this test only.
+    describe:                                     SKIP
+
+      Use -p '/describe/' to rerun this test only.
+    fsck (local untrusted):                       SKIP
+
+      Use -p '/fsck (local untrusted)/' to rerun this test only.
+    lock --force:                                 SKIP
+
+      Use -p '/lock --force/' to rerun this test only.
+    drop (untrusted remote):                      SKIP
+
+      Use -p '/drop (untrusted remote)/' to rerun this test only.
+    view:                                         SKIP
+
+      Use -p '/view/' to rerun this test only.
+    add moved link:                               SKIP
+
+      Use -p '/add moved link/' to rerun this test only.
+
+11 out of 12 tests failed (11.64s)
+Tests
+  Repo Tests v10 adjusted unlocked branch
+    Init Tests
+      init:                                OK (9.02s)
+      add:                                 FAIL
+        Exception: fd:4: hGetChar: invalid argument (invalid byte sequence)
+        Use -p '/Init Tests.add/' to rerun this test only.
+    add subdirs:                           SKIP
+
+      Use -p '/add subdirs/' to rerun this test only.
+    hook remote:                           SKIP
+
+      Use -p '/hook remote/' to rerun this test only.
+    conflict resolution (nonannexed file): SKIP
+
+      Use -p '/conflict resolution (nonannexed file)/' to rerun this test only.
+    transition propagation:                SKIP
+
+      Use -p '/transition propagation/' to rerun this test only.
+    merge:                                 SKIP
+
+      Use -p '/merge/' to rerun this test only.
+    fsck --from remote:                    SKIP
+
+      Use -p '/fsck --from remote/' to rerun this test only.
+    edit (pre-commit):                     SKIP
+
+      Use -p '/edit (pre-commit)/' to rerun this test only.
+    get (ssh remote):                      SKIP
+
+      Use -p '/get (ssh remote)/' to rerun this test only.
+    import:                                SKIP
+
+      Use -p '/import/' to rerun this test only.
+    ignore deleted files:                  SKIP
+
+      Use -p '/ignore deleted files/' to rerun this test only.
+
+11 out of 12 tests failed (11.22s)
+Tests
+  Repo Tests v10 adjusted unlocked branch
+    Init Tests
+      init:                             OK (8.99s)
+      add:                              FAIL
+        Exception: fd:4: hGetChar: invalid argument (invalid byte sequence)
+        Use -p '/add/' to rerun this test only.
+    required_content:                   SKIP
+
+      Use -p '/required_content/' to rerun this test only.
+    whereis:                            SKIP
+
+      Use -p '/whereis/' to rerun this test only.
+    conflict resolution (removed file): SKIP
+
+      Use -p '/conflict resolution (removed file)/' to rerun this test only.
+    adjusted branch subtree regression: SKIP
+
+      Use -p '/adjusted branch subtree regression/' to rerun this test only.
+    find:                               SKIP
+
+      Use -p '/find/' to rerun this test only.
+    fsck (remote untrusted):            SKIP
+
+      Use -p '/fsck (remote untrusted)/' to rerun this test only.
+    edit (no pre-commit):               SKIP
+
+      Use -p '/edit (no pre-commit)/' to rerun this test only.
+    get:                                SKIP
+
+      Use -p '/get/' to rerun this test only.
+    magic:                              SKIP
+
+      Use -p '/magic/' to rerun this test only.
+    readonly remote:                    SKIP
+
+      Use -p '/readonly remote/' to rerun this test only.
+
+11 out of 12 tests failed (11.22s)
+Tests
+  Repo Tests v10 adjusted unlocked branch
+    Init Tests
+      init:                                               OK (5.91s)
+      add:                                                FAIL
+        Exception: fd:4: hGetChar: invalid argument (invalid byte sequence)
+        Use -p '/add/' to rerun this test only.
+    repair:                                               SKIP
+
+      Use -p '/repair/' to rerun this test only.
+    rsync remote:                                         SKIP
+
+      Use -p '/rsync remote/' to rerun this test only.
+    conflict resolution (mixed locked and unlocked file): SKIP
+
+      Use -p '/conflict resolution (mixed locked and unlocked file)/' to rerun this test only.
+    conflict resolution (adjusted branch):                SKIP
+
+      Use -p '/conflict resolution (adjusted branch)/' to rerun this test only.
+    version:                                              SKIP
+
+      Use -p '/Repo Tests v10 adjusted unlocked branch.version/' to rerun this test only.
+    conversion annexed to git:                            SKIP
+
+      Use -p '/conversion annexed to git/' to rerun this test only.
