# Tooling

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## [Julia language server in VS Code couldn´t start](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/julia-language-server-in-vs-code-couldn-t-start/36449)

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**Author:** [@Volker](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Volker)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 25, 2020, 6:48am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/julia-language-server-in-vs-code-couldn-t-start/36449 "2020-03-25T06:48:25Z")

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Hey, I´m having problems to setup the julia VS code extension. I´m using Julia 1.3.1 on Windows 10 and the latest VS Code extension 0.15.16. I set the julia executable path of the julia VS Code extension to my julia ins…

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## [REPL flickers when pasting large text](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/repl-flickers-when-pasting-large-text/36453)

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**Author:** [@MaximilianJHuber](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/MaximilianJHuber)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 24, 2020, 5:05pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/repl-flickers-when-pasting-large-text/36453 "2020-03-24T17:05:32Z")

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My REPL flickers and is very slow when I paste a large text. I have this issue on Win10 with several Julia versions: See this issue on GitHub. I do not use OhMyREPL.jl. Any thoughts?

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## [Version of Pkg in JuliaPro 1.2.0 for Windows](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/version-of-pkg-in-juliapro-1-2-0-for-windows/34006)

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**Author:** [@ethomag](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/ethomag)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 24, 2020, 12:43pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/version-of-pkg-in-juliapro-1-2-0-for-windows/34006 "2020-03-24T12:43:44Z")

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Hi, In my company we have a local non-github based registry. In order for it to work we need to put this in our startup.jl: import Pkg Pkg.GitTools.setprotocol!(domain="...", protocol="ssh", user="...") I am now trying…

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## [Improve debugger GUI to help adoption?](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/improve-debugger-gui-to-help-adoption/33708)

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**Author:** [@Zhong\_Pan](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Zhong_Pan)\
**Replies:** 31\
**Last updated:** [March 24, 2020, 4:23am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/improve-debugger-gui-to-help-adoption/33708 "2020-03-24T04:23:40Z")

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Recently I’m promoting using Julia for our group’s next project. For context, we are choosing between Python and Julia for numerical simulations and prototype modeling. I advertised Julia’s speed, and did casual demos fo…

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## [Feedback needed on improving Emacs inferior-julia](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/feedback-needed-on-improving-emacs-inferior-julia/36317)

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**Author:** [@non-Jedi](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/non-Jedi)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [March 22, 2020, 4:59pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/feedback-needed-on-improving-emacs-inferior-julia/36317 "2020-03-22T16:59:58Z")

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I’ve made some improvements to inferior-julia Julia REPL packaged with julia-mode and would like community feedback on whether pushing further in this direction is worthwhile. My hope is to have a good working Julia REPL…

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## [Broadcast highlighting on bitwise operators](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/broadcast-highlighting-on-bitwise-operators/36322)

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**Author:** [@martincornejo](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/martincornejo)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 21, 2020, 11:02pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/broadcast-highlighting-on-bitwise-operators/36322 "2020-03-21T23:02:36Z")

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I’m not really sure where to report this, so I might very well do it here. I noticed the point on the broadcasting of bit-wise operators is not highlighted on Juno: .& .| .~

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## [JupyterLab Variable Inspector](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/jupyterlab-variable-inspector/36242)

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**Author:** [@junder873](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/junder873)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 21, 2020, 7:58pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/jupyterlab-variable-inspector/36242 "2020-03-21T19:58:29Z")

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Personally I use JupyterLab the most for my work. The one thing I don’t like about it is the lack of a variable pane. There is an extension for JupyterLab that provides this for Python and R, Variable Inspector. Most of …

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## [ANN: julia-build, jlenv, jlenv-plugins and jlenv-cookbook](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/ann-julia-build-jlenv-jlenv-plugins-and-jlenv-cookbook/30528)

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**Author:** [@taqtiqa-mark](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/taqtiqa-mark)\
**Replies:** 15\
**Last updated:** [March 20, 2020, 3:15am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/ann-julia-build-jlenv-jlenv-plugins-and-jlenv-cookbook/30528 "2020-03-20T03:15:51Z")

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Ann: jlenv & plugins - Robust Julia version management This is a 1.0.0 release of the Julia port of the rbnev/pyenv tools and plugins. As well as some projects supporting Julia configuration and version management. NOT…

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## [TransformVariables.jl vs Bijectors.jl](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/transformvariables-jl-vs-bijectors-jl/29159)

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**Author:** [@cscherrer](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/cscherrer)\
**Replies:** 17\
**Last updated:** [March 19, 2020, 8:27pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/transformvariables-jl-vs-bijectors-jl/29159 "2020-03-19T20:27:42Z")

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I’ve been using @Tamas\_Papp’s TransformVariables.jl for quite a while in my probabilistic programming work, and I’m very happy with it. Not long ago (weeks? months? one of those) I learned of Bijectors.jl, which looks …

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## [How to test \`Int\` vs \`Int64\` correctness on my 64 bit development machine](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/how-to-test-int-vs-int64-correctness-on-my-64-bit-development-machine/36180)

