Issue commiting changes

[DWotherspoon94]

Hello,
I am having issues with commiting changes after copying the fcs files into my own data folder in my week 2 repository.
I am getting this error message saying: make sure you configure your "user.name" and "user.email" in git..

I have checked that my github account is linked to positron.

Thanks in advance for your help.
David

[nymatte]

Hi, I have the same problem as you @DWotherspoon94. Commenting to follow

[UMGCCCFCSR]

Hi @DWotherspoon94 and @nymatte, please see the steps for adding user.name and user.email in this walkthrough

[DWotherspoon94]

Thank you!

[nymatte]

Thank you! Got it!

[NatalieRiddell]

Hi David, I have a similar issue but it's not recognizing my email or user name

[DavidRach]

Hi @NatalieRiddell, that is likely because the code should be in the Terminal tab, not the Console tab (right adjacent to each other, console sends commands to R, terminal sends commands to your computer system) Best- David

[NatalieRiddell]

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[nsenutov]

@DavidRach Thanks for your help! I was able to commit changes, but now I have the option to branch. I don't see the "first commit" as expected. Suggestions?

[DavidRach]

Hi @nsenutov, the publish branch option should send everything back to GitHub, which I think is the goal. To make a commit in Positron, you need to have the Author name and email to be able to "author" the commit, so it might explain why the initial commit is not present. Let me know if you run into issues during the Publish steps, see here for some of the documentation steps (skipping the first couple slides until you get to the publish branch screenshot). Best Wishes- David

[NatalieSketchIt]

I'm catching up, however, I'm running into an issue w/ committing changes in the tutorial.

I'm not sure how to move forward beyond this. Please advise. - Natalie

[DavidRach]

Hi @NatalieSketchIt, did you install git? The error above appears when Git is not present on the computer. Best- David

[NatalieSketchIt]

I have. However, I reinstalled and it seems to be working. Thanks!

[DavidRach]

Glad the glitch was fixed with the reinstall @NatalieSketchIt , let me know if any new issues arise. Best- David