+    fix:                                                  SKIP
+
+      Use -p '/fix/' to rerun this test only.
+    move (ssh remote):                                    SKIP
+
+      Use -p '/move (ssh remote)/' to rerun this test only.
+    unannex (no copy):                                    SKIP
+
+      Use -p '/unannex (no copy)/' to rerun this test only.
+    export and import:                                    SKIP
+
+      Use -p '/export and import/' to rerun this test only.
+
+11 out of 12 tests failed (7.23s)
+  (Failures above could be due to a bug in git-annex, or an incompatibility
+   with utilities, such as git, installed on this system.)
+Command exited with non-zero status 1
+0.00user 0.04system 0:31.25elapsed 0%CPU (0avgtext+0avgdata 5248maxresident)k
+0inputs+0outputs (1391major+0minor)pagefaults 0swaps
+
+jkniiv@AINESIS MINGW64 ~/Projektit/git-annex.branchable.com/git-annex--BUILD-231130-10.20231129~P/.annx-test (BUILD-231130-10.20231129)
+$ ./git-annex.exe test -p ' /Init Tests.add/'
+
+All 0 tests passed (0.00s)
+Tests
+  Repo Tests v10 adjusted unlocked branch
+    Init Tests
+      init: OK (5.02s)
+      add:  FAIL
+        Exception: fd:4: hGetChar: invalid argument (invalid byte sequence)
+        Use -p '(/Init Tests.add/||/Init Tests/)&&/add/' to rerun this test only.
+
+1 out of 2 tests failed (6.37s)
+
+All 0 tests passed (0.00s)
+  (Failures above could be due to a bug in git-annex, or an incompatibility
+   with utilities, such as git, installed on this system.)
+
+# End of transcript or log.
+"""]]
+
+### 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)
+
+Sure, Git Annex is great as always. I use it several times a week with my multigigabyte
+backups, where it gives structure to my image-based backup routines, so you could
+say I'm a believer. :)
+
+[[!meta author=jkniiv]]
diff --git a/doc/bugs/sync_does_not_sync_content_with_new_remote_on_first_run/comment_1_c1df7f51ac724400dbef664ce10784a8._comment b/doc/bugs/sync_does_not_sync_content_with_new_remote_on_first_run/comment_1_c1df7f51ac724400dbef664ce10784a8._comment
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4458913735
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/bugs/sync_does_not_sync_content_with_new_remote_on_first_run/comment_1_c1df7f51ac724400dbef664ce10784a8._comment
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+[[!comment format=mdwn
+ username="nobodyinperson"
+ avatar="http://cdn.libravatar.org/avatar/736a41cd4988ede057bae805d000f4f5"
+ subject="Similar to initremote type=git"
+ date="2023-12-07T08:31:08Z"
+ content="""
+Cool, this would reduce surprises for sure! 😀
+
+On that note, IIRC `initremote type=git` straight up refuses to proceed if the remote does not have a UUID (i.e. has had `git annex init` run in it). Might be worth auto-init-ing here as well when you're already at it.
+"""]]
diff --git a/doc/forum/client_repositories_setup_problem/comment_2_f9660534c3f3346f322de57c2da0eb27._comment b/doc/forum/client_repositories_setup_problem/comment_2_f9660534c3f3346f322de57c2da0eb27._comment
new file mode 100644
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/forum/client_repositories_setup_problem/comment_2_f9660534c3f3346f322de57c2da0eb27._comment
@@ -0,0 +1,87 @@
+[[!comment format=mdwn
+ username="kolam"
+ avatar="http://cdn.libravatar.org/avatar/4d2741e5e0b47928bc599b00397b5e59"
+ subject="comment 2"
+ date="2023-12-06T21:08:05Z"
+ content="""
+Thanks Joey! Your comment is right on point.
+
+Changed to the following and now it works as expected. The bash script is now:
+
+```
+#/usr/bin/env bash
+
+# Just a way to access the script's directory
+cd \"$(dirname \"$0\")\"
+DIR=\"$(pwd)\"
+
+# Create the 1st client repository
+mkdir $DIR/client1
+cd $DIR/client1
+git init && git annex init
+
+# Create the 2nd client repository
+mkdir $DIR/client2
+cd $DIR/client2
+git init && git annex init
+
+# Create the transfer repository
+mkdir $DIR/share
+cd $DIR/share
+git init && git annex init
+
+# Setup the remotes and groups for the transfer repository
+cd $DIR/share
+git remote add client1 $DIR/client1
+git remote add client2 $DIR/client2
+git annex wanted . standard
+git annex group . transfer
+git annex group client1 client
+git annex group client2 client
+git annex mincopies 2
+git annex numcopies 2
+git co -b main
+
+# Setup the remotes and groups for the 1st client repository.
