# Tooling

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## [Juno refuses to calculate anything (REPL ok)](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/juno-refuses-to-calculate-anything-repl-ok/10240)

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**Author:** [@Torkel](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Torkel)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 9, 2018, 10:32am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/juno-refuses-to-calculate-anything-repl-ok/10240 "2018-04-09T10:32:18Z")

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This have happened the last few days, I have tried restarting Juno without any change. After starting Atom I click enter in the REPL to start Julia and get this printed: Press Enter to start Julia. \_ …

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## [Documentation for setting up command line interface after installing Julia Pro?](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/documentation-for-setting-up-command-line-interface-after-installing-julia-pro/9986)

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**Author:** [@conradwt](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/conradwt)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [March 26, 2018, 1:27pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/documentation-for-setting-up-command-line-interface-after-installing-julia-pro/9986 "2018-03-26T13:27:46Z")

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Hi, I’m unable to find the complete documentation for setting up the command line. At this time, I have completed the following: installed JuliaPro adding the following environment variables to my .profile export…

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## [Installing JuliaPro on elementaryOS (Ubuntu-based distro)](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/installing-juliapro-on-elementaryos-ubuntu-based-distro/9973)

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**Author:** [@pedrosbmartins](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/pedrosbmartins)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 25, 2018, 9:03pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/installing-juliapro-on-elementaryos-ubuntu-based-distro/9973 "2018-03-25T21:03:29Z")

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Hello! I’m trying to install JuliaPro (0.6.2.2) on elementaryOS 0.4 (it’s a Ubuntu-based distro) but the installer doesn’t recognise it and aborts the installation. Since elementaryOS is based on Ubuntu 16.04, I guess t…

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## [How to compile a portable binary (at least across macs) with \`juliac.jl\`](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/how-to-compile-a-portable-binary-at-least-across-macs-with-juliac-jl/9438)

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**Author:** [@NHDaly](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/NHDaly)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [March 23, 2018, 5:04pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/how-to-compile-a-portable-binary-at-least-across-macs-with-juliac-jl/9438 "2018-03-23T17:04:46Z")

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Cool news! Thanks to @simonbyrne, I’ve managed to compile a julia program on one mac, ship it to another mac that’s never even heard of julia, and certainly doesn’t have it installed, and it runs!! (And it’s a 10 year ol…

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## [Using the Juno documentation pane](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/using-the-juno-documentation-pane/9895)

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**Author:** [@yha](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/yha)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 22, 2018, 3:36pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/using-the-juno-documentation-pane/9895 "2018-03-22T15:36:35Z")

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Is there currently a way to get documentation for the symbol under the cursor in the documentation pane? I expected ctrl+J ctrl+D to do that, but it opens a pop-up instead, and I couldn’t find an option to change this be…

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## [Trouble installing Juno on Mac](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/trouble-installing-juno-on-mac/9894)

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**Author:** [@1009](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/1009)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 22, 2018, 2:48pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/trouble-installing-juno-on-mac/9894 "2018-03-22T14:48:20Z")

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Hello I’m trying to install Juno in order to work in a more friendly environment, unfortunately unsuccessfully. I installed both Julia and Atom. When opening Atom the following error messages appear: Failed to load sn…

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## [Juno PlotPane default behavior different between OSX/Linux and Windows](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/juno-plotpane-default-behavior-different-between-osx-linux-and-windows/9690)

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**Author:** [@randyzwitch](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/randyzwitch)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 13, 2018, 5:11pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/juno-plotpane-default-behavior-different-between-osx-linux-and-windows/9690 "2018-03-13T17:11:27Z")

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I’ve started getting more serious about testing my packages on Windows, starting with ECharts.jl. I’ve noticed that when using Juno on OSX/Linux, the plot pane automatically has a white background, which is perfect as I …

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## [Juno complains about 'scl' on Linux when adding packages](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/juno-complains-about-scl-on-linux-when-adding-packages/9618)

