# Package Management

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## [Unable to open IJulia notebook](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/unable-to-open-ijulia-notebook/64021)

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**Author:** [@narayan](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/narayan)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 4, 2021, 5:47am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/unable-to-open-ijulia-notebook/64021 "2021-07-04T05:47:35Z")

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When I run IJulia.notebook() command I get the following text, and it doesn’t open the notebook. \[ Info: running setenv('C:\\Users\\Narayan\\.julia\\conda\\3\\Scripts\\jupyter.exe' notebook,\[“PATH=C:\\Users\\Narayan\\.julia\\conda…

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## [Unsatisfiable requirements detected for package DifferentialEquations \[0c46a032\]](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/unsatisfiable-requirements-detected-for-package-differentialequations-0c46a032/63860)

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**Author:** [@minhnguyen](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/minhnguyen)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [June 30, 2021, 10:43pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/unsatisfiable-requirements-detected-for-package-differentialequations-0c46a032/63860 "2021-06-30T22:43:23Z")

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Hi guys, I have problems running the Differential Equation package although I have used the lines “import Pkg” or “using Pkg” and "Pkg.add(“DIfferentialEquations”). My julia’s current version is 1.6.1. Please help me re…

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## [Package precompiles in one environment and not another](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/package-precompiles-in-one-environment-and-not-another/63653)

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**Author:** [@rafelafrance](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/rafelafrance)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [June 29, 2021, 2:26pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/package-precompiles-in-one-environment-and-not-another/63653 "2021-06-29T14:26:31Z")

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I want to use the package ImageBinarization in a project environment but it won’t precompile. What seems odd to me, is that it will precompile in another (the global) environment. Is there some sort of cache I can clear? …

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## [Why Pkg.jl uses TOML?](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/why-pkg-jl-uses-toml/63411)

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**Author:** [@philipGaudreau](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/philipGaudreau)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [June 28, 2021, 11:11am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/why-pkg-jl-uses-toml/63411 "2021-06-28T11:11:58Z")

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Everything is in the title. It says in the docs: toml files are not only used by the package manager; they are also used by Julia’s code loading, and determine e.g. what using Example should do. What were the reason…

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## [Pull requests of new version of package stalled on the general registry](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/pull-requests-of-new-version-of-package-stalled-on-the-general-registry/63538)

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**Author:** [@tencnivel](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/tencnivel)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [June 25, 2021, 12:26pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/pull-requests-of-new-version-of-package-stalled-on-the-general-registry/63538 "2021-06-25T12:26:34Z")

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Hi everyone, The pull request of the latest version of my package (PostgresORM v0.1.1) on the General registry is stalled. I submitted v0.1.1 with the exact same command as when submitting v0.1.0 which was the very f…

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## [How to make Pkg use specific SSL certificate for verifying servers? (General registry adding issue on work network | Windows)](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/how-to-make-pkg-use-specific-ssl-certificate-for-verifying-servers-general-registry-adding-issue-on-work-network-windows/63023)

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**Author:** [@scimas](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/scimas)\
**Replies:** 19\
**Last updated:** [June 23, 2021, 9:44pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/how-to-make-pkg-use-specific-ssl-certificate-for-verifying-servers-general-registry-adding-issue-on-work-network-windows/63023 "2021-06-23T21:44:58Z")

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I have cleaned up the .julia/registries directory. I’m accessing julia from powershell and/or bash (that comes with git for windows). I’ve read some similar threads on discourse, but they didn’t help to solve the probl…

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## [test/Project.toml versioning issues](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/test-project-toml-versioning-issues/63415)

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**Author:** [@jlchan](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/jlchan)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [June 23, 2021, 11:18am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/test-project-toml-versioning-issues/63415 "2021-06-23T11:18:18Z")

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I’ve added a test/Project.toml which includes PackageName#master. However, Github CI seems to be ignoring the #master branch and just loading the last tagged version of the package. Is this a known issue, and if so is t…

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## [\[resolved\] Problem with the IPv6 connectivity of the \`us-west\` Pkg server](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/resolved-problem-with-the-ipv6-connectivity-of-the-us-west-pkg-server/63196)

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**Author:** [@dlakelan](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/dlakelan)\
**Replies:** 24\
**Last updated:** [June 21, 2021, 11:58pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/resolved-problem-with-the-ipv6-connectivity-of-the-us-west-pkg-server/63196 "2021-06-21T23:58:28Z")

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I’m having problems updating packages, status.julialang.org takes a long time to respond, sometimes doesn’t respond, it does say that things are operational, but the detailed graphs show lots of red bars for a while now. …

