Since DistributionUpdate builds an Annex object, the new relative paths
code caused it to make a git object with paths like ../lib/downloads.
However, it actually runs the system's installed git-annex, and that old
version did not like being run in this situation. Probably it was buggy.
Fixed by chdir to the downloads repo before doing anything else.
Reverts 965e106f24
Unfortunately, this caused breakage on Windows, and possibly elsewhere,
because parentDir and takeDirectory do not behave the same when there is a
trailing directory separator.
parentDir is less safe than takeDirectory, especially when working
with relative FilePaths. It's really only useful in loops that
want to terminate at /
This commit was sponsored by Audric SCHILTKNECHT.
Also automated downloading the builds, finally. I had done it by hand until
now.
Note that the Windows autobuilder has an expired cert, so it will refuse to
download from it currently. I have emailed its admin to get that fixed,
hopefully.
This commit was sponsored by Peter Hogg.