+cd $DIR/client1
+git remote add share $DIR/share
+git annex wanted . standard
+git annex group . client
+git annex group share transfer
+# git annex config --set annex.addunlocked true
+git co -b main
+
+# Setup the remotes and groups for the 2nd client repository.
+cd $DIR/client2
+git remote add share $DIR/share
+git annex wanted . standard
+git annex group . client
+git annex group share transfer
+# git annex config --set annex.addunlocked true
+git co -b main
+
+# Start git-annex assistant for client1 only
+cd $DIR/client1 && git annex assistant
+
+# Add a single file to the 1st client.
+cd $DIR/client1
+touch file.txt
+
+# Wait for the commit to be auto created by git-annex-assistant.
+sleep 3;
+
+cd $DIR/share
+git pull client1 main
+git annex assistant
+cd $DIR/client2
+git pull share main
+git annex assistant
+
+cd $DIR/client1
+echo \"My first line\" >> file.txt
+```
+
+I have other issues following that, but I'll create separate forum questions for them.
+
+Thanks again Joey.
+"""]]
diff --git a/doc/forum/name_resolution_of_dne/comment_2_54ed13db673cff7177cd371143a295b4._comment b/doc/forum/name_resolution_of_dne/comment_2_54ed13db673cff7177cd371143a295b4._comment
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ff51f9180d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/forum/name_resolution_of_dne/comment_2_54ed13db673cff7177cd371143a295b4._comment
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+[[!comment format=mdwn
+ username="https://esgf-node.llnl.gov/esgf-idp/openid/mvhulten"
+ nickname="mvhulten"
+ avatar="http://cdn.libravatar.org/avatar/8e966234bbd87d1efb0db4a4690960faa51b28cd27f4d285b9501c132a11567b"
+ subject="comment 2"
+ date="2023-12-07T12:30:24Z"
+ content="""
+Thank you for the clarification.
+"""]]
diff --git a/doc/forum/transfer_bare_repo_setup_problem.mdwn b/doc/forum/transfer_bare_repo_setup_problem.mdwn
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..239d268cf0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/forum/transfer_bare_repo_setup_problem.mdwn
@@ -0,0 +1,111 @@
+Thanks to Joey's help, I managed to get the transfer repository setup working in a [previous forum question](https://git-annex.branchable.com/forum/client_repositories_setup_problem/).
+
+Now, I'm trying to do something similar, but using a bare git repository as the transfer repo instead of a regular git repository.
+
+Here's my bash script which bootstraps the setup stage:
+
+```
+#/usr/bin/env bash
+
+# Useful links:
+# https://git-annex.branchable.com/bare_repositories/
+
+# Just a way to access the script's directory
+cd "$(dirname "$0")"
+DIR="$(pwd)"
+
+# Create the 1st client repository
+mkdir $DIR/client1
+cd $DIR/client1
+git init && git annex init
+
+# Create the 2nd client repository
+mkdir $DIR/client2
+cd $DIR/client2
+git init && git annex init
+
+# Create the transfer repository
+mkdir $DIR/share
+cd $DIR/share
+git init --bare && git annex init
+
+# Setup the remotes and groups for the transfer repository
+cd $DIR/share
+git remote add client1 $DIR/client1
+git remote add client2 $DIR/client2
+git annex wanted . standard
+git annex group . transfer
+git annex group client1 client
+git annex group client2 client
+git annex mincopies 2
+git annex numcopies 2
+
+# Setup the remotes and groups for the 1st client repository.
+cd $DIR/client1
+git remote add share $DIR/share
+git annex wanted . standard
+git annex group . client
+git annex group share transfer
+git annex config --set annex.addunlocked true
+git co -b main
+
+# Setup the remotes and groups for the 2nd client repository.
+cd $DIR/client2
+git remote add share $DIR/share
+git annex wanted . standard
+git annex group . client
+git annex group share transfer
+git annex config --set annex.addunlocked true
+git co -b main
+
+# Add a single file to the 1st client.
+cd $DIR/client1
+touch file.txt
+git annex add file.txt
+git commit -m "Initial commit"
+
+# Needed step for bare repos, as documented in https://git-annex.branchable.com/bare_repositories/
+cd $DIR/client1
+git push share main
+
+###############################################################################
+# Need to do this if there are no commits in the 'client2' and 'share'
+# repositories. Or else, I'll get the following logs:
+#
+# merge: refs/remotes/share/main - not something we can merge
+# merge: refs/remotes/share/synced/main - not something we can merge
+cd $DIR/client2
+git pull share main
+###############################################################################
+
+# Run git-annex assistant for each repository
+cd $DIR/client1 && git annex assistant
+cd $DIR/client2 && git annex assistant
+
+sleep 3;
+cd $DIR/client1
+echo "My first line" >> file.txt
+```
+
+The repo `client1` correctly contains 2 commits representing changes to `file.txt`.