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## [Simultaneous development of private packages?](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/simultaneous-development-of-private-packages/63289)

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**Author:** [@liuyxpp](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/liuyxpp)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [June 19, 2021, 8:05am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/simultaneous-development-of-private-packages/63289 "2021-06-19T08:05:08Z")

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I have a related question as OP. Suppose I am developing packages A, B, and C simutaneously with other people. C depends on A and B, while B depends on A. A, B, and C are all private Github repos during their developmen…

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## [Sublime Text and LinearAlgebra and .julia folder](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/sublime-text-and-linearalgebra-and-julia-folder/62767)

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**Author:** [@PetrKryslUCSD](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/PetrKryslUCSD)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 11, 2021, 10:26pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/sublime-text-and-linearalgebra-and-julia-folder/62767 "2021-06-11T22:26:22Z")

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ST4 has nice autocompletion which can index source folders and extract the information there. I noticed that the standard library source is apparently NOT present in .julia. (a) How come? and (b) How can I get its source…

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## [Cross platform package and package naming guidelines](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/cross-platform-package-and-package-naming-guidelines/62506)

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**Author:** [@pbayer](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/pbayer)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [June 7, 2021, 7:29pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/cross-platform-package-and-package-naming-guidelines/62506 "2021-06-07T19:29:51Z")

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I would like to create Github-repo erjulix for a package Erjulix which makes it possible to send messages/data from Erlang/Elixir to Julia and back and call functions or eval expressions cross-platform. The functionality…

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## [Sudden Falure to Precompile DifferentialEquations and Sundials](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/sudden-falure-to-precompile-differentialequations-and-sundials/62317)

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**Author:** [@CosmoProf](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/CosmoProf)\
**Replies:** 15\
**Last updated:** [June 4, 2021, 9:15am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/sudden-falure-to-precompile-differentialequations-and-sundials/62317 "2021-06-04T09:15:49Z")

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Hi, after running well for months, my Julia programs suddenly cannot precompile DifferentialEquations or Sundials anymore, which is a fatal problem for my programs. I don’t know what triggered Julia to try (and fail) to…

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## [Adding package issue with Julia and VS Code](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/adding-package-issue-with-julia-and-vs-code/62302)

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**Author:** [@Prani\_Nalluri](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Prani_Nalluri)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [June 2, 2021, 9:35pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/adding-package-issue-with-julia-and-vs-code/62302 "2021-06-02T21:35:13Z")

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Julia was working well on my computer until about last month. It appears that adding packages in the code throws an error. Adding a package in the Julia REPL window in VS Code throws no errors. However, running the actua…

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## [Libiconv artifact not available on storage servers?](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/libiconv-artifact-not-available-on-storage-servers/61878)

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**Author:** [@Samuel\_Stapleton](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Samuel_Stapleton)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 26, 2021, 9:36pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/libiconv-artifact-not-available-on-storage-servers/61878 "2021-05-26T21:36:01Z")

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I noticed that Libiconv v1.16.1+0 artifacts don’t appear to be available on the storage servers. For example, https://us-east.storage.juliahub.com/artifact/644f24d4876309d0b771bdad3cbd7ca58f8f24d4 Is this to be expected…

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## [Julia no registries found](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/julia-no-registries-found/61554)

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**Author:** [@Babou](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Babou)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 21, 2021, 3:54am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/julia-no-registries-found/61554 "2021-05-21T03:54:55Z")

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So today I was trying to install a package and my julia was tking forever, over 10 miuntes so I exited. I am on a windows machine, I tried follwoing the advice on this trhead: Very slow "Updating registry at 'C:\\Users\\m…

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## [What does "JuliaRegistrator had a problem deploying to stopwatch" mean?](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/what-does-juliaregistrator-had-a-problem-deploying-to-stopwatch-mean/61383)

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**Author:** [@ctkelley](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/ctkelley)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [May 18, 2021, 11:07pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/what-does-juliaregistrator-had-a-problem-deploying-to-stopwatch-mean/61383 "2021-05-18T23:07:51Z")

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I just tried to register a new version of SIAMFANLEquations.jl and the registration failed with this message JuliaRegistrator had a problem deploying to stopwatch 14 minutes ago I have no idea how to respond to this. …

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## [Package installation error (internally developed package)](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/package-installation-error-internally-developed-package/61111)

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**Author:** [@Jake](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Jake)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [May 14, 2021, 1:54am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/package-installation-error-internally-developed-package/61111 "2021-05-14T01:54:28Z")

