Tankbuster 1731 Posted March 31, 2018 Guys, I've been persuaded to finally put my stuff in github. I was previously an SVN and redmine user so it does look quite foreign and more than a little daunting. Github has imported from Assembla SVN and it has all the historical commits going back years, so that's gone well - I'm relieved about that, for sure. First off, how do I get my code changes from Posiedon to github? There's the file uploader on the github website, but I presume there's a more elegant way of doing this? I've installed the github desktop application, but am not sure if I can convince it to allow an existing local folder (my mission folder) and an existing remote repo on github? I've not seen a way to import my existing Redmine, bugs, issues and features stuff. Any ideas? Other than the above, all advice and guidance will be very gratefully accepted! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HazJ 1288 Posted March 31, 2018 Hi @Tankbuster I use GitKraken at home. You can check that out. Very easy to use, has GitHub + BitBucket support, etc... https://www.gitkraken.com/ You can also manually use the "git commands" instead of GUI application. https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/install-win10 Not sure about importing issues, etc from RedMine to GitHub. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NeoArmageddon 957 Posted March 31, 2018 I use SmartGit. It offers a clean GUI to Git and has a lot of convenient functions. Maybe interesting for you: SmartGit supports SVN repositories aswell (but AFAIK it can not cross push between Git and SVN). But for the redmine export to github: no idea, sorry. Edit: @HazJ had a look at GitKraken and it looks quite nice. Will test that out myself. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tankbuster 1731 Posted March 31, 2018 I've got with smartGit, purely because Neo email arrived in my inbox before Harry's :) And it's still weird for someone schooled in SVN, but I am going to persevere with it because I know that it is the way forward. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HazJ 1288 Posted March 31, 2018 @Tankbuster But I was first!!! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NeoArmageddon 957 Posted March 31, 2018 @HazJ What bothers me directly about GitKraken is the need to register an account to use the Desktop app :( Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HazJ 1288 Posted March 31, 2018 Takes a minute to do. All down to personal preference though I guess. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tankbuster 1731 Posted April 1, 2018 News just in; I've got the Poseidon Git integration working, so pushing/pulling committing all done from inside there. No other applications required! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HazJ 1288 Posted April 1, 2018 Nice work, @Tankbuster! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tankbuster 1731 Posted April 16, 2018 I gave up. For me github didn't do what I want and does loads of stuff I don't need. The bits that I do need are unnecessarily complex and buried deep in the application. SVN, Tortoise and Redmine do everything I need so I going back to that. I might maintain Github in parallel by pushing only major commits and milestone releases to it. Might not. ? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HazJ 1288 Posted April 16, 2018 Can't teach an old dog new tricks... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
.kju 3239 Posted April 16, 2018 gitlab is more similar to redmine (vs github) in regards to git vs svn - if one doesnt use more advanced features git is basically the same (aside from different terminology/wording) and far better in many regards Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KC Grimes 79 Posted April 16, 2018 I used SVN for only a few years, so switching to git (and using github) was not too bad. The only reason I switched was because of the popularity of git and my liking of github (and of course its popularity and free-ness too), and the easier (once understood) collaboration. When I was using SVN, I was using TortoiseSVN as a GUI and loved it. I did not spend much time with the command line. When I switched to git, I found TortoiseGit, which was made with TortoiseSVN users in mind. I spent some time learning the git command line, but only to understand the possibilities and get an idea of the workflow. Nearly all of my workflow is accomplished via TortoiseGit (which has a great tutorial/manual), and it works seamlessly with github. I have not tried the github desktop application only because I have not found a need for it. When I switched a CMS from SVN to github, I was able to use the TortoiseGit GUI to convert from SVN to git while maintaining integrity of the repository and commit history. This creates the working (not bare) repository locally. To get it to github, all I did was create an empty repository on github (bare) and followed the instructions, which just say push your local working repository to github. From there, do work! I don't know exactly what you are working on, but I am a proponent of giving git and github a little more time, and looking into TortoiseGit if you have not already done so. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tankbuster 1731 Posted April 16, 2018 2 hours ago, HazJ said: Can't teach an old dog new tricks... I'm sure that is part of it lol 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
