# Tooling

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## [Interactivity of Makie plots](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/interactivity-of-makie-plots/53610)

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**Author:** [@TheLateKronos](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/TheLateKronos)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [July 5, 2024, 12:31pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/interactivity-of-makie-plots/53610 "2024-07-05T12:31:00Z")

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So I have read several places that Makie plots are interactive. I take that to mean that I can mouse over them to highlight points and their values, and that I can zoom and pan. This does however not work with plots crea…

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## [Jupyter and Jupytext through IJulia.jl (Jupytext does not really work)](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/jupyter-and-jupytext-through-ijulia-jl-jupytext-does-not-really-work/116330)

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**Author:** [@Henrique\_Becker](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Henrique_Becker)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [July 3, 2024, 3:51pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/jupyter-and-jupytext-through-ijulia-jl-jupytext-does-not-really-work/116330 "2024-07-03T15:51:34Z")

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Is anyone using IJulia to provide jupyter-lab and employing the jupytext extension? I was unable to configure my Arch Linux do to so. I did a fresh install of Julia 1.10.4, then installed the IJulia in an environment, an…

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## [Can't Get Implicit Package Directories to Work](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/cant-get-implicit-package-directories-to-work/116525)

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**Author:** [@Satvik](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Satvik)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [July 2, 2024, 4:37pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/cant-get-implicit-package-directories-to-work/116525 "2024-07-02T16:37:18Z")

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I’m trying to create multiple packages in one repository following the implicit package directories method outlined here: Code Loading · The Julia Language The ultimate goal is to split our large single-package codebase…

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## [Neovim + LanguageServer.jl](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/neovim-languageserver-jl/37286)

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**Author:** [@kdheepak](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/kdheepak)\
**Replies:** 100\
**Last updated:** [July 2, 2024, 4:30pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/neovim-languageserver-jl/37286 "2024-07-02T16:30:42Z")

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neovim has built in lsp support and can be integrated with any language server. I thought I’d describe the set up for using LanguageServer.jl and neovim. You need to use the latest version of neovim at the moment. I’m u…

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## [Neovim + DebugAdapter.jl](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/neovim-debugadapter-jl/116529)

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**Author:** [@kdheepak](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/kdheepak)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 2, 2024, 2:39pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/neovim-debugadapter-jl/116529 "2024-07-02T14:39:22Z")

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Hi neovim users, Similar to Neovim + LanguageServer.jl I thought I’d make a post about neovim and DebugAdapter.jl. You might already know that neovim supports the Microsoft Debug Adapter Protocol (DAP) using mfussenegg…

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## [Using Julia LSP with Jupyter Lab and environments](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/using-julia-lsp-with-jupyter-lab-and-environments/116362)

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**Author:** [@Joh11](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Joh11)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [June 29, 2024, 2:12am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/using-julia-lsp-with-jupyter-lab-and-environments/116362 "2024-06-29T02:12:52Z")

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Hi, I am trying to make the Julia LSP work with Jupyter Lab. I managed to install it, however it is highlighting all of my packages with the “missing reference” warning, even with standard library modules: # here lsp c…

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## [Julia REPL in VS code does not display properly](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/julia-repl-in-vs-code-does-not-display-properly/116290)

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**Author:** [@WuSiren](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/WuSiren)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 27, 2024, 5:36am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/julia-repl-in-vs-code-does-not-display-properly/116290 "2024-06-27T05:36:36Z")

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I remember it can display properly some time ago, but don’t know when it can’t unless I enlarge the font to very big using Ctrl + + (but it can display well without doing so before).

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## [Cannot install BliContractor.jl](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/cannot-install-blicontractor-jl/116251)

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**Author:** [@Uranium238](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Uranium238)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [June 26, 2024, 8:04pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/cannot-install-blicontractor-jl/116251 "2024-06-26T20:04:57Z")

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I am trying to install BliContractor.jl , to replace all the tensor contractions in my code that used the @tensor macro with TBLIS. However, when I try to install it using the package manager, I am presented with the fol…

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## [Matrix power not memory optimal](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/matrix-power-not-memory-optimal/116201)

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**Author:** [@jarl](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/jarl)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [June 25, 2024, 6:12pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/matrix-power-not-memory-optimal/116201 "2024-06-25T18:12:32Z")

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It seems that computing A^p with integer p for a dense matrix A with ^(A,p) is not memory allocation optimal: julia\> using BenchmarkTools, LinearAlgebra julia\> A=randn(256,256); A=A/norm(A); julia\> @btime A8=A^8; 813.…

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## [SpaceVim and Julia?](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/spacevim-and-julia/108933)

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**Author:** [@grahamas](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/grahamas)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [June 25, 2024, 2:41am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/spacevim-and-julia/108933 "2024-06-25T02:41:04Z")

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Does anyone have a setup they’re happy with for SpaceVim and Julia? It’s soooo close to just working out of the box (with the lang#julia layer enabled), but the REPL just doesn’t quite do it. E.g., it doesn’t seem to su…

