From ecb6ca5602c13435ec66b9951342a354a7b7d283 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: ewen Date: Fri, 21 Oct 2016 06:12:49 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] --- doc/bugs/commenting_on_patches_fails.mdwn | 43 +++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 43 insertions(+) create mode 100644 doc/bugs/commenting_on_patches_fails.mdwn diff --git a/doc/bugs/commenting_on_patches_fails.mdwn b/doc/bugs/commenting_on_patches_fails.mdwn new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..7b71c0ed76 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/bugs/commenting_on_patches_fails.mdwn @@ -0,0 +1,43 @@ +### Please describe the problem. + +I was attempting to comment on this patch: + + + +but adding the comment fails with: + +`Error: failed to create directory /home/b-git-annex/source/doc/todo/PATCH__58___drop_url_parameters_from_extension.hs/: File exists` + +(this appears to be repeatable.) At a guess there's actually a file there for the patch... which is why it can't make a directory. + +### What steps will reproduce the problem? + +1. Go to + +2. Log in + +3. Click "Add comment" + +4. Enter comment with subject/body + +5. Try to save the comment + + +### What version of git-annex are you using? On what operating system? + +N.A. + + +### Please provide any additional information below. + +FTR, the original comment I was trying to make was basically "yes, please add this patch" -- but more verbosely: + +"""This would be very useful. **libsyn** seem to have changed their podcast URLs over the last couple of weeks to *always* add a `?dest_id=...` suffix (and changed the historical URL of every single podcast on any feed on their service, the next time it is rebuilt, which has led to a few large sets of duplicate downloads and a bunch of manual cleanup to avoid large duplicate downloads on the ones I noticed in time). For now I've been doing manual "git mv" as I notice new ones coming in (a few every week), but I'd really prefer it happened automatically.""" + + + +### Have you had any luck using git-annex before? (Sometimes we get tired of reading bug reports all day and a lil' positive end note does wonders) + +Lots of luck with git-annex. It's extremely useful as both a distributed content store, and also as a podcatcher. Thanks for writing it :-) + +Ewen -- 2.30.2