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@ -7,7 +7,8 @@ the annex-less git repo will gain a v5 annex branch
it knows it can't store binary files it knows it can't store binary files
but all the properly initialized annex repos in the network don't know that but all the properly initialized annex repos in the network don't know that
when I run "sync --content", the initialized annex repos think that the uninitialized repo contains the binary files. when I run "sync --content",
the initialized annex repos think that the uninitialized repo contains copies.
I suspect this results in inaccurate "copies" count I suspect this results in inaccurate "copies" count
I know it results in an inaccurate "list files' location" graph I know it results in an inaccurate "list files' location" graph
@ -35,12 +36,14 @@ git annex whereis
Hypothesis: Hypothesis:
maybe the issue is that I cloned the repo rather than creating it normally, maybe the issue is that I cloned the repo
leaving it in a half-annexed state? rather than creating it normally,
thus leaving it in a half-annexed state?
Experiment: Experiment:
tested by creating an independent git repo and then adding it as a remote to Alpha. tested by creating an independent git repo
and then adding it as a remote to Alpha.
then ran sync --content then ran sync --content
@ -55,11 +58,15 @@ git-annex sync --content
***** ramifications ***** ramifications
It would appear this error can cause data loss due to a false numcopies count. It would appear this error can cause data loss
due to a false numcopies count.
Yet GitHub is supposed to work. So this error should've already been noticed. Contradiction detected. Yet GitHub is supposed to work.
So this error should've already been noticed.
Contradiction detected.
Positivity: I am planning on becoming a git-annex evangelist as part of a larger project. Emacs offers ergonomic control via magit and a dired plugin. Positivity: I am planning on becoming a git-annex evangelist as part of a larger project.
Emacs offers ergonomic control via magit and a dired plugin.
***** environment ***** environment