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## [How does the Testing pane work?](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/how-does-the-testing-pane-work/115301)

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**Author:** [@Ken\_Williams](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Ken_Williams)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [June 24, 2024, 8:10pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/how-does-the-testing-pane-work/115301 "2024-06-24T20:10:13Z")

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I haven’t been able to find a reference about how the Testing pane in VS Code works for a Julia project’s unit tests. I’ve fiddled around a bit and tried various of file layouts (test\_\*.jl vs. \*\_test.jl, putting in a M…

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## [How to customize display of custom array type in VSCode workspace and table viewer?](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/how-to-customize-display-of-custom-array-type-in-vscode-workspace-and-table-viewer/115988)

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**Author:** [@bbejanov](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/bbejanov)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [June 24, 2024, 10:08am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/how-to-customize-display-of-custom-array-type-in-vscode-workspace-and-table-viewer/115988 "2024-06-24T10:08:44Z")

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I have two custom array types - TSeries \<: AbstractVector and MVTSeries \<: AbstractMatrix in package TimeSeriesEcon - that don’t display correctly in the Julia Workspace in VS Code. The table viewer is shows the numbers…

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## [Only 1 thread available in code-server](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/only-1-thread-available-in-code-server/110156)

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**Author:** [@sylvaticus](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/sylvaticus)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [June 21, 2024, 7:40am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/only-1-thread-available-in-code-server/110156 "2024-06-21T07:40:17Z")

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Hello, I moved to code-server development (under JupyterHub), but I can’t get more than 1 thread. I don’t have the option in the Julia extension setting, and if I manually edit the Settings.json with "julia.NumThreads":…

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## [Julia packages cloning after every commit?](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/julia-packages-cloning-after-every-commit/115947)

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**Author:** [@xvries](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/xvries)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [June 21, 2024, 4:02am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/julia-packages-cloning-after-every-commit/115947 "2024-06-21T04:02:16Z")

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It looks like julia is often cloning packages, is that necessary? I am maintaining a few packages in our organization and I often need to fully clone packages, why is the package manager not simply pulling the latest com…

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## [Updating Julia Packages from Sublime Text / Terminus](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/updating-julia-packages-from-sublime-text-terminus/68120)

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**Author:** [@stephenll](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/stephenll)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [June 20, 2024, 11:47pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/updating-julia-packages-from-sublime-text-terminus/68120 "2024-06-20T23:47:05Z")

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I use Sublime Text as my editor for Julia. For almost everything it is perfect for me. The only thing I can’t seem to do with Sublime Text on both my corporate Windows computer and my personal MacOS computer is update J…

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## [CondaPkg installation errors](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/condapkg-installation-errors/115771)

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**Author:** [@mikechalice](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/mikechalice)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [June 20, 2024, 5:08pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/condapkg-installation-errors/115771 "2024-06-20T17:08:32Z")

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Getting this ImportError/traceback after installing snowflake-connector-python using CondaPkg: ERROR: Python: ImportError: dlopen(/Users/michaelmartin/.julia/environments/v1.10/.CondaPkg/env/lib/python3.12/lib-dynload/\_…

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## [Precompilation after Julia Update](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/precompilation-after-julia-update/113792)

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**Author:** [@roflmaostc](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/roflmaostc)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [June 20, 2024, 3:15pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/precompilation-after-julia-update/113792 "2024-06-20T15:15:32Z")

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Hi, updating Julia versions can be annoying because precompilation for big projects take quite long. I thought it’s clever to do the update, and then run a script which activates all my dev folders and instantiates the…

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## [Certain packages do not precompile in Julia Docker](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/certain-packages-do-not-precompile-in-julia-docker/115824)

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**Author:** [@cirobr](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/cirobr)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [June 20, 2024, 2:55pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/certain-packages-do-not-precompile-in-julia-docker/115824 "2024-06-20T14:55:40Z")

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Cheers, My docker container uses several packages and ran smoothly up to the point I added package ImageInTerminal to the environment. Apparently, the container needs an artifact file that is not being pulled/created. E…

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## [Pluto cells in grid arrangement?](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/pluto-cells-in-grid-arrangement/59858)

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**Author:** [@mobius-eng](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/mobius-eng)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [June 19, 2024, 8:51pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/pluto-cells-in-grid-arrangement/59858 "2024-06-19T20:51:29Z")

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Pluto feels a bit more like a spreadsheet. Hence, is it possible to arrange the cells in a grid?

