Re: [Rails-devel] Git troubleshooting [was: Git repository is now available.]

[brett l. <bre...@gm...>]

On Wed, Jul 20, 2011 at 9:30 PM, Stefan Frey <ste...@we...> wrote:
> However I got those error messages on pushing my master to the repository so I
> tried for the branch instead and this worked immediately.
> I was surprised by that myself and I admit that I do not know yet how to
> delete the branch from the remote repo. (Selecting delete branch of the remote
> repo in the git repo explorer seems to remove only my local reference, but
> does not delete the remote branch itself. I have no idea to push this delete
> to the remote repo.)

>From the CLI it's:

$ git push origin :remote_branch

Basically, "push nothing into the remote_branch on origin"


>
> As for subversion I usually prefer using command line tools as it is more
> transparent, but I made the experience that using command line tools (for
> other reasons) can confuse Eclipse.
>
> Hopefully Brett can sort this out.

Sure thing. I'll merge your branch into master, then delete the remote branch.

> Stefan
>

---Brett.

> On Wednesday, July 20, 2011 11:11:13 pm Erik Vos wrote:
>> Hmm, now *I* seem to be royally stuck.
>>
>> I have prepared and committed some changes (in master) and tried to push
>> this commit, but it keeps being rejected with a message "non-fast forward".
>> Google tells me that this means that there is stuff waiting to be pulled
>> first, so I tried that (not sure if I started with fetch or with pull,
>> tried both), but I keep getting "No ref to fetch from origin - everything
>> up to date".  Merge attempts fail as well.  My working copy of
>> 1826/Game.xml (just one file changed by Stefan) is not updated.
>>
>> I suppose that Stefan's branching is somehow related to this problem.  Why
>> has this H_train branch been pushed at all?  For now I'm only interested in
>> what's in the master branch.
>> I would think we can better refrain from branching until the normal
>> (master) pushes and pulls have proved to work at all sides.
>>
>> I'll keep trying, and perhaps I'll have to try to use git on the command
>> line to get this fixed.
>>
>> Anyhow, it's clear that Git is boggling my mind...  Perhaps a fresh look
>> tomorrow will help.  But PLEASE - keep it simple initially!
>>
>> Erik.
>>
>> > -----Original Message-----
>> > From: Stefan Frey [mailto:ste...@we...]
>> > Sent: Wednesday, July 20, 2011 5:03 PM
>> > To: Development list for Rails: an 18xx game
>> > Subject: Re: [Rails-devel] Git troubleshooting [was: Git repository is
>> > now available.]
>> >
>> > Brett:
>> > sorry I was using the wrong wording below (still kept somehow in my
>> > subversion-world, where a branch is a copy of the trunk).
>> >
>> > I did not clone the local repo, instead I created a branch inside the
>> > same repo. So my actual workflow was the one you suggested below.
>> >
>> > So I have two branches shown in the git explorer of egit: master and
>>
>> h_train.
>>
>> > Anyhow I tested things again in the last half hour and it did not work
>>
>> first, but
>>
>> > now it worked out of the blue.
>> >
>> > Have you changed anything on the settings or did I torture egit for so
>>
>> long,
>>
>> > that it had pity with me.
>> >
>> > Stefan
>> >
>> > On Wednesday, July 20, 2011 04:45:02 pm brett lentz wrote:
>> > > Comments inline...
>> > >
>> > > On Wed, Jul 20, 2011 at 4:39 AM, Stefan Frey <ste...@we...>
>> >
>> > wrote:
>> > > > Actually I had to use the push uri:
>> > > > ssh://{username}@rails.git.sourceforge.net/gitroot/rails/rails
>> > > >
>> > > > Using the git protocol was not possible, as egit complained that it
>> > > > does not support a username.
>> > >
>> > > Correct. To be able to push changes, your remote uri needs to be the
>> > > ssh uri.
>> > >
>> > > You can modify this setting on the fly, and don't need to re-clone the
>> > > repository. The "git config" CLI commands can update any repository
>> > > setting.
>> > >
>> > > > I prefer not to use the synchronize perspective with git, as I
>> > > > wonder what it actually shows, as there are now two states of
>> > > > changes (changes not committed, changes committed but not pushed
>> >
>> > yet).
>> >
>> > > I'm not yet familiar with EGit, so most of the following information
>> > > will be based on my knowledge of the CLI tools.
>> > >
>> > > > So my intended workflow to implement a new feature was:
>> > > > A) Create a branch for that feature locally by cloning my local
>> > > > master which is itself a clone of the remote master.
>> > > > B) Commit the changes in the local branch.
>> > > > C) Push/merge those changes into my local master.
>> > > > D) Push the changes from the local master into the remote master.
>> > >
>> > > Creating two local repositories is unnecessary and might be adding
>> > > extra complications to your workflow.
>> > >
>> > > Let's see if we can get the simple use case working, then you can
>> > > decide if you need more.
>> > >
>> > > Try doing this:
>> > >
>> > > 1. Create a topic branch.
