GitHub client: Pull Request Button is missing

Question

I use GitHub client for Bitbucket repository. All work & sync correctly, but Pull Request button not showing. In GitHub repo all works.

I found simular issue - Github for Mac: Pull Request Button is missing, but I use Bitbucket and can't change repo marker from "other".

Any proposal?

GitHub:

Other repo:

Answer 1

Answer from official github support ( support@github.com ):

In order to create a pull request the repository must exist on GitHub.com.

and

There is a button called 'View Branch' beside the update from master button.

If you click this, the 'View from Master' button should change to 'Compare'.

If you click this button you should see a list of branches you can choose from to merge!

Answer 2

I have found a similar issue in below case.

1. I was using GitHub Windows client
2. I was using the repository which was associated with account X.
3. X moved that repository to another account called Y.

Now onward, I was able to perform normal operation like creating new branch, push, sync etc button Pull Request button was not visible for those repository which has moved from account X to Y.

Solution:- It was happening because remote URL in my windows client was still pointing to old account repository, so I have changed that to new account repository and restarted the windows client and it started working.

Answer 3

Anyone stumped on this:

Check that you are logged in.

It sounds obviously but github allows browsing around and checking if two branches will merge, but you won't be able to actually create a request without an account. The only difference will be the button not being there.