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+### Please describe the problem.
+
+Continuation to https://git-annex.branchable.com/bugs/windows_FTBFS__44___advise_needed/ which was marked fixed but now FTBFS with
+
+```
+[38 of 40] Compiling Utility.CopyFile ( Utility\CopyFile.hs, Utility\CopyFile.o )
+Utility\CopyFile.hs:9:1: warning: [GHC-94817] [-Wtabs]
+Warning: Tab character found here, and in 84 further locations.
+ Suggested fix: Please use spaces instead.
+ |
+9 | copyFileExternal,
+
+ | ^^^^^^^^
+
+[39 of 40] Compiling Main ( Build\NullSoftInstaller.hs, Build\NullSoftInstaller.o )
+Build\NullSoftInstaller.hs:64:34: error: [GHC-83865]
+Error: • Couldn't match type ‘bytestring-0.12.2.0:Data.ByteString.Internal.Type.ByteString’
+ with ‘[Char]’
+ Expected: FilePath
+ Actual: System.FilePath.Windows.ByteString.RawFilePath
+ • In the second argument of ‘makeInstaller’, namely ‘gitannexcmd’
+ In the second argument of ‘($)’, namely
+ ‘makeInstaller
+ gitannex gitannexcmd license htmlhelp (winPrograms ++ magicDLLs')
+ magicShare' [webappscript, autostartscript]’
+ In a stmt of a 'do' block:
+ F.writeFileString (toOsPath nsifile)
+ $ makeInstaller
+ gitannex gitannexcmd license htmlhelp (winPrograms ++ magicDLLs')
+ magicShare' [webappscript, autostartscript]
+ |
+64 | gitannex gitannexcmd license htmlhelp (winPrograms ++ magicDLLs') magicShare'
+
+ | ^^^^^^^^^^^
+
+Build\NullSoftInstaller.hs:64:54: error: [GHC-83865]
+Error: • Couldn't match type ‘bytestring-0.12.2.0:Data.ByteString.Internal.Type.ByteString’
+ with ‘[Char]’
+ Expected: FilePath
+ Actual: System.FilePath.Windows.ByteString.RawFilePath
+ • In the fourth argument of ‘makeInstaller’, namely ‘htmlhelp’
+ In the second argument of ‘($)’, namely
+ ‘makeInstaller
+ gitannex gitannexcmd license htmlhelp (winPrograms ++ magicDLLs')
+ magicShare' [webappscript, autostartscript]’
+ In a stmt of a 'do' block:
+ F.writeFileString (toOsPath nsifile)
+ $ makeInstaller
+ gitannex gitannexcmd license htmlhelp (winPrograms ++ magicDLLs')
+ magicShare' [webappscript, autostartscript]
+ |
+64 | gitannex gitannexcmd license htmlhelp (winPrograms ++ magicDLLs') magicShare'
+
+ | ^^^^^^^^
+
+Error: Process completed with exit code 1.
+```
+
+e.g. [here](https://github.com/datalad/git-annex/actions/runs/17903960530/job/50901925018)
+