+Additionally, `share` and `client2` contain the same commits that were propagated.
+However, I expected `cat client2/file.txt` to show "My first line", but it shows instead "/annex/objects/SHA256E-s14--42e950c34152a022a2ec82b2201a2287689e39d4d97bfcef67f8940b49d25d4b.txt".
+
+Doing `git status` in `client2` yield:
+
+```
+  file.txt is a git-annex pointer file. Its content is not available in this repository. (Maybe file.txt was copied from another repository?)
+```
+
+but not sure how to solve this.
+
+Running `git annex whereis` yields:
+
+```
+whereis file.txt (0 copies) failed
+whereis: 1 failed
+```
+
+Any ideas what went wrong?
+
+-- [[kolam]]
diff --git a/doc/forum/transfer_bare_repo_setup_problem/comment_1_3b6c15b81c5df09587bc75c5e358b39c._comment b/doc/forum/transfer_bare_repo_setup_problem/comment_1_3b6c15b81c5df09587bc75c5e358b39c._comment
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4a29ea77ba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/forum/transfer_bare_repo_setup_problem/comment_1_3b6c15b81c5df09587bc75c5e358b39c._comment
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+[[!comment format=mdwn
+ username="kolam"
+ avatar="http://cdn.libravatar.org/avatar/4d2741e5e0b47928bc599b00397b5e59"
+ subject="comment 1"
+ date="2023-12-07T20:08:52Z"
+ content="""
+Seems like I needed to manually run:
+
+```
+cd $DIR/client2
+git annex sync --content
+```
+
+which solves the file not found issue. Wonder why the git-annex assistant didn't just sync again...
+
+Then, `cat file.txt` still gives `/annex/objects/SHA256E-s14--42e950c34152a022a2ec82b2201a2287689e39d4d97bfcef67f8940b49d25d4b.txt`.
+
+I managed to solve it by running `git-annex restage` on client2.
+
+However, after running `git annex whereis`, I get:
+
+```
+whereis file.txt (3 copies) 
+  	1d6bad3e-6a1c-4371-af5f-794bf387480c -- kolam@xxx:~/git-annex-scenarios/share-between-clients/share [share]
+   	87ba86d9-4922-4a4a-8c8d-57c791e0f80e -- kolam@xxx:~/git-annex-scenarios/share-between-clients/client2 [here]
+   	f5b9efb1-e5b3-4573-aa6d-354180193c74 -- kolam@xxx:~/git-annex-scenarios/share-between-clients/client1
+ok
+```
+
+but I noticed that the assistant doesn't drop the file from the \"share\" repo.
+
+Running `git annex drop --auto --from share`, I get:
+
+```
+drop file.txt (from share...) (unsafe) 
+  Could only verify the existence of 1 out of 2 necessary copies
+
+  Maybe add some of these git remotes (git remote add ...):
+  	f5b9efb1-e5b3-4573-aa6d-354180193c74 -- kolam@nelson:~/git-annex-scenarios/share-between-clients/client1
+
+  (Use --force to override this check, or adjust numcopies.)
+failed
+drop: 1 failed
+```
+
+Of course, that also means that if I modify \"$DIR/client2/file.txt\", the assistant doesn't send the updates to client1. I need to do a manual `git annex sync --content` on `client1`.
+Then again, I can't drop the file from \"share\" because of that same error as before.
+"""]]
diff --git a/doc/forum/transfer_bare_repo_setup_problem/comment_2_c011e8fcda61b6ee0067020abbddf61a._comment b/doc/forum/transfer_bare_repo_setup_problem/comment_2_c011e8fcda61b6ee0067020abbddf61a._comment
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d25bc6fc92
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/forum/transfer_bare_repo_setup_problem/comment_2_c011e8fcda61b6ee0067020abbddf61a._comment
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+[[!comment format=mdwn
+ username="kolam"
+ avatar="http://cdn.libravatar.org/avatar/4d2741e5e0b47928bc599b00397b5e59"
+ subject="comment 2"
+ date="2023-12-07T20:16:29Z"
+ content="""
+There's a similar setup page for running your own server with a bare git repo: <https://git-annex.branchable.com/tips/centralized_git_repository_tutorial/on_your_own_server/>
+
+However: 
+
+1. the instructions are not specific for a transfer repo and showcasing the git-annex-drop statement 
+2. out of date as the instructions don't work.