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**Author:** [@nsmith](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/nsmith)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 9, 2018, 7:44pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/juno-complains-about-scl-on-linux-when-adding-packages/9618 "2018-03-09T19:44:00Z")

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I get the following complaint from Juno repeatedly. sh: module: line 1: syntax error: unexpected end of file sh: error importing function definition for \`module' sh: scl: line 1: syntax error: unexpected end of file sh:…

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## [Using METIS with SuiteSparse; Make.user](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/using-metis-with-suitesparse-make-user/9020)

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**Author:** [@CodeLenz](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/CodeLenz)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [February 25, 2018, 9:06pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/using-metis-with-suitesparse-make-user/9020 "2018-02-25T21:06:23Z")

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Hi. I was studying the Julia build system, specially SuiteSparse. Is there any reason for Julia not using METIS ? Also, is there some document describing the allowed options in the Make.user file ? Thank you very much. …

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## [A vscode extension for converting normal characters to unicode suberscript/subscript characters](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/a-vscode-extension-for-converting-normal-characters-to-unicode-suberscript-subscript-characters/9090)

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**Author:** [@Kaiyin\_Zhong](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Kaiyin_Zhong)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 17, 2018, 4:50pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/a-vscode-extension-for-converting-normal-characters-to-unicode-suberscript-subscript-characters/9090 "2018-02-17T16:50:41Z")

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I got tired of typing \\^ and \\\_ in vscode so I made this extension to speed things up. Hopefully it will be helpful to more people.

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## [Documentation "edit on github" path error](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/documentation-edit-on-github-path-error/8889)

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**Author:** [@Bernard\_GODARD](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Bernard_GODARD)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [February 10, 2018, 5:17pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/documentation-edit-on-github-path-error/8889 "2018-02-10T17:17:40Z")

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The “Edit on github” link in my documentation: https://bgodard.github.io/CALCEPH.jl/latest/ is broken. It is: https://github.com/bgodard/CALCEPH.jl/edit/master/docs/index.md But it should be: https://github.com/bgod…

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## [\[ANN\] NarrativeTests.jl](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/ann-narrativetests-jl/8959)

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**Author:** [@xitology](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/xitology)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [February 10, 2018, 6:48am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/ann-narrativetests-jl/8959 "2018-02-10T06:48:11Z")

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I’d like to introduce NarrativeTests.jl, a Julia library for functional testing, which lets you write the test suite in the narrative form. It permits you to describe the behavior of software components in the Markdown f…

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## [Issue with 'stuck' font in Juno/Atom](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/issue-with-stuck-font-in-juno-atom/8735)

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**Author:** [@DNF](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/DNF)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [February 4, 2018, 11:21am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/issue-with-stuck-font-in-juno-atom/8735 "2018-02-04T11:21:09Z")

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I have an issue with Juno that is perhaps an Atom issue, but I’m not sure. The font selection for the editor pane is stuck at the Hasklig font. I used that some months ago, but then wanted to change to a different one. …

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## [Metaprogramming utilities](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/metaprogramming-utilities/8201)

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**Author:** [@cscherrer](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/cscherrer)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [January 7, 2018, 2:32pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/metaprogramming-utilities/8201 "2018-01-07T14:32:47Z")

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It would be really helpful to have a reference of available packages that help with metaprogramming. Maybe this could be similar to JuliaDiff or JuliaOpt, or at least a page on a wiki somewhere. Here’s some I’ve come acr…

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## [PSA for Julia system package builders](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/psa-for-julia-system-package-builders/7827)

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**Author:** [@jameson](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/jameson)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 18, 2017, 4:44am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/psa-for-julia-system-package-builders/7827 "2017-12-18T04:44:37Z")

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A note to individuals maintaining a system package for Julia: I’ve closed issue #6742 “Do not rely on unversioned .so files” by creating a new libwhich tool for creating explicit links to shared libraries that may be dl…

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## [REPL modes don't work in Juno](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/repl-modes-dont-work-in-juno/7587)

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**Author:** [@xiaodai](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/xiaodai)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [December 7, 2017, 9:47am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/repl-modes-dont-work-in-juno/7587 "2017-12-07T09:47:18Z")

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\] doesn’t work with Juno yet. It’s qutie weird, I can Pkg.add from within Juno but not from Julia REPL. It must be because of the corporate firewall that somehow Juno knows how to get around but not the base Julia REPL.

