From a7b163197c821f5449418dce8d55bebfaaebaa75 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "https://www.google.com/accounts/o8/id?id=AItOawm7eqCMh_B7mxE0tnchbr0JoYu11FUAFRY" Date: Sat, 28 Jun 2014 15:36:12 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Added a comment: Old versions from distributions (e.g. Debian stable) fail with online instructions. --- ...ent_1_0aa16754fb08d8f2a54c8c3f78b6c187._comment | 14 ++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 14 insertions(+) create mode 100644 doc/install/comment_1_0aa16754fb08d8f2a54c8c3f78b6c187._comment diff --git a/doc/install/comment_1_0aa16754fb08d8f2a54c8c3f78b6c187._comment b/doc/install/comment_1_0aa16754fb08d8f2a54c8c3f78b6c187._comment new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..1bf53f02a9 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/install/comment_1_0aa16754fb08d8f2a54c8c3f78b6c187._comment @@ -0,0 +1,14 @@ +[[!comment format=mdwn + username="https://www.google.com/accounts/o8/id?id=AItOawm7eqCMh_B7mxE0tnchbr0JoYu11FUAFRY" + nickname="Stéphane" + subject="Old versions from distributions (e.g. Debian stable) fail with online instructions." + date="2014-06-28T15:36:12Z" + content=""" +Hello everyone. + +Be aware that your distribution's package may be very old. +For example, at the time I write this, latest Debian stable is Debian 7.5 which is 2 months old. +But git-annex package there is two *years* old (tomorrow, it will be exactly two yezrs old). + +So, beware. If following [online walkthrough](https://git-annex.branchable.com/walkthrough/), either install a more recent git-annex (e.g. from [Debain backports](http://backports.debian.org/Instructions/)) or follow instructions from your local `/usr/share/doc/git-annex/html/walkthrough.html` instead. +"""]]