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**Author:** [@tkluck](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/tkluck)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [March 19, 2020, 12:04pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/how-to-test-int-vs-int64-correctness-on-my-64-bit-development-machine/36180 "2020-03-19T12:04:18Z")

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Does anyone have any advice on how to test whether I’m using Int vs Int64 correctly? On 64-bit platforms like my laptop, Int === Int64 so it won’t error out when I’m using Int64 where I should use Int or vice-versa. I’m…

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## [Documentation without package creation](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/documentation-without-package-creation/36133)

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**Author:** [@Sebastian\_Troue](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Sebastian_Troue)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 18, 2020, 10:24am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/documentation-without-package-creation/36133 "2020-03-18T10:24:55Z")

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Is it possible to create a html page containg the Doc-Strings of all .jl files inside a folder (and subfolders)? I do not want to create a package or module out of the files. I just want a well organized overview over al…

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## [Julia-client fail to install](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/julia-client-fail-to-install/36090)

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**Author:** [@abcde](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/abcde)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [March 17, 2020, 9:56am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/julia-client-fail-to-install/36090 "2020-03-17T09:56:22Z")

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It’s been like this for a long time :厌倦:

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## [Upgrade Issues](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/upgrade-issues/35942)

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**Author:** [@meritwagner](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/meritwagner)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 15, 2020, 4:46pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/upgrade-issues/35942 "2020-03-15T16:46:21Z")

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Hey guys, Just tried to switch to the latest version of JuliaPro 1.3.1 and have to say that finding information on how to upgrade Julia within JuliaPro are way to difficult. Couldn’t find any advice on your website. Wou…

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## [\[ANN\] Julia color themes for VS Code](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/ann-julia-color-themes-for-vs-code/35976)

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**Author:** [@CameronBieganek](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/CameronBieganek)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 14, 2020, 4:00pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/ann-julia-color-themes-for-vs-code/35976 "2020-03-14T16:00:48Z")

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I’d like to announce the release of Julia Color Themes, a VS Code extension with color themes customized for Julia code. Julia Color Themes also includes customizations for Python code, so you can switch between Julia an…

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## [UTF8 support issue from remote Julia session with tmux](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/utf8-support-issue-from-remote-julia-session-with-tmux/35923)

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**Author:** [@myrddin89](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/myrddin89)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 13, 2020, 12:23pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/utf8-support-issue-from-remote-julia-session-with-tmux/35923 "2020-03-13T12:23:23Z")

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Hello, I found a problem with UTF8 support in Juno when running Julia on a remote tmux session. Apparently, when tmux is run on the remote server from Juno, it disables UTF8 support; this happens even if the locale (on…

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## [Has there been any consideration to investing in vscode?](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/has-there-been-any-consideration-to-investing-in-vscode/35740)

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**Author:** [@Rana\_Ian](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Rana_Ian)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [March 12, 2020, 2:52pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/has-there-been-any-consideration-to-investing-in-vscode/35740 "2020-03-12T14:52:47Z")

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Julia’s IDE integration with Atom through Juno is superb. It seems that a lot of effort has been put into Juno to make the Julia experience first-class in Atom. With that said, Visual Studio Code has come along way, and…

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## [IDEs should have an export function](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/ides-should-have-an-export-function/35865)

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**Author:** [@brett\_knoss](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/brett_knoss)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [March 12, 2020, 5:39am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/ides-should-have-an-export-function/35865 "2020-03-12T05:39:44Z")

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IDEs like Atom should have a drop-down export function. There is nothing more frustrating than working for hours on a document and spending more hours fighting with a function like Weave to make a pdf, html, or latex. T…

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## [Project handling for command line scripts](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/project-handling-for-command-line-scripts/35827)

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**Author:** [@simonbyrne](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/simonbyrne)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [March 11, 2020, 12:36pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/project-handling-for-command-line-scripts/35827 "2020-03-11T12:36:15Z")

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Is there a good way to specify projects for command line Julia scripts? e.g. I have a script foo.jl that is intended to be called from the command line: how do I ensure that it gets the correct Project.toml file (which, …

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## [Interpretation of Juno's profiler visualization](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/interpretation-of-junos-profiler-visualization/35810)

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**Author:** [@benninkrs](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/benninkrs)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 11, 2020, 10:07am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/interpretation-of-junos-profiler-visualization/35810 "2020-03-11T10:07:46Z")

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In spite of having used Juno for a while, I have only just recently started using its profiler visualization, which I find very nice. However I do have a couple questions about how to interpret the visualization: The d…

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## [Juno's outline pane cannot restore its position within the Project pane (when it is docked into)](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/junos-outline-pane-cannot-restore-its-position-within-the-project-pane-when-it-is-docked-into/35790)

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**Author:** [@DIzer](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/DIzer)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 10, 2020, 8:23am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/junos-outline-pane-cannot-restore-its-position-within-the-project-pane-when-it-is-docked-into/35790 "2020-03-10T08:23:34Z")

