How to pull or push a project using TortoiseHg to GitHub repository?

Question

Recently, I have learned about version control systems (like- Git & Mercurial) and fell in love for them. I have checked TortoiseHg, TortoiseGit, EGit, Git-Bash, Git-Gui and SourceTree. I also have signed up in GitHub and Bitbucket; and learned about- how open-source & commercial projects are hosted there.

Now, I wish to upload my projects online too. But the problem is- I want to use TortoiseHg in my PC (cause, it is simply wonderful!), and keep my projects in GitHub. I have browsed on internet and came to know about converting Mercurial repository to Git, but I don't know, it seemed complex to me. Is there any easy way to do this?

Actually, I don't want to use 3rd party software; but if there is really no other way out, I am willing to try that option too.

Heptachord

Answer 1

I also fell into the same problem. And thanks to the TortoiseHg developers, they created a super simple extension for this (hggit). You will not even feel, that you are working with two different version control systems.

First, go to: File > Settings > Extensions, and check hggit-

Now, for pulling or pushing a project all you have to do is to put a git+ prefix before the repository url-

That is all you have to do! Now clone, pull, push; you won't have to worry about any thing.

Millenarianism

Do I have to install this extension? – Heptachord

You don't have to install anything. Just go to- File > Settings > Extensions, you will find it. This extension comes automatically with TortoiseHg package. – Millenarianism

Oh, I found it. Thanks a lot. :) – Heptachord

I am able to push my project to github. But, why do I have to input my name and password two times? – Heptachord

I had to do that too, but don't know why :( – Millenarianism

@Stupid and Minhas - you can migrate to git+ssh:// + PageAnt (with some tricks) easy or add http-credentials to [auth] section or repository's .hgrc – Flex

I had an error about no module named selectors whenever I clicked pull, but I was able to push and pull by dropping to the Windows command line (if you set the default url as above, hg pull is all you need). – Kaminsky

is this still working? I tried today but it is not working with me. – Oviform