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8 messages · Stefan McKinnon Høj-Edwards, Joris Meys, SMITH, MARTIN R. +3 more

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Dear friends - I'm sorry to bother but seem to be unable to interact
constructively with github. 

 

I try to follow the instructions from Hadley (thanks!!!!) - i.e. I have a
small trial-project which functions well. Since I have tried many times I
start from shell with

rm -rf .git

and then select version control using git (tools, project options,git/svn) -
and origin is still marked as "none" after restarting RStudio. 

Then from shell again: git init

Yielding

Initialized empty Git repository in
C:/Users/Troels/Dropbox/Rown/ABCharge/.git/

Rstudio restarted, package reopened: origin still "none"

Git panel appears OK.

 

Now from github: add new repository (non present after prior deletions!)

Named as package name - repeated in description - repository created

 

Shell opened from RStudio

git remote add origin https://github.com/troelsring/ABCharge.git  - works
without problems - an origin seems correctly accepted in RStudio - but then:

git push -u origin master  - results in:

 

error: src refspec master does not match any.

error: failed to push some refs to
'https://github.com/troelsring/ABCharge.git' below in red

 

I seem (also!) to have problems with the SSH keys - Rstudio marks that I
have a key in c:/Users/Troels/.ssh/id_rsa - 

but when I run file.exists("~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub")
[1] FALSE -  Is returned - but that is not the issue I guess? I have anyway
made a public key as suggested.
 
I have spent hours seeking on the many pages for explanation for this
probably simple problem.
All best
Troels
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Hej Troels,

What exactly are you trying to acheive here? I.e., are you trying to 1) put
a new project onto github, or 2) copy a repository on github to your local
computer, or 3) do as 2) and then update it your current modifications?

Stefan McKinnon H?j-Edwards
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Den fre. 25. jan. 2019 kl. 09.51 skrev Troels Ring <tring at gvdnet.dk>:

  
  
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Hi Stefan ? thanks for the question: I have a newly developed package which I need to have on github for a publication. So, while there still a minor problems in the package as it is, I started to trying to interact with github so really I am trying to put a working package onto github. 

All best

Troels

 

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Sendt: 25. januar 2019 09:59
Til: Troels Ring <tring at gvdnet.dk>; package-develop <r-package-devel at r-project.org>
Emne: Re: [R-pkg-devel] submitting to github

 

Hej Troels,

 

What exactly are you trying to acheive here? I.e., are you trying to 1) put a new project onto github, or 2) copy a repository on github to your local computer, or 3) do as 2) and then update it your current modifications?




Stefan McKinnon H?j-Edwards

Mobile: (+45) 2888 6598

 

 

Den fre. 25. jan. 2019 kl. 09.51 skrev Troels Ring <tring at gvdnet.dk <mailto:tring at gvdnet.dk> >:

Dear friends - I'm sorry to bother but seem to be unable to interact
constructively with github. 



I try to follow the instructions from Hadley (thanks!!!!) - i.e. I have a
small trial-project which functions well. Since I have tried many times I
start from shell with

rm -rf .git

and then select version control using git (tools, project options,git/svn) -
and origin is still marked as "none" after restarting RStudio. 

Then from shell again: git init

Yielding

Initialized empty Git repository in
C:/Users/Troels/Dropbox/Rown/ABCharge/.git/

Rstudio restarted, package reopened: origin still "none"

Git panel appears OK.



Now from github: add new repository (non present after prior deletions!)

Named as package name - repeated in description - repository created



Shell opened from RStudio

git remote add origin https://github.com/troelsring/ABCharge.git  - works
without problems - an origin seems correctly accepted in RStudio - but then:

git push -u origin master  - results in:



error: src refspec master does not match any.

error: failed to push some refs to
'https://github.com/troelsring/ABCharge.git' below in red



I seem (also!) to have problems with the SSH keys - Rstudio marks that I
have a key in c:/Users/Troels/.ssh/id_rsa - 

but when I run file.exists("~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub")
[1] FALSE -  Is returned - but that is not the issue I guess? I have anyway
made a public key as suggested.

I have spent hours seeking on the many pages for explanation for this
probably simple problem.
All best
Troels







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Hi Troels,

origin: none means that git created a local repository but didn't link it
to a github account yet. If you're not that familiar with git, I suggest
you take a look at Github Desktop. We use that with our students, and even
I still use it sometimes. Github Desktop allows you to publish a local
repository to github with one click. You just have to set your credentials
after installing.

More info on adding a remote through shell :
https://help.github.com/articles/adding-an-existing-project-to-github-using-the-command-line/
More info on Github Desktop : https://desktop.github.com/

Hope this helps
Cheers
Joris
On Fri, Jan 25, 2019 at 10:22 AM Troels Ring <tring at gvdnet.dk> wrote:

            

  
    
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Hi Troels,

This probably doesn't score points for best practice, but if you only need to post the files to GitHub, you could always set up a new repository on github.com<http://github.com> and simply drag and drop the relevant files from your computer into the browser window.

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On Fri, 25 Jan 2019 at 10:17, Joris Meys <Joris.Meys at ugent.be<mailto:Joris.Meys at ugent.be>> wrote:
Hi Troels,

origin: none means that git created a local repository but didn't link it
to a github account yet. If you're not that familiar with git, I suggest
you take a look at Github Desktop. We use that with our students, and even
I still use it sometimes. Github Desktop allows you to publish a local
repository to github with one click. You just have to set your credentials
after installing.

More info on adding a remote through shell :
https://help.github.com/articles/adding-an-existing-project-to-github-using-the-command-line/
More info on Github Desktop : https://desktop.github.com/

Hope this helps
Cheers
Joris
On Fri, Jan 25, 2019 at 10:22 AM Troels Ring <tring at gvdnet.dk<mailto:tring at gvdnet.dk>> wrote:

            
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It's not something I've experienced myself, but I've heard that
Dropbox and Git don't always play nicely together. Maybe try working
outside your dropbox folder?

https://www.anishathalye.com/2015/08/19/git-remote-dropbox/

On Fri, Jan 25, 2019 at 6:45 AM SMITH, MARTIN R.
<martin.smith at durham.ac.uk> wrote:
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Thanks a lot - since this is primarily a practical problem of making an actually working package available through github I used the drag and drop approach suggested by Martin Smith simply taking all project files from the RStudio project into the repository and it worked. Eventually I'll find out about how to integrate better with git, if necessary. 
But now the package draft is in place and I can go on extending and improving it.
Best wishes
Troels

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  It's not something I've experienced myself, but I've heard that Dropbox and Git don't always play nicely together. Maybe try working outside your dropbox folder?

https://www.anishathalye.com/2015/08/19/git-remote-dropbox/

On Fri, Jan 25, 2019 at 6:45 AM SMITH, MARTIN R.
<martin.smith at durham.ac.uk> wrote:
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No one else has mentioned it on the thread, so I'd highly recommend
https://happygitwithr.com ? it's a guide to git + github specifically
written for R users, and covers many of the common problems people
have when getting set up.

Hadley
On Fri, Jan 25, 2019 at 2:51 AM Troels Ring <tring at gvdnet.dk> wrote: