When doing git annex get fname in a repo A with 2 remotes on LAN (B and C), it says they don't have git annex installed so it sets the annex-ignore flag. However, they do have it, and I can annex-get files from C to B. Versions of git and git-annex vary between the machines. Any idea what could be causing it? Perhaps A's git needs an update?
A:
- Ubuntu.
- git 1.9.1
- git-annex 5.20140412ubuntu1
B:
- Fedora 22
- git 2.3.2 (installed through Nix package manager, so its in a nonstandard path)
- git-annex 5.20140717 (installed normally, in /usr/bin)
C:
- Fedora 22
- git 2.3.2 (installed through Nix package manager, so its in a nonstandard path)
- git-annex 5.20150219 (installed through Nix
I'd guess that however you have installed git-annex does not result in git-annex-shell being in PATH until .bashrc or similar is loaded.
Since bash refuses to load any such files when a command like "ssh thehost git-annex-shell" is run, you can't install git-annex-shell that way. You have to install it somewhere in the default PATH.
I've added get git-annex-shell into PATH explaining this problem and solutions in detail.