From 522b54ebdc1838bd21f6378e338d9a92370bfaec Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Ilya_Shlyakhter Date: Tue, 10 Mar 2020 00:17:46 +0000 Subject: [PATCH 1/7] Added a comment --- .../comment_12_177db535bf756cfb4c231a41cd02e137._comment | 8 ++++++++ 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+) create mode 100644 doc/forum/Get_annex.dotfiles__61__true_behavior_without_persistent_configuration__63__/comment_12_177db535bf756cfb4c231a41cd02e137._comment diff --git a/doc/forum/Get_annex.dotfiles__61__true_behavior_without_persistent_configuration__63__/comment_12_177db535bf756cfb4c231a41cd02e137._comment b/doc/forum/Get_annex.dotfiles__61__true_behavior_without_persistent_configuration__63__/comment_12_177db535bf756cfb4c231a41cd02e137._comment new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..429ce3b8ca --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/forum/Get_annex.dotfiles__61__true_behavior_without_persistent_configuration__63__/comment_12_177db535bf756cfb4c231a41cd02e137._comment @@ -0,0 +1,8 @@ +[[!comment format=mdwn + username="Ilya_Shlyakhter" + avatar="http://cdn.libravatar.org/avatar/1647044369aa7747829c38b9dcc84df0" + subject="comment 12" + date="2020-03-10T00:17:46Z" + content=""" +Try creating a fresh env with git-annex (conda create -c conda-forge -n datalad-env git-annex) then pip-installing datalad into that. +"""]] From c7292e2f876a36087b289921ad75bd7e80b65538 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "eric.w@eee65cd362d995ced72640c7cfae388ae93a4234" Date: Tue, 10 Mar 2020 02:22:11 +0000 Subject: [PATCH 2/7] --- doc/forum/which_version_should_I_install__63__.mdwn | 5 +++++ 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+) create mode 100644 doc/forum/which_version_should_I_install__63__.mdwn diff --git a/doc/forum/which_version_should_I_install__63__.mdwn b/doc/forum/which_version_should_I_install__63__.mdwn new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..d26413bb23 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/forum/which_version_should_I_install__63__.mdwn @@ -0,0 +1,5 @@ +Should I install the version in my apt repo (6), or (7) or (8)? + +Also, I'd like to know what the major difference is in the versions, I've googled this and found nothing. + +(other than bug fixes and "repo format changes"), I wanted to know if the repo format change is a good reason to try to run the latest v8. From 9db488e3847e4b85e3c2ee8c0aba8d782176ed9c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "eric.w@eee65cd362d995ced72640c7cfae388ae93a4234" Date: Tue, 10 Mar 2020 03:02:44 +0000 Subject: [PATCH 3/7] --- doc/forum/which_version_should_I_install__63__.mdwn | 3 +++ 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+) diff --git a/doc/forum/which_version_should_I_install__63__.mdwn b/doc/forum/which_version_should_I_install__63__.mdwn index d26413bb23..d75957e938 100644 --- a/doc/forum/which_version_should_I_install__63__.mdwn +++ b/doc/forum/which_version_should_I_install__63__.mdwn @@ -3,3 +3,6 @@ Should I install the version in my apt repo (6), or (7) or (8)? Also, I'd like to know what the major difference is in the versions, I've googled this and found nothing. (other than bug fixes and "repo format changes"), I wanted to know if the repo format change is a good reason to try to run the latest v8. + +edit: I guess there is no "release notes" link for git annex? I see the content that would exist there in news: https://git-annex.branchable.com/news/ + From 300a6b72d1fb389bc7779ba4ab5fabce5763eb22 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: scinu Date: Tue, 10 Mar 2020 03:49:04 +0000 Subject: [PATCH 4/7] Added a comment: more specifics --- ...ent_5_e6de2eb142feb3f44a9eeda75b5bb109._comment | 14 ++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 14 insertions(+) create mode 100644 doc/bugs/upgrade_to_V8_fails/comment_5_e6de2eb142feb3f44a9eeda75b5bb109._comment diff --git a/doc/bugs/upgrade_to_V8_fails/comment_5_e6de2eb142feb3f44a9eeda75b5bb109._comment b/doc/bugs/upgrade_to_V8_fails/comment_5_e6de2eb142feb3f44a9eeda75b5bb109._comment new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..0bbc51459c --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/bugs/upgrade_to_V8_fails/comment_5_e6de2eb142feb3f44a9eeda75b5bb109._comment @@ -0,0 +1,14 @@ +[[!comment format=mdwn + username="scinu" + avatar="http://cdn.libravatar.org/avatar/c5a190c5c0ce61a5be141609dff37fe1" + subject="more specifics" + date="2020-03-10T03:49:04Z" + content=""" +Thanks a lot! + +The double symlinks exist, since I often have collections of files living in several subdirectories. This is useful for my scientific paper collection which is one big pile, but I also copy some git-annex symlink to several topical subdiretories. Since its just a symlink this does not take up space. The big advantage is to be able to get the contents of specific topics I'm working on, and dropping them if I don't need them. + +I use the same structure for data files that I only use