R3vo 2652 Posted April 16, 2018 5 hours ago, Tankbuster said: I gave up. For me github didn't do what I want and does loads of stuff I don't need. The bits that I do need are unnecessarily complex and buried deep in the application. SVN, Tortoise and Redmine do everything I need so I going back to that. I might maintain Github in parallel by pushing only major commits and milestone releases to it. Might not. ? Glad I am not the only one who gave up on that after a few weeks. Things didn't really work for me and in the end it wasn't making things easier. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tankbuster 1731 Posted April 16, 2018 19 minutes ago, R3vo said: Glad I am not the only one who gave up on that after a few weeks. Things didn't really work for me and in the end it wasn't making things easier. I accepted that there would be learning curve and that I would have to invest time in it to get any payback, but the curve is too steep, the investment required is to expensive and the payback is both too far and not valuable enough. I get that it's widely used and I can see how some projects might benefit from what it does, but it ain't for me. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stanhope 409 Posted April 16, 2018 I've been using gitlab for a while now, it should be pretty much the same as github. I've used the web interface for a long time, but when I recently started a new project I noticed the following in the project when it was empty: Spoiler Git global setup git config --global user.name "stanhope" git config --global user.email "someEmail@something.something" Create a new repository git clone git@gitlab.com:stanhope/targetingScript.git cd targetingScript touch README.md git add README.md git commit -m "add README" git push -u origin master Existing folder cd existing_folder git init git remote add origin git@gitlab.com:stanhope/targetingScript.git git add . git commit -m "Initial commit" git push -u origin master Existing Git repository cd existing_repo git remote rename origin old-origin git remote add origin git@gitlab.com:stanhope/targetingScript.git git push -u origin --all git push -u origin --tags For the basics that's all the commands you need. (You'll first need to set up an SSH key/connection/thingy, it's best to find a YT video for that.) Right now I just make projects the way I used to, then drag all the files into a folder that's been synced with a repo and run: git add . git commit -m "Initial commit" git push -u origin master Once you've done the setup that's basically the only 3 commands you need when you're working solo and on one branch. (What I'm doing) (Oh, this is what you need to run those commands: https://git-scm.com/downloads) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
code34 248 Posted April 16, 2018 8 hours ago, KC Grimes said: I used SVN for only a few years, so switching to git (and using github) was not too bad. The only reason I switched was because of the popularity of git and my liking of github (and of course its popularity and free-ness too), and the easier (once understood) collaboration. When I was using SVN, I was using TortoiseSVN as a GUI and loved it. I did not spend much time with the command line. When I switched to git, I found TortoiseGit, which was made with TortoiseSVN users in mind. I spent some time learning the git command line, but only to understand the possibilities and get an idea of the workflow. Nearly all of my workflow is accomplished via TortoiseGit (which has a great tutorial/manual), and it works seamlessly with github. I have not tried the github desktop application only because I have not found a need for it. When I switched a CMS from SVN to github, I was able to use the TortoiseGit GUI to convert from SVN to git while maintaining integrity of the repository and commit history. This creates the working (not bare) repository locally. To get it to github, all I did was create an empty repository on github (bare) and followed the instructions, which just say push your local working repository to github. From there, do work! I don't know exactly what you are working on, but I am a proponent of giving git and github a little more time, and looking into TortoiseGit if you have not already done so. working like a charm, i use them tortoisegit + github since 9 years :D GIT is not as complicated as it sounds Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HazJ 1288 Posted April 17, 2018 6 hours ago, stanhope said: I've been using gitlab for a while now, it should be pretty much the same as github. I've used the web interface for a long time, but when I recently started a new project I noticed the following in the project when it was empty: Reveal hidden contents Git global setup git config --global user.name "stanhope" git config --global user.email "someEmail@something.something" Create a new repository git clone git@gitlab.com:stanhope/targetingScript.git cd targetingScript touch README.md git add README.md git commit -m "add README" git push -u origin master Existing folder cd existing_folder git init git remote add origin git@gitlab.com:stanhope/targetingScript.git git add . git commit -m "Initial commit" git push -u origin master Existing Git repository cd existing_repo git remote rename origin old-origin git remote add origin git@gitlab.com:stanhope/targetingScript.git git push -u origin --all git push -u origin --tags For the basics that's all the commands you need. (You'll first need to set up an SSH key/connection/thingy, it's best to find a YT video for that.) Right now I just make projects the way I used to, then drag all the files into a folder that's been synced with a repo and run: git add . git commit -m "Initial commit" git push -u origin master Once you've done the setup that's basically the only 3 commands you need when you're working solo and on one branch. (What I'm doing) (Oh, this is what you need to run those commands: https://git-scm.com/downloads) Very easy, at least for me and most developers. Easy to learn but there is still GUI method for those that was simple clickable buttons and stuff, which I did suggest right at the start of the thread. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites