# Tooling

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## [Name of version to use for julia v1.8.0-rc1 in github CI](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/name-of-version-to-use-for-julia-v1-8-0-rc1-in-github-ci/82770)

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**Author:** [@dmbates](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/dmbates)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [June 14, 2022, 8:36pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/name-of-version-to-use-for-julia-v1-8-0-rc1-in-github-ci/82770 "2022-06-14T20:36:31Z")

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What name do I use instead of '1.8' in this segment of CI.yml to get v1.8.0-rc1? matrix: version: - '1.8' - 'nightly' os: - ubuntu-latest arch: - x64…

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## [Code coverage in jll artifacts](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/code-coverage-in-jll-artifacts/82743)

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**Author:** [@Craig\_Hamel](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Craig_Hamel)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 14, 2022, 12:19pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/code-coverage-in-jll-artifacts/82743 "2022-06-14T12:19:26Z")

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Are there any tools out there to look at code coverage of a jll artifact? Even something as simple as looking through the header file for the C library and comparing it to the methods calls in a package that uses the jl…

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## [References to Juno in the Julia documentation](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/references-to-juno-in-the-julia-documentation/82714)

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**Author:** [@maxkapur](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/maxkapur)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [June 14, 2022, 12:03am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/references-to-juno-in-the-julia-documentation/82714 "2022-06-14T00:03:07Z")

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Searching for “Juno” yields 9 results in the v1.7.3 documentation and 11 results in the 1.8.0-rc1 documentation. Some of the references make no mention of the fact that Juno is no longer actively developed: To see the …

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## [Is OpenStreetMap.jl package still maintained? Pkg.add("OpenStreetMap") gives an Error "OpenStreetMap not found in project, manifest or registry"](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/is-openstreetmap-jl-package-still-maintained-pkg-add-openstreetmap-gives-an-error-openstreetmap-not-found-in-project-manifest-or-registry/77102)

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**Author:** [@Optimization](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Optimization)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [June 10, 2022, 10:05am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/is-openstreetmap-jl-package-still-maintained-pkg-add-openstreetmap-gives-an-error-openstreetmap-not-found-in-project-manifest-or-registry/77102 "2022-06-10T10:05:31Z")

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Hi when I try to add this package within Julia using Pkg.add("OpenStreetMap") it gives the following error. why this is the case? Is OpenStreetMap.jl package still maintained? Thanks julia\> using Pkg julia\> Pkg.add("…

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## [Julia 1.6.6 LTS / 1.7.3 / 1.8.0-rc1 | Pkg.update() → "could not download registries (thread failed to start)"](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/julia-1-6-6-lts-1-7-3-1-8-0-rc1-pkg-update-could-not-download-registries-thread-failed-to-start/82407)

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**Author:** [@Audrius-St](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Audrius-St)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [June 10, 2022, 7:32am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/julia-1-6-6-lts-1-7-3-1-8-0-rc1-pkg-update-could-not-download-registries-thread-failed-to-start/82407 "2022-06-10T07:32:10Z")

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Hello, julia\> versioninfo() Julia Version 1.7.3 Commit 742b9abb4d (2022-05-06 12:58 UTC) Platform Info: OS: Windows (x86\_64-w64-mingw32) CPU: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-8750H CPU @ 2.20GHz WORD\_SIZE: 64 LIBM: libopenl…

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## [Integration with LibreOffice](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/integration-with-libreoffice/27316)

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**Author:** [@XVilka](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/XVilka)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [June 10, 2022, 5:29am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/integration-with-libreoffice/27316 "2022-06-10T05:29:46Z")

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Julia Computing offers the JuliaInXL package - Julia integration with Microsoft Excel: https://juliacomputing.com/blog/2017/10/24/julia-in-xl-intro.html https://juliacomputing.com/products/juliafin.html#excel JuliaInXL…

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## [PSA: Atom will be archived Dez. 15th](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/psa-atom-will-be-archived-dez-15th/82463)

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**Author:** [@danielw2904](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/danielw2904)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [June 9, 2022, 8:25am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/psa-atom-will-be-archived-dez-15th/82463 "2022-06-09T08:25:32Z")

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GitHub announced the sunset of Atom Time to move to EMacs :wink:

