# Tooling

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## [Auto-release from VSCode (very cool): do I need to merge the branch by hand?](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/auto-release-from-vscode-very-cool-do-i-need-to-merge-the-branch-by-hand/67222)

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**Author:** [@lmiq](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/lmiq)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 28, 2021, 2:53pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/auto-release-from-vscode-very-cool-do-i-need-to-merge-the-branch-by-hand/67222 "2021-08-28T14:53:05Z")

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I am using the (very cool) “Tag new package version” feature of the Julia extension of VSCode (it was presented in the latest JuliaCon (I don’t like to tag people here). Thanks for that. I have just only one doubt: afte…

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## [Setting 'Package Server' for JuliaHub (WSL)](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/setting-package-server-for-juliahub-wsl/67066)

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**Author:** [@banksiaboy](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/banksiaboy)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 26, 2021, 9:41pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/setting-package-server-for-juliahub-wsl/67066 "2021-08-26T21:41:32Z")

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Because I’m a fool for platform independence I just tried the JuliaHub extension for vscode in WSL. I’m very much looking forward to using it. The documentation says: Also make sure that you’re connected to the right…

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## [Packaging: How to export an imported module?](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/packaging-how-to-export-an-imported-module/67062)

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**Author:** [@thisismygitrepo](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/thisismygitrepo)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [August 26, 2021, 9:08pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/packaging-how-to-export-an-imported-module/67062 "2021-08-26T21:08:08Z")

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I’m writing a package, and in one of the modules, I would like e.g, Plots to be available to the user. However, I simply failed to do that. import Plots as P module mylibrary export P end In particular, compilation e…

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## [VS code debugger question: environments](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/vs-code-debugger-question-environments/66173)

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**Author:** [@kumarbalachandran](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/kumarbalachandran)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 26, 2021, 6:02pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/vs-code-debugger-question-environments/66173 "2021-08-26T18:02:42Z")

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In VS code, when I start a debugger session, how do I set the environment. The ALT-J ALT-O julia REPL is set to the right environment, but when I start the debugger, it throws me to the parent environment and complains a…

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## [Pluto plot layout for a figure with 4 rows and one column](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/pluto-plot-layout-for-a-figure-with-4-rows-and-one-column/67049)

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**Author:** [@kumarbalachandran](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/kumarbalachandran)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 26, 2021, 4:35pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/pluto-plot-layout-for-a-figure-with-4-rows-and-one-column/67049 "2021-08-26T16:35:25Z")

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Hi I am using layout=(4,1) to place subplots from Plots.jl, but the y axis gets compressed for a fixed plot height on screen within a Pluto notebook. Is there some way of expanding the height of the plot canvas so that …

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## [Pluto - Is possible to Auto Numbering for Headings?](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/pluto-is-possible-to-auto-numbering-for-headings/66504)

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**Author:** [@eduardovrs](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/eduardovrs)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [August 24, 2021, 8:17pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/pluto-is-possible-to-auto-numbering-for-headings/66504 "2021-08-24T20:17:27Z")

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Is it possible that Pluto or PlutoUI automatically number the headings? I tried something like this post AutoNumbering, but only work is all text is in one cell. Thank you in advance for the help! Eduardo

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## [VSCode Julia doc (hoover & doc view) - reference previous julia version (bug ?)](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/vscode-julia-doc-hoover-doc-view-reference-previous-julia-version-bug/66919)

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**Author:** [@ylvain](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/ylvain)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 24, 2021, 3:34pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/vscode-julia-doc-hoover-doc-view-reference-previous-julia-version-bug/66919 "2021-08-24T15:34:58Z")

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Hi, I’ve just noticed something strange with the Julia ext. for VSCode, Windows 10, julia 1.6.1. When the extension display Julia documentation (either in hoover or in doc view panel), all references to source code of t…

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## [\`try/catch\` statements in Pluto](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/try-catch-statements-in-pluto/66835)

