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.sm...@durham.ac.uk> wrote: > > 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. > > - Martin > > -- > > Martin R. Smith > Assistant Professor in Palaeontology > Department of Earth Sciences > Durham University > Mountjoy Site, South Road > Durham DH1 3LE > > T: +44 191 334 2320 > M: +44 774 353 7510 > E: martin.sm...@durham.ac.uk<mailto:martin.sm...@durham.ac.uk> > Skype: martin--smith > > durham.ac.uk/earth.sciences/staff/academic/?id=14260<http://durham.ac.uk/earth.sciences/staff/academic/?id=14260> > twitter.com/PalaeoSmith<http://twitter.com/PalaeoSmith> > > The information in this e-mail and any attachments is confidential. It is > intended solely for the addressee or addressees. If you are not the intended > recipient please delete the message and any attachments and notify the sender > of mis-delivery. Any use or disclosure of the contents of either is > unauthorised and may be unlawful. > Although steps have been taken to ensure that this e-mail and any attachments > are free from any virus, we advise the recipient to ensure they are indeed > virus free. All liability for viruses is excluded to the fullest extent > permitted by law. > > > On Fri, 25 Jan 2019 at 10:17, Joris Meys > <joris.m...@ugent.be<mailto:joris.m...@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 > <tr...@gvdnet.dk<mailto:tr...@gvdnet.dk>> wrote: > > > 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 > > > > > > > > Fra: Stefan McKinnon Høj-Edwards <s...@iysik.com<mailto:s...@iysik.com>> > > Sendt: 25. januar 2019 09:59 > > Til: Troels Ring <tr...@gvdnet.dk<mailto:tr...@gvdnet.dk>>; package-develop > > < > > r-package-devel@r-project.org<mailto:r-package-devel@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 Høj-Edwards > > > > Mobile: (+45) 2888 6598 > > > > > > > > > > > > Den fre. 25. jan. 2019 kl. 09.51 skrev Troels Ring > > <tr...@gvdnet.dk<mailto:tr...@gvdnet.dk> > > <mailto:tr...@gvdnet.dk<mailto:tr...@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 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > [[alternative HTML version deleted]] > > > > ______________________________________________ > > R-package-devel@r-project.org<mailto:R-package-devel@r-project.org> > > <mailto:R-package-devel@r-project.org<mailto:R-package-devel@r-project.org>> > > mailing list > > https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-package-devel > > > > > > [[alternative HTML version deleted]] > > > > ______________________________________________ > > R-package-devel@r-project.org<mailto:R-package-devel@r-project.org> mailing > > list > > https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-package-devel > > > > > -- > Joris Meys > Statistical consultant > > Department of Data Analysis and Mathematical Modelling > Ghent University > Coupure Links 653, B-9000 Gent (Belgium) > <https://maps.google.com/?q=Coupure+links+653,%C2%A0B-9000+Gent,%C2%A0Belgium&entry=gmail&source=g> > > tel: +32 (0)9 264 61 79 > ----------- > Biowiskundedagen 2017-2018 > http://www.biowiskundedagen.ugent.be/ > > ------------------------------- > Disclaimer : http://helpdesk.ugent.be/e-maildisclaimer.php > > [[alternative HTML version deleted]] > > ______________________________________________ > R-package-devel@r-project.org<mailto:R-package-devel@r-project.org> mailing > list > https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-package-devel > > [[alternative HTML version deleted]] > > ______________________________________________ > R-package-devel@r-project.org mailing list > https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-package-devel ______________________________________________ R-package-devel@r-project.org mailing list https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-package-devel
