Windows-Can't fetch/pull

[Steve Heinsch]

I've just installed ST on windows and created a bookmark from a local repository. It connects to github fine, as I can see other team members changes showing up. I setup gitflow from within ST.

It might show something like my branch is 3 commits behind the github tracking branch, with a "3" next to the pull icon. If I pull, or fetch, it just sits there with the progress bar going and going, but nothing happens. If I switch to gitgui that came with git/windows, it pulls in like .5 seconds.

I've updated git itself to 1.9.5 from 1.9.4, uninstalled ST, reinstalled, etc. but the same thing happens.

It just says "Fetching all" and when I click the Show Full Output box, it says "git -c diff.mnemonicprefix=false -c core.quotepath=false fetch --tags github"

The same thing happens when trying to push. It just sits there with the progressbar spinning.

So I don't know why this isn't working, since it's connecting to github and showing all branches, etc. I just can't do anything else it seems.

[Steve Heinsch]

The thing is, it should all work or not work. Like I can view the repository just fine. If there was a key issue it seems I shouldn't even be able to do that. It just doesn't make sense that I can view commits, etc, but not push/pull/fetch/etc. It's obviously doing some sort of (successful) polling because when someone else pushes to the repo it just shows up in ST.

[Steve Heinsch]

Ugh, I just noticed that I WAS using SSH for the bookmark created from a local copy. I was using Putty Pageant with regular git for the ssh keys. So I take it I have to use the built in ssh agent for the key?

[Seth]

I use SourceTree with Pageant, so you should be able to get that to work. I'm not sure what's necessary offhand - it's been too long.

[Steve Heinsch]

Thanks for your reply  

The config that DOESN'T work (from Add Working Copy)

[core]
	repositoryformatversion = 0
	filemode = false
	bare = false
	logallrefupdates = true
	symlinks = false
	ignorecase = true
	hideDotFiles = dotGitOnly
[remote "github"]
	url = git@github.com:ACCOUNT/REPO-NAME.git
	fetch = +refs/heads/*:refs/remotes/github/*
[gui]
	wmstate = normal
	geometry = 1336x695+304+160 378 307
[merge]
	summary = true
[gitflow "branch"]
	master = master
	develop = develop
[gitflow "prefix"]
	feature = feature/
	release = release/
	hotfix = hotfix/
	support = support/
	versiontag = 
[branch "develop"]
	remote = github
	merge = refs/heads/develop

The one that works (clone from GitHub)

[core]
	repositoryformatversion = 0
	filemode = false
	bare = false
	logallrefupdates = true
	symlinks = false
	ignorecase = true
	hideDotFiles = dotGitOnly
[remote "origin"]
	url = https://github.com/ACCOUNT/REPO-NAME.git
	fetch = +refs/heads/*:refs/remotes/origin/*
[branch "master"]
	remote = origin
	merge = refs/heads/master
[gitflow "branch"]
	master = master
	develop = develop
[branch "develop"]
	remote = origin
	merge = refs/heads/develop
[gitflow "prefix"]
	feature = feature/
	release = release/
	hotfix = hotfix/
	support = support/
	versiontag =

I've just masked the github user ACCOUNT and the REPO-NAME, but they are identical in both.

[minnsey]

Hi,

Is it possible you are using SSH to connect to the repo but the SSH agent isn't running?

Try Tools/Launch SSH Agent.

[Steve Heinsch]

No, I'm using https to connect. As a test, I cloned the repo from github and it worked fine. It just doesn't work when creating a bookmark from File->Clone/New->Add Working Copy.

[Seth]

You might compare the repository configs between the repo you cloned directly from github and the existing one.

[Steve Heinsch]

Yes, I do. I also just tried using Embedded Git, but with the same result. Both are using Git 1.9.5.

[Seth]

Sounds like you are maintaining your own git installation. Do you have SourceTree set to use "system git"?