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+### Please describe the problem.
+
+I have in my mailbox
+
+```
+ 80 T Jan 26 GitHub Actions *-3.6* (3.7K/0) datalad/git-annex daily summary: 4 FAILED, 8 INCOMPLETE, 1 PASSED, 3 ABSENT
+ 206 N T Jan 25 GitHub Actions *-3.8* (3.7K/0) datalad/git-annex daily summary: 4 FAILED, 8 INCOMPLETE, 1 PASSED, 3 ABSENT
+ 357 T Jan 24 GitHub Actions *-4.4* (6.3K/0) datalad/git-annex daily summary: 12 FAILED, 8 INCOMPLETE, 1 PASSED, 3 ABSENT
+1279 T Jan 23 GitHub Actions *-4.5* (3.7K/0) datalad/git-annex daily summary: 5 FAILED, 8 INCOMPLETE, 3 ABSENT
+1715 T Jan 22 GitHub Actions *-5.0* (3.7K/0) datalad/git-annex daily summary: 5 FAILED, 8 INCOMPLETE, 3 ABSENT 2335 T Jan 21 GitHub Actions *-3.9* (3.7K/0) datalad/git-annex daily summary: 5 FAILED, 8 INCOMPLETE, 3 ABSENT
+2656 T Jan 20 GitHub Actions *-4.3* (6.8K/0) datalad/git-annex daily summary: 28 PASSED, 2 ABSENT
+2862 T Jan 19 GitHub Actions *-5.0* (6.8K/0) datalad/git-annex daily summary: 28 PASSED, 2 ABSENT
+```
+
+and looking at the [latest ubuntu build logs](https://github.com/datalad/git-annex/actions/runs/12970824274/job/36176536041) I see
+
+```
+I: the tail of the log
+
+Build/LinuxMkLibs.hs:101:17: error:
+ Variable not in scope:
+ createDirectoryIfMissing :: Bool -> [Char] -> IO a3
+ |
+101 | createDirectoryIfMissing True (top ++ libdir </> takeDirectory d)
+ | ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+
+Build/LinuxMkLibs.hs:149:9: error:
+ Variable not in scope:
+ createDirectoryIfMissing :: Bool -> FilePath -> IO a2
+ |
+149 | createDirectoryIfMissing True (top </> shimdir)
+ | ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+
+Build/LinuxMkLibs.hs:150:9: error:
+ Variable not in scope:
+ createDirectoryIfMissing :: Bool -> FilePath -> IO a1
+ |
+150 | createDirectoryIfMissing True (top </> exedir)
+ | ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+
+Build/LinuxMkLibs.hs:160:19: error:
+ * Variable not in scope:
+ renameFile :: FilePath -> FilePath -> IO ()
+ * Perhaps you meant `readFile' (imported from Prelude)
+ |
+160 | , renameFile exe exedest
+ | ^^^^^^^^^^
+
+Build/LinuxMkLibs.hs:165:18: error:
+ Variable not in scope: doesFileExist :: FilePath -> IO Bool
+ |
+165 | unlessM (doesFileExist (top </> exelink)) $
+ | ^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+
+Build/LinuxMkLibs.hs:181:9: error:
+ Variable not in scope:
+ createDirectoryIfMissing :: Bool -> FilePath -> IO a0
+ |
+181 | createDirectoryIfMissing True destdir
+ | ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+make[3]: *** [Makefile:156: Build/Standalone] Error 1
+make[3]: Leaving directory '/home/runner/work/git-annex/git-annex/git-annex-source'
+make[2]: *** [Makefile:164: linuxstandalone] Error 2
+```
+