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## [How can I debug an "include("file")'d script?](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/how-can-i-debug-an-include-file-d-script/25143)

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**Author:** [@j4ksch](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/j4ksch)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [June 8, 2022, 3:18pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/how-can-i-debug-an-include-file-d-script/25143 "2022-06-08T15:18:04Z")

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Hi there, thanks for all of your great work. I love the fact that there is a debugger now and I’m trying to use it to debug a file that I would normally run via $ julia "script.jl" Lets assume the content of the file …

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## [Evaluate julia code blocks while using Markdown VSCode preview](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/evaluate-julia-code-blocks-while-using-markdown-vscode-preview/82368)

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**Author:** [@natema](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/natema)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 7, 2022, 12:22pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/evaluate-julia-code-blocks-while-using-markdown-vscode-preview/82368 "2022-06-07T12:22:56Z")

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I would like to edit a .jmd file in Markdown language mode on VSCode while still being able to send cells to the REPL as when I set Julia Markdown language mode. More context. The great advantage of working with .jmd in…

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## [Unable to reproduce unit test outcomes from package manager's "clean environment"](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/unable-to-reproduce-unit-test-outcomes-from-package-managers-clean-environment/79772)

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**Author:** [@hkraemer](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/hkraemer)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [June 3, 2022, 9:52am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/unable-to-reproduce-unit-test-outcomes-from-package-managers-clean-environment/79772 "2022-06-03T09:52:42Z")

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Hi everyone, I ran into a strange behaviour recently related to Julia environments. Let’s say I develop a package MyPackage with the common structure: ├── Manifest.toml ├── Project.toml ├── src └── test ├── …

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## [Modify syntax highlighting for IJulia in Jupyter lab to resemble Jupyter notebook?](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/modify-syntax-highlighting-for-ijulia-in-jupyter-lab-to-resemble-jupyter-notebook/82168)

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**Author:** [@cocoa1231](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/cocoa1231)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 3, 2022, 1:33am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/modify-syntax-highlighting-for-ijulia-in-jupyter-lab-to-resemble-jupyter-notebook/82168 "2022-06-03T01:33:52Z")

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Hello. Is it possible to modify the syntax highlighting scheme in Jupyter lab to resemble jupyter notebook in IJulia? I notice that the name of a function in a function call does not get highlighted in Jupyter lab like i…

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## [Use Julia in vscode (as a flatpak)](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/use-julia-in-vscode-as-a-flatpak/79889)

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**Author:** [@Ordens\_Ritter](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Ordens_Ritter)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [June 2, 2022, 12:41pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/use-julia-in-vscode-as-a-flatpak/79889 "2022-06-02T12:41:43Z")

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VS Code is normally distributed for my distro as a SNAP (which had the side effect for me) that vs code started in about 30 % of the cases I started my PC. Hence I switched to the Flatpak package of VS Code-OSS. After …

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## [VS code custom Sysimage, startup time for "run in REPL" and "run as new process"](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/vs-code-custom-sysimage-startup-time-for-run-in-repl-and-run-as-new-process/82115)

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**Author:** [@nabajour](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/nabajour)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [June 2, 2022, 9:49am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/vs-code-custom-sysimage-startup-time-for-run-in-repl-and-run-as-new-process/82115 "2022-06-02T09:49:11Z")

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Hi all, I’m trying to get the startup time of julia down. I created a JuliaSysImage.toml, giving an execution script that exercises frequently used functions I want to precompile. I then ran the build sysimage task. I…

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## [SciML Style: A Style Guide for Stylish Julia Programmers](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/sciml-style-a-style-guide-for-stylish-julia-programmers/81672)

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**Author:** [@ChrisRackauckas](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/ChrisRackauckas)\
**Replies:** 14\
**Last updated:** [May 31, 2022, 12:55pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/sciml-style-a-style-guide-for-stylish-julia-programmers/81672 "2022-05-31T12:55:05Z")

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Hey everyone, To address some coding uniformity and correctness issues, we have implemented a SciML Style Guide. Details in the Github repo below: The SciML Style emphasizes the points which are essentially required …

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## [CompatHelper workflows disabled after 60 days of inactivity](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/compathelper-workflows-disabled-after-60-days-of-inactivity/48870)