occasionally. (I know about tags, but this is much more convenient.) + +As for the error, it's difficult to debug for me. Possibly its the one you found (symlink to non-existing content). Can I go back to the V7 state of the repository by checking out an older git version? If not, I might try on some harddrives that I haven't synced yet since the version 7->8 upgrade. +"""]] From 52ec0466d4a3467566083e5e759604ea364c4658 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Ilya_Shlyakhter Date: Tue, 10 Mar 2020 14:09:34 +0000 Subject: [PATCH 5/7] Added a comment --- ...mment_1_147f12392f6f546ab50dc346052ad4b7._comment | 12 ++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+) create mode 100644 doc/forum/which_version_should_I_install__63__/comment_1_147f12392f6f546ab50dc346052ad4b7._comment diff --git a/doc/forum/which_version_should_I_install__63__/comment_1_147f12392f6f546ab50dc346052ad4b7._comment b/doc/forum/which_version_should_I_install__63__/comment_1_147f12392f6f546ab50dc346052ad4b7._comment new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..262dd17d61 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/forum/which_version_should_I_install__63__/comment_1_147f12392f6f546ab50dc346052ad4b7._comment @@ -0,0 +1,12 @@ +[[!comment format=mdwn + username="Ilya_Shlyakhter" + avatar="http://cdn.libravatar.org/avatar/1647044369aa7747829c38b9dcc84df0" + subject="comment 1" + date="2020-03-10T14:09:33Z" + content=""" +There is a changelog at [Hackage](https://hackage.haskell.org/package/git-annex-8.20200309/changelog). + +v6 is very old. v8 includes speed improvements; downside is it's new so less tested by users, upside is that bugfixes are more likely to happen for it than for legacy versions, and that you avoid an eventual [[git-annex-upgrade]]. I'd probably install v8. + + +"""]] From 4aabb1a7871ada8338d618f9a250860af8c34920 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Ilya_Shlyakhter Date: Tue, 10 Mar 2020 17:10:33 +0000 Subject: [PATCH 6/7] Added a comment: stable url for standalone build --- ...omment_7_6ac3fa868ab0dfa6cc26928098abc334._comment | 11 +++++++++++ 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+) create mode 100644 doc/forum/standalone_tarballs_for_specific_versions/comment_7_6ac3fa868ab0dfa6cc26928098abc334._comment diff --git a/doc/forum/standalone_tarballs_for_specific_versions/comment_7_6ac3fa868ab0dfa6cc26928098abc334._comment b/doc/forum/standalone_tarballs_for_specific_versions/comment_7_6ac3fa868ab0dfa6cc26928098abc334._comment new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..947004d64d --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/forum/standalone_tarballs_for_specific_versions/comment_7_6ac3fa868ab0dfa6cc26928098abc334._comment @@ -0,0 +1,11 @@ +[[!comment format=mdwn + username="Ilya_Shlyakhter" + avatar="http://cdn.libravatar.org/avatar/1647044369aa7747829c38b9dcc84df0" + subject="stable url for standalone build" + date="2020-03-10T17:10:33Z" + content=""" +Ok -- until this gets automated, could you manually push the 8.20200309 standalone tarball to archive.org? +(My setup now relies on the standalone conda build, and this would let me get the recent bug fixes.) +Thanks a lot! + +"""]] From 3d3837b35a5901dadff0359f468fe4a2d63bc790 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Ilya_Shlyakhter Date: Tue, 10 Mar 2020 17:16:31 +0000 Subject: [PATCH 7/7] Added a comment: conda --- ...ment_13_cb4f95866113ac6f689ed9f219a1d8e1._comment | 12 ++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+) create mode 100644 doc/forum/Get_annex.dotfiles__61__true_behavior_without_persistent_configuration__63__/comment_13_cb4f95866113ac6f689ed9f219a1d8e1._comment diff --git a/doc/forum/Get_annex.dotfiles__61__true_behavior_without_persistent_configuration__63__/comment_13_cb4f95866113ac6f689ed9f219a1d8e1._comment b/doc/forum/Get_annex.dotfiles__61__true_behavior_without_persistent_configuration__63__/comment_13_cb4f95866113ac6f689ed9f219a1d8e1._comment new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..0122a4b630 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/forum/Get_annex.dotfiles__61__true_behavior_without_persistent_configuration__63__/comment_13_cb4f95866113ac6f689ed9f219a1d8e1._comment @@ -0,0 +1,12 @@ +[[!comment format=mdwn + username="Ilya_Shlyakhter" + avatar="http://cdn.libravatar.org/avatar/1647044369aa7747829c38b9dcc84df0" + subject="conda" + date="2020-03-10T17:16:31Z" + content=""" +Did it work? +I wonder why you got the standalone (nodep) git-annex build in your environment -- this should only happen when package conflicts prevent the normal package from getting installed. +When you create a fresh env with git-annex, which package version do you get? + +\"don't have admin privileges, so I'm using the existing conda (v4.7.5) installation\" -- with [[install/conda]] you don't need admin privileges, you can get the [installer](https://docs.conda.io/en/latest/miniconda.html#linux-installers) and install it in your own dir. +"""]]