Tag: GitHub

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GitHub Action fails with “The GITHUB_TOKEN environment variable was not set”

Another day, another thing I’m trying to do on GitHub (and at least partially failing), another blog post! This time, I was configuring a build and ran into trouble. This article describes one possible fix to an issue where an error along the lines of “The GITHUB_TOKEN environment variable was not set” is thrown. As a backstory: I have a long history with Azure DevOps, and have maintained a kind of a love-hate -relationship (that maybe gravitates slightly more on the rosy side of things)…Continue reading GitHub Action fails with “The GITHUB_TOKEN environment variable was not set”

Hacktoberfest 2020 - completed!

Hacktoberfest 2020

Another year, another Hacktoberfest, another haphazard participation, and – as usual – another blog post a little bit late. Still, better late than never! And the event has become such a phenomenon that I am happy that I did finish the challenge (or like DigitalOcean calls it – the celebration)! The event has a special place in my heart, as it did (in 2017, I think?) encourage me to contribute more to the community – not only by maintaining this blog but also by occasionally…Continue reading Hacktoberfest 2020

Version Control problems

How to resolve “refusing to allow an integration to create or update .github/workflows/main.yml” on GitHub Desktop?

Ran into this one when trying to push my merge from upstream. I was adhering to my own instructions (see below for a link), but got the error (further below) that stopped me from using GitHub Desktop to push (sync) at all. Posts Related to “How to resolve “refusing to allow an integration to create or update .github/workflows/main.yml” on GitHub Desktop?”:Sync local repo with the original on GitHub (Git merge upstream)Visual Studio Code fails when running “git pull” for a new projectHow to list your…Continue reading How to resolve “refusing to allow an integration to create or update .github/workflows/main.yml” on GitHub Desktop?

GitHub Desktop version information

Sync local repo with the original on GitHub (Git merge upstream)

This is one of those “note to self” -kind of entries. This workflow is probably so natural to a lot of you all, that you won’t need to ever google it – but since I don’t do that much development with the full “fork – clone – branch – submit pull request” -process (whihc is really typical with GitHub and I guess Open Source in general), I always need to look up the instructions on how to add pull any changes from the original repository…Continue reading Sync local repo with the original on GitHub (Git merge upstream)