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**Author:** [@Tamas\_Papp](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Tamas_Papp)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [May 30, 2022, 4:05pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/compathelper-workflows-disabled-after-60-days-of-inactivity/48870 "2022-05-30T16:05:54Z")

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I recently learned that Github disables workflows after 60 days of repo inactivity, from e-mails like \[GitHub\] The “CompatHelper” workflow in tpapp/… will be disabled soon Scheduled workflows are disabled automaticall…

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## [\[ANN\] Required updates to TagBot.yml](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/ann-required-updates-to-tagbot-yml/49249)

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**Author:** [@christopher-dG](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/christopher-dG)\
**Replies:** 19\
**Last updated:** [May 30, 2022, 3:45pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/ann-required-updates-to-tagbot-yml/49249 "2022-05-30T15:45:33Z")

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Hi all, remember when I said that you’d never have to do any maintenance on your TagBot.yml files? I lied, I’m sorry. GitHub has started automatically disabling Actions workflows that run on a schedule for repositories…

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## [Julia-Vim tutorial for newbies](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/julia-vim-tutorial-for-newbies/36636)

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**Author:** [@sbacelar](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/sbacelar)\
**Replies:** 29\
**Last updated:** [July 21, 2021, 5:51pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/julia-vim-tutorial-for-newbies/36636 "2021-07-21T17:51:58Z")

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Does anyone know about a simple introduction to Julia-Vim? I read the plugin help but I couldn’t find any reference to first steps. My idea is: a) a simple setup for running Julia files; b) how to run them.

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## [VSC - building custom sysimage runs endless](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/vsc-building-custom-sysimage-runs-endless/81771)

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**Author:** [@trilobit](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/trilobit)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 27, 2022, 11:03am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/vsc-building-custom-sysimage-runs-endless/81771 "2022-05-27T11:03:54Z")

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I tried the experimental: Building custom sysimage First I create a directory, with an empty .jl-file. Then run: “Tasks: run build Tasks” and see this: : For a few moments everythig seems to be OK. No, errors, no…

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## [VS Code extremely slow to execute code](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/vs-code-extremely-slow-to-execute-code/81520)

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**Author:** [@lzxnl](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/lzxnl)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [May 27, 2022, 2:50am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/vs-code-extremely-slow-to-execute-code/81520 "2022-05-27T02:50:10Z")

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When I start up VS Code, the first time I want to execute code, it does so ok. The second time, if I highlight some code to run with Shift-Enter, it will stop, and will take longer to reply than just restarting VS Code, …

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## [VSCode in notebook doesn't print if has error](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/vscode-in-notebook-doesnt-print-if-has-error/81640)

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**Author:** [@Elyco](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Elyco)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [May 25, 2022, 5:17pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/vscode-in-notebook-doesnt-print-if-has-error/81640 "2022-05-25T17:17:47Z")

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Hi, When using VS Code notebook I notice the following behavior: println("You won't see this print.") error() The cell doesn’t output the println command. This is very common practice for me while debugging. Even mo…

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## [Downloading package source code without using its git repo](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/downloading-package-source-code-without-using-its-git-repo/81516)

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**Author:** [@julbinb](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/julbinb)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [May 24, 2022, 5:42pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/downloading-package-source-code-without-using-its-git-repo/81516 "2022-05-24T17:42:09Z")

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Is there a way to download the source code of a package (given a version or its SHA) directly, without using the package repo? (I could do a git clone and checkout, but if there is a way to get just the source code dire…

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## [Q: automatically updating/detecting missed JLL packages updates](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/q-automatically-updating-detecting-missed-jll-packages-updates/81413)

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**Author:** [@ImreSamu](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/ImreSamu)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [May 24, 2022, 2:21pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/q-automatically-updating-detecting-missed-jll-packages-updates/81413 "2022-05-24T14:21:11Z")

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context: Some JLL packages are not updated to the latest version so important (security) patches not used. hard to find these packages in the local environments. example: LibPQ\_jll ( PostgreSQL client) - based on v…

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## [How do I get CI to use the nightly version of Julia for Documenter-produced documentation?](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/how-do-i-get-ci-to-use-the-nightly-version-of-julia-for-documenter-produced-documentation/81467)

