Help about Github

[nanakiwurtz 11]

I have forked from main repository, and when I clone it using the application, it always failed because my net connection isn't stable.

I have tried to download the repo by using the 'Download as a zip' button and have unpacked them on a folder, but when I tried to detect the repo by using the application, it can't find it. So I think the zip file isn't completely downloaded.

So I'd like to ask for help.

 

1. Is there another way to clone the repo?

2. Does my fork repo gets updated automatically when the master data got changed?

3. Can I freely move my local repo folder?

4. If I'd like to work on particular file, does I need to clone whole repo?

 

I think those are my questions for now, thank you for any assistance

[Relzz 32]

Have you tried with the TortoiseGit and the official GitHub tool?

 

2.- the repostory isn't auto-updated.. You will have to do merges sometimes manually if you have custom things.. So is almost the same as SVN

 

3.- If you used TortoiseGit you can.. (It's like tortoise svn but you also need msvsgit.. Or something like that.. Up there in the top bar of buttons click on Others and you will see the post of Getting Hercules..)

else no

 

4.- Yes.. I think.. Well, I never did something like that xD

[jaBote 438]

Hi nanakiwurtz!

 

I have bad news regarding your questions, sorry!

 

1. As far as I know, getting Hercules as a ZIP file just downloads the last snapshot of the project (with UNIX line endings) without any capabilities of using it with Git. As I said, that's just the snapshot. Sadly, I don't know any other means of cloning a project other dan issuing a Git clone.Git clone clones the repository and its whole history so you have it all on your computer; that's why it's so slow.
2. No, it doesn't, and there's an easy reason for this: forks are either meant to work on them and make pull requests, or independently working on them for your purposes. If an update was automatically applied when you're working on your fork, strange things would happen, isn't it? For updating your fork, you can refer to this post, second FAQ question provided you use TortoiseGit.
3. If you mean moving the local repo folder as changing its location on your PC, no problem as far as I know. I've moved them myself on my PC without any problem.
4. I don't know any other means of doing this.
   

Hope I helped, despite the bad news!

[nanakiwurtz 11]

Hmm.. I keep getting error when tried to clone

[jaBote 438]

Could you please post the error here? Let's see what happens there. I'm no Git expert, but hope your code and a bit of Google use can throw up an answer!

[nanakiwurtz 11]

There's no error code, it's always aborted by itself.

I'll try to Google for any other way (if there's any)

[jaBote 438]

If you're using TortoiseGit, you should have msysGit installed before installing it. This is a random advice, but maybe you overlooked this?