# Package Management

**URL:** https://discourse.julialang.org/c/tools/pkg/59.md?page=13

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## ['Package' depends on 'Dependency', but no such entry exists in the manifest](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/package-depends-on-dependency-but-no-such-entry-exists-in-the-manifest/68808)

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**Author:** [@thompsonmj](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/thompsonmj)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 27, 2021, 2:15pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/package-depends-on-dependency-but-no-such-entry-exists-in-the-manifest/68808 "2021-09-27T14:15:50Z")

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This seems to have become an issue randomly over the weekend. I try to activate an environment and am met with: ERROR: \`ModelingToolkit=961ee093-0014-501f-94e3-6117800e7a78\` depends on \`SafeTestsets\`, but no such entry …

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## [\`Pkg.update()\` causes downgrade and removal of packages](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/pkg-update-causes-downgrade-and-removal-of-packages/68603)

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**Author:** [@vancleve](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/vancleve)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 23, 2021, 9:47am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/pkg-update-causes-downgrade-and-removal-of-packages/68603 "2021-09-23T09:47:31Z")

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When updating the Symbolics package to its most recent version, I get a few other package updates and new packages. However, when running Pkg.update() immediately afterwards, julia downgrades ones of those updated packag…

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## [Pkg.precompile error - exception during pkg\> update](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/pkg-precompile-error-exception-during-pkg-update/68482)

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**Author:** [@Toxiro](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Toxiro)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [September 20, 2021, 5:15pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/pkg-precompile-error-exception-during-pkg-update/68482 "2021-09-20T17:15:09Z")

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Hello everybody, I am updating the packages in the Julia v1.6 pkg\> REPL and during precompilation I get the following stacktrace error: (@v1.6) pkg\> update Updating registry at ~/.julia/registries/General Installed D…

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## [Error with CompatHelper - Error Code 1](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/error-with-compathelper-error-code-1/68446)

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**Author:** [@tiago](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/tiago)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 20, 2021, 11:26am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/error-with-compathelper-error-code-1/68446 "2021-09-20T11:26:07Z")

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Hello, I developed a package and I’m having issues with the CompatHelper. Recently I’ve changed my CI to GitHub Actions and noticed that the CompatHelper jobs are failing: I don’t know if this is connected with my n…

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## [Best way to Continuous Integration and Automated Tests](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/best-way-to-continuous-integration-and-automated-tests/67838)

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**Author:** [@tiago](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/tiago)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [September 20, 2021, 9:04am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/best-way-to-continuous-integration-and-automated-tests/67838 "2021-09-20T09:04:58Z")

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Hi, I have a package called NeuralFieldEq.jl and I’m having some troubles regarding the continuous integration and test automation. When I deployed the package I used Coveralls and Travis. However, when the v0.1.1 of t…

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## [What is the function of the unique "identifier" in a package's path used for](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/what-is-the-function-of-the-unique-identifier-in-a-packages-path-used-for/67983)

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**Author:** [@Glen1](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Glen1)\
**Replies:** 19\
**Last updated:** [September 13, 2021, 9:51pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/what-is-the-function-of-the-unique-identifier-in-a-packages-path-used-for/67983 "2021-09-13T21:51:37Z")

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I’m still confused about a package’s directory structure. What is the unique “version” identifier included in the path used for? As in “1GXzF” below. We already include a uuid and version in the Project.toml / manifest.…

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## [Artifact Download Timeout](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/artifact-download-timeout/68093)

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**Author:** [@RJJardine](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/RJJardine)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 13, 2021, 12:27pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/artifact-download-timeout/68093 "2021-09-13T12:27:46Z")

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Hi all, I’m having an issue when installing packages that require artifacts (e.g. Plots.jl). When attempting to download the artifact (e.g. Gettext\_jll.jl from Github), it fails. I have used the DebugArtifacts.jl utilit…

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## [Package testing with encrypted data; any free services that work like Travis-CI?](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/package-testing-with-encrypted-data-any-free-services-that-work-like-travis-ci/68011)

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**Author:** [@joshua\_jones](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/joshua_jones)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 10, 2021, 10:34pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/package-testing-with-encrypted-data-any-free-services-that-work-like-travis-ci/68011 "2021-09-10T22:34:45Z")

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Long topic line summarizes everything but here are details. To make a long story short, I need a way to test SeisIO.jl that supports encrypted test files. Travis-CI does this, but also started charging $70/month in June…

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## [Upgrade all environments](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/upgrade-all-environments/67903)

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**Author:** [@amrods](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/amrods)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [September 10, 2021, 9:08am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/upgrade-all-environments/67903 "2021-09-10T09:08:42Z")

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Is it possible upgrade all environments present in a machine at once? That is, instead of going project by project to upgrade packages, can I do that with a (few) commands?

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## [Registered package invisible?](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/registered-package-invisible/67533)

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**Author:** [@PetrKryslUCSD](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/PetrKryslUCSD)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [September 1, 2021, 11:30pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/registered-package-invisible/67533 "2021-09-01T23:30:32Z")

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\_ \_ \_ \_(\_)\_ | Documentation: https://docs.julialang.org (\_) | (\_) (\_) | \_ \_ \_| |\_ \_\_ \_ | Type "?" for help, "\]?" for Pkg help. | | | | | | |/ \_\` | | | | |\_| | | | (\_| |…

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## [How to export \`Base:@kwdef\`?](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/how-to-export-base-kwdef/67213)

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**Author:** [@thisismygitrepo](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/thisismygitrepo)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 30, 2021, 8:50am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/how-to-export-base-kwdef/67213 "2021-08-30T08:50:18Z")

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I’m trying to export Base:@kwdef in a module that I am making via this line using Base:@kwdef export @kwdef However, in the main module, it gets defined as var"@kwdef", how can I fix this?