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**Author:** [@TheLateKronos](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/TheLateKronos)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [August 24, 2021, 6:25am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/try-catch-statements-in-pluto/66835 "2021-08-24T06:25:33Z")

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EDIT: There was no problem, I was simply not aware that a try/catch statement introduces a local scope. Pluto and reactivity are solid \<3 By using a try/catch statement in a pluto notebook, I can define a variable test …

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## [@test in Pluto](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/test-in-pluto/66831)

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**Author:** [@dpinol](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/dpinol)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [August 23, 2021, 2:48pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/test-in-pluto/66831 "2021-08-23T14:48:53Z")

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Hi has anybody tried to use @test from Pluto? I run into issues with both Pluto & PlutoTest thanks

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## [BinaryBuilder project works on Travis CI, but fails on GitLab CI](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/binarybuilder-project-works-on-travis-ci-but-fails-on-gitlab-ci/66819)

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**Author:** [@stemann](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/stemann)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 23, 2021, 4:53am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/binarybuilder-project-works-on-travis-ci-but-fails-on-gitlab-ci/66819 "2021-08-23T04:53:46Z")

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Any idea, why the following (Julia 1.0) BinaryBuilder project, https://github.com/IHPSystems/pylon\_julia\_wrapper/tree/feature/travis\_ci\_2021, builds (using BB) just fine on Travis CI (in 2019 and today in Aug. 2021), but…

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## [Adding and accessing library files in julia package?](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/adding-and-accessing-library-files-in-julia-package/66799)

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**Author:** [@Rajesh\_Nakka](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Rajesh_Nakka)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 22, 2021, 12:55pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/adding-and-accessing-library-files-in-julia-package/66799 "2021-08-22T12:55:10Z")

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My plan is writing a my\_Julia\_package which depends on third party libraries. These libraries (with extensions .dll, .so and .dylib) are available at an URL and have to be accessed in my package. I don’t want to include …

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## [Upgrade to lower numbered package](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/upgrade-to-lower-numbered-package/66782)

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**Author:** [@s-baumann](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/s-baumann)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [August 21, 2021, 5:10pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/upgrade-to-lower-numbered-package/66782 "2021-08-21T17:10:00Z")

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When I update in Pkg it actually downgrades quite a lot of packages. My best guess was that this was happening as a result of some package that depend on old packages. But when I got a new version of julia, updated and…

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## [Use of Coveralls](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/use-of-coveralls/66743)

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**Author:** [@willtebbutt](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/willtebbutt)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 21, 2021, 1:39pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/use-of-coveralls/66743 "2021-08-21T13:39:08Z")

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I’m trying to transfer TemporalGPs.jl over to coveralls but am hitting a wall. I’ve added what I believe to be appropriate sections to my .github/workflows/ci.yml, but after tests have passed I’m not seeing any coverage …

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## [Cannot run Notebook from within VS Code "Running cells with 'Python 3.8.0 64-bit' requires notebook."](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/cannot-run-notebook-from-within-vs-code-running-cells-with-python-3-8-0-64-bit-requires-notebook/66192)

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**Author:** [@Torkel](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Torkel)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 21, 2021, 11:03am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/cannot-run-notebook-from-within-vs-code-running-cells-with-python-3-8-0-64-bit-requires-notebook/66192 "2021-08-21T11:03:17Z")

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Hi, I have a VS Code installation where I open a jupyter notebook I have previously created in jupyter lab. When I opened it I needed to install a python extension. I can edit cells, but when I try to run anything I get…

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## [Updating packages' version in a pluto notebook](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/updating-packages-version-in-a-pluto-notebook/66705)

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**Author:** [@gianmariomanca](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/gianmariomanca)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 20, 2021, 4:50pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/updating-packages-version-in-a-pluto-notebook/66705 "2021-08-20T16:50:49Z")

