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+### Please describe the problem.
+
+Git annex assistant ignores .gitignore file due to packaged git version being too old.
+
+I have a locally installed version that is greater than the 1.8.4 needed to respect .gitignore but git annex doesn't use it.
+
+### What steps will reproduce the problem?
+
+- Create local repository using webapp
+- Add .gitignore file to local repository
+- Add files that match .gitignore patterns and watch git annex add them
+
+### What version of git-annex are you using? On what operating system?
+
+Git Annex assistant version 5.20140128-g0ac94c3 on Mac OS 10.9.1
+
+### Please provide any additional information below.
+
+Log message is "The installed version of git is too old for .gitignores to be honored by git-annex."
+
+[[!format sh """
+# /Applications/git-annex.app/Contents/MacOS/git-annex version
+git-annex version: 5.20140128-g0ac94c3
+build flags: Assistant Webapp Pairing S3 WebDAV FsEvents XMPP DNS Feeds Quvi TDFA CryptoHash
+key/value backends: SHA256E SHA1E SHA512E SHA224E SHA384E SKEIN256E SKEIN512E SHA256 SHA1 SHA512 SHA224 SHA384 SKEIN256 SKEIN512 WORM URL
+remote types: git gcrypt S3 bup directory rsync web webdav tahoe glacier hook external
+
+# /Applications/git-annex.app/Contents/MacOS/git --version
+git version 1.8.3.4 (Apple Git-47)
+
+# which git
+/usr/local/bin/git
+
+# /usr/local/bin/git --version
+git version 1.8.5.3
+"""]]