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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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## [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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## [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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## [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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## [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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## [Problem installing SymPy on Windows 10 system](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/problem-installing-sympy-on-windows-10-system/65906)

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**Author:** [@rsavageatx](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/rsavageatx)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [August 9, 2021, 5:55pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/problem-installing-sympy-on-windows-10-system/65906 "2021-08-09T17:55:38Z")

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I am having difficulty installing SymPy. I keep getting the following error message after I type “using SymPy” into the REPL: julia\> using SymPy \[ Info: Installing sympy via the Conda sympy package… \[ Info: Running co…

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## [\[SOLVED\] Package Management: Remove a local registry](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/solved-package-management-remove-a-local-registry/65756)

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**Author:** [@RogerP](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/RogerP)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [August 4, 2021, 3:39pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/solved-package-management-remove-a-local-registry/65756 "2021-08-04T15:39:03Z")

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Question: I would like to know the command syntax to remove a local registry. Minimal Working Example: (APCSv0.1) pkg\> registry st Registry Status \[098e1cba\] APCS-Registry (git@path.to.registry/apcs-registry.git) \[23…

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## [Is there a way to prevent Julia from updating the registries almost every time?](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/is-there-a-way-to-prevent-julia-from-updating-the-registries-almost-every-time/64150)

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**Author:** [@HanD](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/HanD)\
**Replies:** 48\
**Last updated:** [August 2, 2021, 7:17am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/is-there-a-way-to-prevent-julia-from-updating-the-registries-almost-every-time/64150 "2021-08-02T07:17:43Z")

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Whenever I do something with the package manager, it tends to begin by updating the installed registries, including the General registry. This can happen several times a day, understandably, since the General registry in…

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## [Inter-registry dependencies](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/inter-registry-dependencies/56932)

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**Author:** [@wildart](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/wildart)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [July 28, 2021, 6:50am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/inter-registry-dependencies/56932 "2021-07-28T06:50:45Z")

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Current registry design does not allow to register packages that have dependencies registered in other registries. This limitation is circumvented for any package registered in General registry because this registry is t…

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## [Downloading files in \`runtests.jl\`](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/downloading-files-in-runtests-jl/65332)

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**Author:** [@markmbaum](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/markmbaum)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [July 27, 2021, 11:34am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/downloading-files-in-runtests-jl/65332 "2021-07-27T11:34:23Z")

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It would be really useful to download and use some data files when testing my package. The files don’t need to be part of the package, just for testing. Using Downloads.download inside the runtests.jl script seems to wor…

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## [Warning: Package SoilWater\_ToolBox does not have Configurations in its dependencies:](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/warning-package-soilwater-toolbox-does-not-have-configurations-in-its-dependencies/64476)

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**Author:** [@JosephPollacco](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/JosephPollacco)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [July 20, 2021, 3:13am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/warning-package-soilwater-toolbox-does-not-have-configurations-in-its-dependencies/64476 "2021-07-20T03:13:49Z")

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Halllo, I am creating my first Package which is exciting but also challenging of the large software SoilWater-ToolBox I believe that the package works locally, but I am getting the following warning Package SoilWater\_…

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## [Problems fetching "Registry General" package from github](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/problems-fetching-registry-general-package-from-github/58639)

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**Author:** [@Travelling\_Circus](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Travelling_Circus)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [July 8, 2021, 8:42am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/problems-fetching-registry-general-package-from-github/58639 "2021-07-08T08:42:11Z")

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Hello, I am totally new to the language, the Juno editor and the Atom environment. Good start, boy! :smile: The REPL in Atom/Juno fails to install packages from the first time it is started. In particular I get an err…

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## [Using packages that were not added to the project's environment](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/using-packages-that-were-not-added-to-the-projects-environment/64159)

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**Author:** [@yuvalw](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/yuvalw)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [July 7, 2021, 2:41pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/using-packages-that-were-not-added-to-the-projects-environment/64159 "2021-07-07T14:41:05Z")

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Hello, New user of Pkg. I’ve noticed that If I open a new directory and create a new environment, i.e. \] activate ., I can run using \<SomePackage\> without adding it, as long as \<SomePackage\> is in my general environment…

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## [Cannot run ReinforcementLearning#master](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/cannot-run-reinforcementlearning-master/64050)

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**Author:** [@filchristou](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/filchristou)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [July 6, 2021, 4:49am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/cannot-run-reinforcementlearning-master/64050 "2021-07-06T04:49:45Z")

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Hi. Running pkg\> add ReinforcementLearning works as it should. Then, I wanted to try download the latest master branch from the git repo, as it also looks that the docu Tutorial · ReinforcementLearning.jl is based on thi…

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## [Closed Source Dependencies and Licenses from SAS](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/closed-source-dependencies-and-licenses-from-sas/64090)

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**Author:** [@nucklass](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/nucklass)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [July 5, 2021, 7:03pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/closed-source-dependencies-and-licenses-from-sas/64090 "2021-07-05T19:03:00Z")

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Hoping some some more experienced devs could chime in. I’m looking to write a package for Julia to interface with SAS, akin to the saspy package SAS maintains. Long story short, the Julia package will need these four jar…

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## [Problem with Travis CI](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/problem-with-travis-ci/64046)

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**Author:** [@RJDennis](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/RJDennis)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 4, 2021, 6:50pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/problem-with-travis-ci/64046 "2021-07-04T18:50:20Z")

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In the last couple of days, commits I make to my registered packages do not trigger Travis CI. I have it set up on Github to point to travis-ci.com, which I believe is correct. Is anyone else having this problem and/or…

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