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Updated documentation for GitHub integration (HTTPS) on windows 10 [message #1822973]

Tue, 17 March 2020 09:28

Eclipse User

I am on a windows 10 machine, running IDL 8.7.3

I am trying to configure IDL to use with GitHub. The documentation seems outdated and doesn't address HTTPS adequately.

I have managed to clone a repo from GitHub, i can pull content and commit changes locally, however i can not push. I receive the message " https://github.com/user/repo.git : not authorized". I have read the documentation and i see nothing addressing this. (I think the problem is because of HTTPS)

I use GitHub with R daily so i am not a complete novice. Set up and use with RStudio is a breeze.

I see the .config file for Eclipse is in a different folder that my c/users/me folder. So i have made sure the settings are identical.

Can someone provide detailed instructions regarding the settings that should be used to interface with GitHub using HTTPS?

thanks in advance

Re: Updated documentation for GitHub integration (HTTPS) on windows 10 [message #1822974 is a reply to message #1822973]

Tue, 17 March 2020 09:34

Eclipse User

Usually you want to clone, or at least push, with the SSH URL: https://wiki.eclipse.org/EGit/User_Guide#Push_Upstream .

Re: Updated documentation for GitHub integration (HTTPS) on windows 10 [message #1822975 is a reply to message #1822974]

Tue, 17 March 2020 09:38

Eclipse User

why is that? i don't do that in Rstudio. Never needed to.

Is that specific to Eclipse?
Is there some documentation on this site?

[Updated on: Tue, 17 March 2020 09:39] by Moderator

Re: Updated documentation for GitHub integration (HTTPS) on windows 10 [message #1822981 is a reply to message #1822975]

Tue, 17 March 2020 11:15

Eclipse User

Did you try what I suggested?

I believe that to make https work for push you need to include the ID in the URL so that you can be prompted for that ID's password, e.g., https://<user-id>@github.com/user/repo.git

Re: Updated documentation for GitHub integration (HTTPS) on windows 10 [message #1822983 is a reply to message #1822981]

Tue, 17 March 2020 11:55

Eclipse User

@ed yes i tried that.

I am following this video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HuhJ22oHyfc)
and when i configure the origin i add the URL as you suggested.
I still get "not authorized"

Re: Updated documentation for GitHub integration (HTTPS) on windows 10 [message #1822995 is a reply to message #1822983]

Tue, 17 March 2020 14:25

Eclipse User

Are you using 2FA at Github? If so, it won't work. See bug 478963: JGit has no support for two-factor authentication. As a work-around use ssh.

What is IDL? This: https://www.harrisgeospatial.com/docs/IDLDEOverview.html ?

Which EGit version are you using? Which Eclipse version is this based on?

Re: Updated documentation for GitHub integration (HTTPS) on windows 10 [message #1822996 is a reply to message #1822995]

Tue, 17 March 2020 14:46

Eclipse User

@thomas. Yes i am using 2FA on GitHub. Thanks for the explanation.

IDL = interactive data language. the link is correct.

EGit "Git Team Provider" = 2.2.0.201212191850-r

eclipse platform :
Version: 3.7.2.v20120207-1839-9gF7UHPDFxGjd-PqDr2jX_4yKaumkoHTz04_q-q
Build id: M20120208-0800

IDL: 8.7.3
Feb 12 2020 (379705)

Thanks for helping trouble shoot this

Re: Updated documentation for GitHub integration (HTTPS) on windows 10 [message #1822997 is a reply to message #1822996]

Tue, 17 March 2020 15:39

Eclipse User

Please note that Eclipse 3.7.2 and EGit 2.2.0 are stone age versions (8 years old!). Even if we added today 2FA support to JGit 5.8.0 it wouldn't help you because the Eclipse version is way too old. Both versions also predate (I think) the introduction of 2FA at Github. I'm not even sure ssh would work with such an old JGit version. Perhaps it might if you use a plain RSA 2048 key; it definitely won't work with modern keys like ed25519. If generated by OpenSSH's ssh-keygen, also make sure the key is stored in PEM format. Modern ssh-keygen by default uses a different format that such an old JGit cannot read. If ssh doesn't work, your only remaining option is not to use 2FA at Github.

Also see Github help. A plain push should ask for the username and password; entering the personal access token as password should in theory work.

The EGit Mylyn-Github integration uses the Github REST API; it definitely won't work with 2FA.

[Updated on: Tue, 17 March 2020 16:05] by Moderator

Re: Updated documentation for GitHub integration (HTTPS) on windows 10 [message #1823002 is a reply to message #1822997]

Tue, 17 March 2020 17:24

Eclipse User

@thomas Thanks a lot for your help. I think you have answered it

The software is from a colleague of mine who wants to start to use version control. I offered to help knowing nothing about the software other than reading the documentation. I initially though IDL was part of the Eclipse suite. Clearly it isn't

Even though the version of IDL is new it appears that it is built upon really old architecture. This i don't understand.

I plan to find out.

Thanks again for all you help

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