>> > > 2. Work as needed in the topic branch, making local commits when it
>> > > makes sense. 3. When you've got an amount of work that's ready to
>> > > push, update your local master and then merge your topic branch to your
>> >
>> > local master.
>> >
>> > > 4. Push your changes to the remote repository.
>> > >
>> > > Let's even save rebasing for later.
>> > >
>> > > > Unfortunately I was not able to push the changes to the master
>> > > > branch, I got a rejected error message for this (both on dry run and
>> > > > real). But my local master is up-to-date with the repo master.
>> > >
>> > > If you post the error message, it would help.
>> > >
>> > > The most common reasons for a failed push are:
>> > >
>> > > 1. Authentication and permissions problems (including using the wrong
>> > > remote.origin.url.
>> > > 2. Local branch being out of sync with remote branch. (try a git pull,
>> > > then retry your push.)
>> > >
>> > > Unline SVN, Git won't let you push changes if your local tree is out
>> > > of sync with the remote tree. You need to pull any remote changes into
>> > > your local tree, resolve any merge conflicts (if any) locally, then
>> > > push your changes.
>> > >
>> > > > However I was able to push my branch H_train into the repo and was
>> > > > able to push my committed changes there.
>> > > >
>> > > > My ref spec for the push to the master is:
>> > > > refs/heads/master:refs/heads/master
>> > >
>> > > This looks correct.
>> > >
>> > > It would be more useful to diagnose the issue to do this:
>> > >
>> > > $ git fetch
>> > > $ git status
>> > > $ git branch -vv
>> > > $ git diff origin/master master --stat
>> > >
>> > > The fetch will update your remote refs without changing your working
>> > > copy. Git pull simply is a shortcut to running fetch then either merge
>> > > or rebase (depending on chosen options).
>> > >
>> > > The output of the status, branch, and diff commands will tell you how
>> > > out of sync you are with the remote side, often telling you how many
>> > > commits ahead or behind you are.
>> > >
>> > > > What have I done wrong?
>> > > > Maybe it is better to wait for Brett to help here, I do not want to
>> > > > break anything and he has daily working knowledge with git.
>> > > >
>> > > > Stefan
>> > >
>> > > ---Brett.
>> > >
>> > > > On Wednesday, July 20, 2011 11:12:44 am Erik Vos wrote:
>> > > >> See below for my findings
>> > > >>
>> > > >> > -----Original Message-----
>> > > >> > From: Stefan Frey [mailto:ste...@we...]
>> > > >> >
>> > > >> > Brett or Erik:
>> > > >> > I believe I am doing something wrong or something is not setup
>> > > >> > correctly,
>> > > >>
>> > > >> but
>> > > >>
>> > > >> > I do not get the push working after the commit.
>> > > >> >
>> > > >> > I did setup a complete new workspace for git, cloned  remote,
>> > > >> > changed , committed, then pushed to remote.
>> > > >> > All steps worked, except the final push.
>> > > >>
>> > > >> I did the same thing, and it all appears to have worked.  I'm not
>> > > >> happy with the way Egit reports a successful push: the
>> > > >> synchronization view is not updated (unlike Subversive, which
>> > > >> cleaned up that view after a commit). Basically I have to conclude
>> > > >> success from the absence of error messages; I would have preferred
>> >
>> > some positive message.
>> >
>> > > >> > The error message I get is that the push is not permitted.
>> > > >> >
>> > > >> > My thoughts are:
>> > > >> >
>> > > >> > I have not setup a specific push-URI, only used the sourceforge
>> > > >> > link git://rails.git.sourceforge.net/gitroot/rails/rails
>> > > >>
>> > > >> Same as I did, except that I had inserted my username, as per the
>> > > >> Egit help info
>>
>> (git://ev...@ra.../gitroot/rails/rails).
>>
>> > > >>  I wonder: could and should I also insert my password? Now I'm
>> > > >>
>> > > >> asked to type my Sourceforge password *every* time I access remote
>> > > >> (Subversive only required it once per Eclipse session). I could not
>> > > >> find a place to configure that either.
>> > > >>
>> > > >> > During the clone the fields for authentication were grayed out.
>> > > >>
>> > > >> Can't remember.
>> > > >>
>> > > >> > During the push I never got asked for my user-account or password
>> > > >> > on sourceforge.
>> > > >>
>> > > >> I think I was asked for my password only, as I had included mu
>> > > >> username in the URL.
>> > > >>
>> > > >> > I was not able to locate anywhere in all those Eclipse dialogs
>> > > >> > where I
>> > > >>
>> > > >> might be
>> > > >>
>> > > >> > able to setup my account.
>> > > >>
>> > > >> The only place I found was in the Push Wizard (Team|Remote|Push),
>> > > >> but I haven't used the Custom part of that either.
>> > > >>
>> > > >> > Could you please provide help?
>> > > >>
>> > > >> Unfortunately I can't speak the final word on this matter.  Let's
>> > > >> together try to find what works best.
>> > > >>
>> > > >> Erik.
>> > > >>
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