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**Author:** [@Joris\_Pinkse](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Joris_Pinkse)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 22, 2022, 5:57pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/how-do-i-get-ci-to-use-the-nightly-version-of-julia-for-documenter-produced-documentation/81467 "2022-05-22T17:57:19Z")

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How do I get CI to use the nightly version of Julia for Documenter-produced documentation? It currently uses 1.7.2 but my package requires 1.8beta3. I can’t figure out how to do it. (I’d asked a similar question on th…

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## [Convincing Documenter to create a PDF output](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/convincing-documenter-to-create-a-pdf-output/81337)

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**Author:** [@mbauman](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/mbauman)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [May 20, 2022, 2:38pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/convincing-documenter-to-create-a-pdf-output/81337 "2022-05-20T14:38:04Z")

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I’m trying to get Documenter to create a PDF version of my package’s docs. Following the documentation, I first tried makedocs(format = Documenter.LaTeX())… but quickly realized I no longer have a TeX installation. Duh…

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## [Julia execution inside a container with restricted RAM](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/julia-execution-inside-a-container-with-restricted-ram/81173)

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**Author:** [@rssdev10](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/rssdev10)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [May 19, 2022, 9:14pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/julia-execution-inside-a-container-with-restricted-ram/81173 "2022-05-19T21:14:29Z")

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Hello, is any way to restrict Julia’s process in memory consumption when that’s executed inside a Docker container? Sometimes we are getting out-of-memory kills just because Julia’s garbage collector didn’t do memory cle…

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## [Building specific library version with Yggdrasil](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/building-specific-library-version-with-yggdrasil/81262)

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**Author:** [@Andrea\_Pagnani](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Andrea_Pagnani)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [May 19, 2022, 1:10pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/building-specific-library-version-with-yggdrasil/81262 "2022-05-19T13:10:09Z")

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Dearests, I am in the process of shipping a new Pkg that depends on an external library. More precisely, we need to have a library called “HMMER” with its HMMMER\_JLL on Yggdrasil. Unfortunately, due to compatibility iss…

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## [Trying to create my own package; one dependency asks to be installed manually?](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/trying-to-create-my-own-package-one-dependency-asks-to-be-installed-manually/81164)

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**Author:** [@johnabs](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/johnabs)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 16, 2022, 11:12pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/trying-to-create-my-own-package-one-dependency-asks-to-be-installed-manually/81164 "2022-05-16T23:12:33Z")

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Hi all, I’m hoping to finalize a package for deployment soon, but when I try to install it from github, everything works except for the Graphs.jl dependency. Weirdly enough, it does install Graphs, but when I try to lo…

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## [Segmentation Fault when using Plots](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/segmentation-fault-when-using-plots/45150)

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**Author:** [@drarnau](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/drarnau)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [May 16, 2022, 10:38pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/segmentation-fault-when-using-plots/45150 "2022-05-16T22:38:13Z")

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using Plots \[ Info: Recompiling stale cache file /home/arnau/.julia/compiled/v1.1/Plots/ld3vC.ji for Plots \[91a5bcdd-55d7-5caf-9e0b-520d859cae80\] signal (11): Segmentation fault in expression starting at /home/arnau/.ju…

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## [Debugging in VS Code has difference variable scope behavior](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/debugging-in-vs-code-has-difference-variable-scope-behavior/80226)

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**Author:** [@msena](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/msena)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [May 13, 2022, 1:02am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/debugging-in-vs-code-has-difference-variable-scope-behavior/80226 "2022-05-13T01:02:02Z")

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Hi, I am trying to debug some code and upon some experimentation it seems that the debugger in visual studio code has a different scoping behavior than when running stuff no the REPL? Consider the following example (may…

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## [How to change the PATH variable on VSCode Debugger](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/how-to-change-the-path-variable-on-vscode-debugger/80959)

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**Author:** [@guilhermebodin](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/guilhermebodin)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 12, 2022, 2:23pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/how-to-change-the-path-variable-on-vscode-debugger/80959 "2022-05-12T14:23:01Z")

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Hi, I have a kind of complicated bat script that runs a julia executable inside, in order to use the debugger I would have to make an edition in the PATH environment variable, is this currently possible in the Debugger o…

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