Unable to create a new branch (SOLVED)

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Hi,

I’m new to Defold and I just installed it on my macOS (version El Capitan, 10.11.6)

While trying to open any new project I’m unable to create new branch.
Here’s console’s event error details:

com.dynamo.cr.client.RepositoryException: Unable to create branch
at com.dynamo.cr.client.LocalProjectClient.createBranch(LocalProjectClient.java:101)
at com.dynamo.cr.editor.wizards.ConnectionWizardBranchPagePresenter$CreateBranchRunnable.run(ConnectionWizardBranchPagePresenter.java:70)
at org.eclipse.jface.operation.ModalContext$ModalContextThread.run(ModalContext.java:121)
Caused by: java.io.FileNotFoundException: /Users/nnexus/.defold/.netrc (No such file or directory)
at java.io.FileOutputStream.open(Native Method)
at java.io.FileOutputStream.(FileOutputStream.java:206)
at java.io.FileOutputStream.(FileOutputStream.java:156)
at java.io.FileWriter.(FileWriter.java:90)
at com.dynamo.server.dgit.CGit.updateNetRC(CGit.java:66)
at com.dynamo.server.dgit.CGit.execGitCommand(CGit.java:82)
at com.dynamo.server.dgit.CGit.cloneRepo(CGit.java:148)
at com.dynamo.cr.branchrepo.BranchRepository.createBranch(BranchRepository.java:120)
at com.dynamo.cr.client.LocalProjectClient.createBranch(LocalProjectClient.java:99)
… 2 more

I’m figuring out that the missing directory path “/Users/nnexus/.defold/.netrc” could be the problem?

I have tried installing the whole folder to Applications and home directory. Plus naming the folder plain “Defold”.

Any ideas how to go forward?

Thanks!

2

Can you check wether you have any whitespace in your path. Defold have had problems with these in the paths.

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Checked, but did not find any whitespaces.

4

Hmm, do you have a .defold/.netrc file in your user home directory? Mine looks like this:

machine cr.defold.se login bjorn.ritzl@king.com password <access-key-from-dashboard>

5

No, I don’t have that, I thought that would be the root problem.
Should I have some sort of access key in my home directory?

6

No, at least not nothing you need to create yourself. You should get a Google signin window when you chose to Open Project from the menu. Did you get that?

7

I wonder if this might be a problem with permissions in your home directory - if Defold might be unable to create that file.

8

Yes, I got the Google’s login screen and I am able see and select a project in dashboard what is shared to me.

9

That’s it! The problem was in my home directory permissions. After I added more writing priviledges on it I was able to create a new branch.

Thank you!

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