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## [JuliaHub shows 0 dependents for every package](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/juliahub-shows-0-dependents-for-every-package/115854)

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**Author:** [@matthias314](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/matthias314)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [June 19, 2024, 2:43pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/juliahub-shows-0-dependents-for-every-package/115854 "2024-06-19T14:43:29Z")

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Even the “popular packages” on the JuliaHub package home page are shown with no dependents at all. This looks like a bug. I don’t know if the old Discourse entry from @jishnub shown below is related or if it has been fix…

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## [Pluto --- Function barrier](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/pluto-function-barrier/59736)

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**Author:** [@Tomas\_Pevny](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Tomas_Pevny)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [June 18, 2024, 8:12am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/pluto-function-barrier/59736 "2024-06-18T08:12:54Z")

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Dear all, I am sure that this was here solved / asked before, but i have not found the answer. I am playing with the idea of implementing a visual frontend for Mill / JsonGrinder, which will allow you to upload the tra…

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## [Vs code lang server won't start](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/vs-code-lang-server-wont-start/115587)

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**Author:** [@yjr](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/yjr)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [June 14, 2024, 7:25pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/vs-code-lang-server-wont-start/115587 "2024-06-14T19:25:32Z")

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Hello, vscode language server won’t start error msg is: ERROR: LoadError: IOError: connect: permission denied (EACCES) Stacktrace: \[1\] wait\_connected(x::Base.PipeEndpoint) @ Sockets C:\\Users\\yjr\\.julia\\juliaup\\juli…

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## [How to set monospace fonts for math symbols on VS Code](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/how-to-set-monospace-fonts-for-math-symbols-on-vs-code/115208)

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**Author:** [@paalon](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/paalon)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [June 14, 2024, 7:29am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/how-to-set-monospace-fonts-for-math-symbols-on-vs-code/115208 "2024-06-14T07:29:31Z")

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What is your font setting for VS Code? I use macOS and I have the following setting: But the \\in symbol is displayed as non-monospace size: I also use Cascadia Mono on iTerm2 but it shows well: How do you set mo…

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## [Updating with nested Project.toml](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/updating-with-nested-project-toml/115574)

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**Author:** [@maxkapur](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/maxkapur)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [June 13, 2024, 11:31am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/updating-with-nested-project-toml/115574 "2024-06-13T11:31:38Z")

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In the package I am developing, I follow the best practice of having a separate Project.toml, test/Project.toml, and docs/Project.toml. Unfortunately, this means my dependency versions get out of sync if I run \]update i…

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## [Security flaws in VS Code](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/security-flaws-in-vs-code/115456)

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**Author:** [@grahamstark](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/grahamstark)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [June 13, 2024, 11:28am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/security-flaws-in-vs-code/115456 "2024-06-13T11:28:33Z")

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Perhaps this is off-topic, but I came across a rather alarming series of posts on the insecurity of VSCode extensions. I’m sure the Julia ones are fine but I wasn’t aware of just how open VSCode was, and how few checks t…

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## [How to \`@ref\` a function from a different package?](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/how-to-ref-a-function-from-a-different-package/110682)

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**Author:** [@PetrKryslUCSD](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/PetrKryslUCSD)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [June 8, 2024, 11:49am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/how-to-ref-a-function-from-a-different-package/110682 "2024-06-08T11:49:12Z")

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From the package FinEtoolsAcoustics I want to reference a function defined in FinEtools. I thought this would work, !!! note The bilinear-form function \[\`FinEtools.FEMMBaseModule.bilform\_diffusion\`\](@ref) is used …

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## [Failing to precompile OptimizationBase](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/failing-to-precompile-optimizationbase/114926)

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**Author:** [@PetrosStefanou](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/PetrosStefanou)\
**Replies:** 32\
**Last updated:** [June 7, 2024, 4:47pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/failing-to-precompile-optimizationbase/114926 "2024-06-07T16:47:07Z")

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Hi everyone, I am getting a precompilation error when trying to using Optimization. I am not sure how to interpret the error message I am getting. The problem is that precompilation is triggered and fails every time, …

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## [Logging from a Pluto notebook into the REPL from which it launched](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/logging-from-a-pluto-notebook-into-the-repl-from-which-it-launched/115269)

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**Author:** [@gdalle](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/gdalle)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [June 6, 2024, 2:42pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/logging-from-a-pluto-notebook-into-the-repl-from-which-it-launched/115269 "2024-06-06T14:42:01Z")

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Is there a way for a Pluto notebook to print/log into the REPL from which I launched it? I would need that to track progress of notebook CI runs

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## [How to disable automatic precompilation of packages in Julia 1.6](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/how-to-disable-automatic-precompilation-of-packages-in-julia-1-6/57053)

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**Author:** [@amrods](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/amrods)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [June 6, 2024, 1:58pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/how-to-disable-automatic-precompilation-of-packages-in-julia-1-6/57053 "2024-06-06T13:58:44Z")

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How can I prevent automatic precompilation after adding a package in Julia 1.6?

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## [Configuring Julia formatter and linter with nvim-lspconfig for neovim](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/configuring-julia-formatter-and-linter-with-nvim-lspconfig-for-neovim/114746)

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**Author:** [@mostafatouny](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/mostafatouny)\
**Replies:** 17\
**Last updated:** [June 6, 2024, 7:56am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/configuring-julia-formatter-and-linter-with-nvim-lspconfig-for-neovim/114746 "2024-06-06T07:56:42Z")

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Hello, For Neovim, I have successfully integrated LanguageServer.jl through lspconfig as instructed here. Auto-completion and hover documentation worked. screenshot I want to integrate JuliaFormatter.jl and StaticLint.…

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