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## [Nteract and Unicode characters](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/nteract-and-unicode-characters/7284)

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**Author:** [@v-i-s-h](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/v-i-s-h)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [November 26, 2017, 4:40am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/nteract-and-unicode-characters/7284 "2017-11-26T04:40:07Z")

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Hi, I recently found https://nteract.io/ and is playing with it now. I liked the idea. But I’m not able to insert unicode characters like \\epsilon, \\mu etc into it. Is this not supported or am I missing something?

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## [Syntax highlighting problems in Juno](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/syntax-highlighting-problems-in-juno/7295)

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**Author:** [@wrgr](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/wrgr)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [November 25, 2017, 1:55pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/syntax-highlighting-problems-in-juno/7295 "2017-11-25T13:55:32Z")

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I’m experiencing the following syntax highlighting problems in Juno, Julia 0.6, macOS (latest): As one can see, in the first case, more than 3 levels of {} nesting leads to disappearance of highlighting, and in the se…

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## [Travis download of julia-latest-winxx.exe broken?](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/travis-download-of-julia-latest-winxx-exe-broken/7045)

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**Author:** [@kevin.squire](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/kevin.squire)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [November 14, 2017, 5:14pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/travis-download-of-julia-latest-winxx-exe-broken/7045 "2017-11-14T17:14:41Z")

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The download links for julia v0.7 on Windows aren’t working for DataStructures.jl: https://ci.appveyor.com/project/kmsquire/datastructures-jl/build/1.0.230/job/eba59leatyxr4a9p Indeed, attempting to download https://ju…

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## [VS Code Julia extension crash when starting up (Windows 10 fall creator update)](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/vs-code-julia-extension-crash-when-starting-up-windows-10-fall-creator-update/6796)

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**Author:** [@raff](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/raff)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [October 31, 2017, 9:15pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/vs-code-julia-extension-crash-when-starting-up-windows-10-fall-creator-update/6796 "2017-10-31T21:15:50Z")

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Below is the crash report. ERROR: LoadError: stat: invalid argument (EINVAL) Stacktrace: \[1\] stat(::String) at .\\stat.jl:69 \[2\] isdir at .\\stat.jl:279 \[inlined\] \[3\] #walkdir#12(::Bool, ::Bool, ::Core.#throw, ::Functi…

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## [Travis build times increased 3x on macOS. Why?](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/travis-build-times-increased-3x-on-macos-why/6085)

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**Author:** [@mauro3](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/mauro3)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [October 20, 2017, 10:00am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/travis-build-times-increased-3x-on-macos-why/6085 "2017-10-20T10:00:31Z")

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Build times on Travis macOS increased markedly sometimes ~ 2 month ago. Example: Travis CI - Test and Deploy Your Code with Confidence (macOS ~ 5.5 min) Travis CI - Test and Deploy Your Code with Confidence (macOS ~…

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## [Julia-git workflow, newbie questions](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/julia-git-workflow-newbie-questions/6125)

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**Author:** [@John\_Gibson](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/John_Gibson)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 27, 2017, 11:05pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/julia-git-workflow-newbie-questions/6125 "2017-09-27T23:05:10Z")

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I’ve made a few small changes to julia/test/perf/micro to get them running on 0.7.0. I’d like to make a pull request for them, but I can’t figure out the proper git workflow from the docs. So far I’ve followed direction…

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