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I was initially skeptical of Pluto’s package management (slowed down things for me) until I had to share a complex Pluto notebook with a colleague the afternoon before leaving for a trip. With a quick call he was able to…

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## [Issue with ModelingToolkit in Pluto](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/issue-with-modelingtoolkit-in-pluto/60517)

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**Author:** [@Jon\_Norberg](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Jon_Norberg)\
**Replies:** 14\
**Last updated:** [August 19, 2021, 6:33pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/issue-with-modelingtoolkit-in-pluto/60517 "2021-08-19T18:33:53Z")

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I get the following error for initialising variables. the code runs fine in the terminal and in vscode using the same Julia instance. Any ideas what this could be?

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## [Pkg not updating to latest version of registry](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/pkg-not-updating-to-latest-version-of-registry/65245)

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**Author:** [@sglyon](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/sglyon)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [July 26, 2021, 2:01pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/pkg-not-updating-to-latest-version-of-registry/65245 "2021-07-26T14:01:35Z")

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I have released a few updates of PlotlyBase. These were released with JuliaRegistrator and the associated PRs have been merged into General. On Github, the latest master branch shows that PlotlyBase has versions through …

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## [VSCODE says there are unsaved files, but there aren't?](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/vscode-says-there-are-unsaved-files-but-there-arent/66668)

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**Author:** [@lmiq](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/lmiq)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 19, 2021, 1:26pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/vscode-says-there-are-unsaved-files-but-there-arent/66668 "2021-08-19T13:26:26Z")

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In a project, VSCode keeps saying there are unsaved files in the project, though I cannot figure where they are (and I think there aren’t). Anyone has experienced this before?

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## [JuliaHub doesn't find documentation for functions in sub-modules re-exported with Reexport.jl](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/juliahub-doesnt-find-documentation-for-functions-in-sub-modules-re-exported-with-reexport-jl/66672)

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**Author:** [@sylvaticus](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/sylvaticus)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 19, 2021, 1:09pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/juliahub-doesnt-find-documentation-for-functions-in-sub-modules-re-exported-with-reexport-jl/66672 "2021-08-19T13:09:45Z")

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In my package I have all functions under a submodule (e.g. Clustering.predictMissing) that I reexport using Reexport.jl. In this functions they can be used and their doc searched by users without the submodule prefix: …

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## [Gadfly - add layer caused missing column error](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/gadfly-add-layer-caused-missing-column-error/66578)

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**Author:** [@Humphrey\_Lee](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Humphrey_Lee)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [August 18, 2021, 3:37am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/gadfly-add-layer-caused-missing-column-error/66578 "2021-08-18T03:37:34Z")

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Encountered “missing column” error when adding layer. Using example from Gadfly - Layers. MWE is below. using Gadfly using RDatasets iris = dataset("datasets", "iris") orchard = dataset("datasets", "OrchardSprays") # …

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## [Read-only pluto notebook with functional PlutoUI?](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/read-only-pluto-notebook-with-functional-plutoui/66563)

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**Author:** [@Krastanov](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Krastanov)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [August 17, 2021, 9:42pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/read-only-pluto-notebook-with-functional-plutoui/66563 "2021-08-17T21:42:45Z")

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Is it possible to run a pluto notebook in read-only mode? I.e. make it impossible to edit the cells. But at the same time have PlutoUI elements still functional, so that you can update computed results.