+
+I also found <https://git-annex.branchable.com/forum/How_to_work_with_transfer_repos_manually63/>. 
+But the solution doesn't seem to work here either. 
+Maybe something changed since then.
+
+"""]]
diff --git a/doc/forum/transfer_repo_not_auto_dropping_files.mdwn b/doc/forum/transfer_repo_not_auto_dropping_files.mdwn
deleted file mode 100644
index c429099f5e..0000000000
--- a/doc/forum/transfer_repo_not_auto_dropping_files.mdwn
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,88 +0,0 @@
-I'm trying to set up two client repositories that don't communicate directly with one another, but sync their data using a transfer repository.
-
-Here's the script I used for creating a reproducible environment:
-
-```
-#/usr/bin/env bash
-
-# Just a way to access the script's directory
-cd "$(dirname "$0")"
-DIR="$(pwd)"
-
-# Create the 1st client repository
-mkdir $DIR/client1
-cd $DIR/client1
-git init && git annex init
-
-# Create the 2nd client repository
-mkdir $DIR/client2
-cd $DIR/client2
-git init && git annex init
-
-# Create the transfer repository
-mkdir $DIR/share
-cd $DIR/share
-git init && git annex init
-
-# Setup the remotes and groups for the transfer repository
-cd $DIR/share
-git remote add client1 $DIR/client1
-git remote add client2 $DIR/client1
-git annex group . transfer
-git annex group client1 client
-git annex group client2 client
-git co -b main
-
-# Setup the remotes and groups for the 1st client repository.
-cd $DIR/client1
-git remote add share $DIR/share
-git annex group . client
-git annex group share transfer
-git annex config --set annex.addunlocked true
-git co -b main
-
-# Setup the remotes and groups for the 2nd client repository.
-cd $DIR/client2
-git remote add share $DIR/share
-git annex group . client
-git annex group share transfer
-git annex config --set annex.addunlocked true
-git co -b main
-
-# Run git-annex assistant for each repository
-cd $DIR/client1 && git annex assistant
-cd $DIR/client2 && git annex assistant
-cd $DIR/share && git annex assistant
-
-# Add a single file to the 1st client.
-cd $DIR/client1
-touch file.txt
-
-# Need to do this if there are no commits in the 'client2' and 'share' repositories.
-# Or else, I'll get the following logs:
-#
-# merge: refs/remotes/share/main - not something we can merge
-# merge: refs/remotes/share/synced/main - not something we can merge
-sleep 3;
-cd $DIR/share
-git pull client1 main
-sleep 3;
-cd $DIR/client2
-git pull share main
-
-cd $DIR/client1
-echo "My first line" >> file.txt
-```
-
-However, after letting `git-annex assistant` do it's thing, `file.txt` seems to never be dropped from the `share` transfer repository.
-Event after running `git-annex sync --content`, the `git-annex whereis file.txt` gives:
-
-```
-whereis file.txt (3 copies) 
-        274b3417-1bf3-47b3-a75e-53ebe7ca20d8 -- user@server:~/share [share]
-        7cc7d6a8-6230-4d2c-8414-1b45b2fc14d8 -- user@server:~/client2
-        bdfea36f-d011-4950-8be0-1668f5e56f5c -- user@server:~/client1 [here]
-ok
-```
-
-The documentation says that the file should be automatically dropped, but that doesn't happen here.
diff --git a/doc/git-annex-matching-options/comment_1_09d1a7961a79dff47bef8797b3775766._comment b/doc/git-annex-matching-options/comment_1_09d1a7961a79dff47bef8797b3775766._comment
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..83849ea16d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/git-annex-matching-options/comment_1_09d1a7961a79dff47bef8797b3775766._comment
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+[[!comment format=mdwn
+ username="mike@2d6d71f56ce2a992244350475251df87c26fe351"
+ nickname="mike"
+ avatar="http://cdn.libravatar.org/avatar/183fa439752e2f0c6f39ede658d81050"
+ subject="--includesamecontent same as  --not --includesamecontent?"
+ date="2023-12-06T22:12:47Z"
+ content="""
+The text for `--includesamecontent` states that is the \"same as `--not --includesamecontent`\", this is probably a bug in the documentation?
+"""]]
diff --git a/doc/users/kolam.mdwn b/doc/users/kolam.mdwn
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1333ed77b7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/users/kolam.mdwn
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+TODO