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The position is saved (before Atom quitting), but it cannot be restored after the editor start - visually it looks as some blink at the right position,then its turns into usual tabbed pane with the Project pane. It sems…

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## [Julia-emacs 0.4 released](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/julia-emacs-0-4-released/35747)

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**Author:** [@Tamas\_Papp](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Tamas_Papp)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 9, 2020, 1:15pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/julia-emacs-0-4-released/35747 "2020-03-09T13:15:05Z")

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We have released version 0.4 of julia-emacs. This is the first release that requires Emacs 24.3, which simplifies code maintenance a lot. The new release should trickle through MELPA Stable soon. Changes include: in…

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## [WYSIWYG Plot Editor](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/wysiwyg-plot-editor/30562)

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**Author:** [@anon92994695](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/anon92994695)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [March 8, 2020, 10:14pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/wysiwyg-plot-editor/30562 "2020-03-08T22:14:07Z")

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So, I had an idea. Not really my idea, but someone elses from like the 90’s or something. Would there be an interest in a WYSIWYG style plot editor as an extension to Juno/Atom? Or maybe in it’s own little pop out windo…

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## [Julia breaks down](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/julia-breaks-down/35659)

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**Author:** [@Ksun46](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Ksun46)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [March 7, 2020, 2:21am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/julia-breaks-down/35659 "2020-03-07T02:21:52Z")

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Hi all. I am using Julia through Juno on a Mac, and got the following error today when I was trying to call the optimize! function from JuMP using JuMP, Ipopt m\_test = Model(with\_optimizer(Ipopt.Optimizer, linear\_sol…

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## [Show full content of variables in workspace pane](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/show-full-content-of-variables-in-workspace-pane/35615)

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**Author:** [@ndrsh](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/ndrsh)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 6, 2020, 9:08am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/show-full-content-of-variables-in-workspace-pane/35615 "2020-03-06T09:08:46Z")

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In the workspace pane, I can click on variables, which gives me insight into the content. However, content is never shown fully, only partially. In the REPL, I can do show(myVariable) which prints the full content. Is th…

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## [REPL window](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/repl-window/35602)

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**Author:** [@erlebach](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/erlebach)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 5, 2020, 7:36pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/repl-window/35602 "2020-03-05T19:36:58Z")

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Hi, I resized a window pane in Juno (not REPL window) to do some complex editing on a large file. Now, for some reason, I no longer have a REPL window. How do I get it back. I also have a error displayed on my screen, w…

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## [Packages that contain \`Manifest.toml\` files](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/packages-that-contain-manifest-toml-files/35534)

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**Author:** [@dmbates](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/dmbates)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 5, 2020, 9:50am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/packages-that-contain-manifest-toml-files/35534 "2020-03-05T09:50:52Z")

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I have noticed that some of the packages I have installed contain Manifest.toml files. These include LLVM, FlatBuffers, and GPUArrays. Is this intentional? I thought a Manifest.toml file was to be removed from a pack…

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## [Tags created by TagBot are not reachable](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/tags-created-by-tagbot-are-not-reachable/35544)

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**Author:** [@heliosdrm](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/heliosdrm)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [March 5, 2020, 7:03am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/tags-created-by-tagbot-are-not-reachable/35544 "2020-03-05T07:03:12Z")

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The tags created by the new TagBot (as GitHub actions) cannot be reached from the commits they point at. E.g. git describe does not show those tags (it does show those created by the older TagBot app, though). I found t…

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## [Reading package dictionary & weaving jmd files](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/reading-package-dictionary-weaving-jmd-files/35469)

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**Author:** [@kubasevca](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/kubasevca)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 4, 2020, 9:30pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/reading-package-dictionary-weaving-jmd-files/35469 "2020-03-04T21:30:21Z")

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Hello, I am new in Julia and I decided to use VS code as my IDE for Julia. I tried to follow youtube video JuliaCon 2018 | Visual Studio Code Julia extension | David Anthoff - YouTube to learn about Julia extension for …

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## [Segmentation fault when updating packages](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/segmentation-fault-when-updating-packages/23766)

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**Author:** [@tlienart](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/tlienart)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [March 4, 2020, 8:24am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/segmentation-fault-when-updating-packages/23766 "2020-03-04T08:24:30Z")

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Hello, I’ve occasionally had this error pop up using Atom+Juno and doing something in pkg the problem is that it’s not easily reproducible afaict. signal (11): Segmentation fault: 11 in expression starting at /Users/tl…

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## [Confused by pkg\> test behavior](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/confused-by-pkg-test-behavior/35500)

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**Author:** [@pdubya](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/pdubya)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 4, 2020, 4:19am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/confused-by-pkg-test-behavior/35500 "2020-03-04T04:19:29Z")

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I’ve set up a basic package following the description in the pkg docs. When I run pkg\> test I get errors about missing packages that are dependencies of the target package. (Hello) pkg\> test Updating registry at \`~/.…

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