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## [VScode Julia REPL "path" issue (while bash works fine)](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/vscode-julia-repl-path-issue-while-bash-works-fine/66023)

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**Author:** [@SingingKim](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/SingingKim)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [August 17, 2021, 7:53pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/vscode-julia-repl-path-issue-while-bash-works-fine/66023 "2021-08-17T19:53:28Z")

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Hi all, I’m trying to use the Julia REPL but having a library path problem. Oddly, the same code works just fine with bash/terminal (right-hand side), but an error occurs with REPL (left-hand side): Can anyone let me …

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## [Sometimes CompatHelper 3 is not available](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/sometimes-compathelper-3-is-not-available/66556)

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**Author:** [@zsunberg](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/zsunberg)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 17, 2021, 3:32pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/sometimes-compathelper-3-is-not-available/66556 "2021-08-17T15:32:57Z")

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I have installed CompatHelper with a version 3 requirement as suggested in the CompatHelper repository. However, a significant percentage of the time, the job fails because only Compat Helper versions 0.1.0-2.1.1 are ava…

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## [A simple but mystifying package conflict message](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/a-simple-but-mystifying-package-conflict-message/66519)

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**Author:** [@ablaom](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/ablaom)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 17, 2021, 2:33am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/a-simple-but-mystifying-package-conflict-message/66519 "2021-08-17T02:33:59Z")

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I thought I had the hang of understanding pkg conflict messages, but this one has me stumped. I have an env with just one package. That package, NaiveBayes, has this \[compat\] entry for Distributions: Distributions = "0…

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## [Idiomatic Pluto flow control](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/idiomatic-pluto-flow-control/66418)

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**Author:** [@dcgrigsby](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/dcgrigsby)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 15, 2021, 2:27pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/idiomatic-pluto-flow-control/66418 "2021-08-15T14:27:52Z")

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I’d like some advice on how to idiomatically use flow control with Pluto. Here is a minimal example in pseudo code. Let’s say I want to do conditional evaluation. Here’s bare pseudo code of what I’m after that I’d use…

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## [How do you update VS Code in the best way?](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/how-do-you-update-vs-code-in-the-best-way/66116)

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**Author:** [@Torkel](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Torkel)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [August 12, 2021, 6:15am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/how-do-you-update-vs-code-in-the-best-way/66116 "2021-08-12T06:15:38Z")

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Hi, I realise that this is just a generic VS Code question, and got nothing with Julia to do. But then I figured this is something people do often enough that several probably knows the answer, and it wouldn’t hurt to h…

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## ["Unexpected end" issue when extra line gap in code](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/unexpected-end-issue-when-extra-line-gap-in-code/66296)

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**Author:** [@rubaiyat](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/rubaiyat)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [August 12, 2021, 9:50pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/unexpected-end-issue-when-extra-line-gap-in-code/66296 "2021-08-12T21:50:49Z")

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Hello everyone, I’m using Julia through VS Code and I often face an issue regarding “end” statements (at least for Ubuntu 20.04) when using the REPL. The problem seems to be that if there are two consecutive empty lines…

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## [Autocompletion in debug console](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/autocompletion-in-debug-console/66195)

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**Author:** [@disberd](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/disberd)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 11, 2021, 12:22pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/autocompletion-in-debug-console/66195 "2021-08-11T12:22:01Z")

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Hi everyone, Is it possible to have tab autocompletion (to local variables and functions) in the debug console during debugging? It doesn’t work for me but I tried searching around a bit and didn’t find any conclusive …

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## [Registering a package whose name does not end with .jl extension](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/registering-a-package-whose-name-does-not-end-with-jl-extension/66118)

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**Author:** [@Andrea\_Pagnani](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Andrea_Pagnani)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 10, 2021, 11:58am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/registering-a-package-whose-name-does-not-end-with-jl-extension/66118 "2021-08-10T11:58:06Z")

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Dear all I am trying to register the package ArDCA on the general registry, but the automerge fails because (as I understand) the package name does not have the .jl extension in its name. The problem is that we already …

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## [Highlight selection in all vscode panels?](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/highlight-selection-in-all-vscode-panels/66107)

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**Author:** [@mkarikom](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/mkarikom)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 10, 2021, 5:16am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/highlight-selection-in-all-vscode-panels/66107 "2021-08-10T05:16:15Z")

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Anyone know how to do this? I seem to remember it working in atom, but might be imagining things!

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