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I am developing a package in homedir()\\.julia\\dev\\Foo01 and trying to use it. When I try to use the package the system seems to recognize the package but will not install it with the following error: julia\> using Foo01…

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## [How to use macros to install and load a package?](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/how-to-use-macros-to-install-and-load-a-package/61076)

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**Author:** [@feanor12](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/feanor12)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [May 13, 2021, 1:10pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/how-to-use-macros-to-install-and-load-a-package/61076 "2021-05-13T13:10:18Z")

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I was thinking of writing something like macro use(ex) quote Pkg.add(string($ex)) using $ex end end but I fear that’s not how to use it. How do I write a macro taking in a nonexisting module na…

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## [How to make standard Julia package with input/options parameters in non compiled Julia files](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/how-to-make-standard-julia-package-with-input-options-parameters-in-non-compiled-julia-files/60549)

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**Author:** [@JosephPollacco](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/JosephPollacco)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [May 6, 2021, 11:37pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/how-to-make-standard-julia-package-with-input-options-parameters-in-non-compiled-julia-files/60549 "2021-05-06T23:37:55Z")

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I wrote a large scientific package SoilWater-ToolBox https://github.com/joseph-pollacco/SoilWaterToolbox and now it is time to compile the software into a Julia Package The question is that I have different options of …

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## [Push a project to a gist automatically?](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/push-a-project-to-a-gist-automatically/60371)

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**Author:** [@mschauer](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/mschauer)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 1, 2021, 12:24pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/push-a-project-to-a-gist-automatically/60371 "2021-05-01T12:24:25Z")

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Does anybody have something set up to create gist from the command line (relevant google search) and push a directory with Project.toml to it?

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## [LoadError for LinearAlgebra package ONLY when running tests from pkg manager](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/loaderror-for-linearalgebra-package-only-when-running-tests-from-pkg-manager/60335)

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**Author:** [@justinsgray](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/justinsgray)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 30, 2021, 6:21pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/loaderror-for-linearalgebra-package-only-when-running-tests-from-pkg-manager/60335 "2021-04-30T18:21:55Z")

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Im setting up a package called toolpath, and writing tests for it. The tests run fine with no LoadErrors if I call them manually from the REPL using an include call. They also run fine from the command line like this: ju…

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## [Flux: problems in upgrading to Julia 1.6.1](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/flux-problems-in-upgrading-to-julia-1-6-1/59961)

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**Author:** [@VivMendes](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/VivMendes)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 29, 2021, 2:25pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/flux-problems-in-upgrading-to-julia-1-6-1/59961 "2021-04-29T14:25:29Z")

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I have just upgraded Julia from v1.5.4 to v1.6.1. Everything was working OK in the previous version and it also works OK with the new version, apart from Flux. I had to rm Flux, otherwise, the list of errors was huge. I …

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## [Generated documentation for function modifies alignment of "unicode art"](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/generated-documentation-for-function-modifies-alignment-of-unicode-art/59888)

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**Author:** [@PeterSimon](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/PeterSimon)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 23, 2021, 10:26pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/generated-documentation-for-function-modifies-alignment-of-unicode-art/59888 "2021-04-23T22:26:05Z")

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I’m working on publishing the documentation for a new package PSSFSS using Documenter.jl. Several of the function docstrings use “unicode art” to define the planar geometry and how it is parameterized (example below). …

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## [LoadError while precompiling Plots.jl on Ubuntu 18.04](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/loaderror-while-precompiling-plots-jl-on-ubuntu-18-04/58784)

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**Author:** [@Anemometer](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Anemometer)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [April 8, 2021, 11:04am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/loaderror-while-precompiling-plots-jl-on-ubuntu-18-04/58784 "2021-04-08T11:04:04Z")

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Hello, I have run into some trouble trying to install the Plots.jl package and I couldn’t find any hints on how to proceed besides nuking my .julia folder which I would like to avoid if at all possible. Adding the Plot…

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## [How to get the directory of an indirect dependency](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/how-to-get-the-directory-of-an-indirect-dependency/58708)

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**Author:** [@danielmatz](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/danielmatz)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [April 7, 2021, 12:49am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/how-to-get-the-directory-of-an-indirect-dependency/58708 "2021-04-07T00:49:55Z")

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I’m trying to write a script that analyzes all of the dependencies of a Julia project, including the indirect dependencies. I see how I can use pathof to get the path to the direct dependencies, but how can I do this for…

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## [Comprehensive Package Info](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/comprehensive-package-info/58025)

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**Author:** [@chuckaknight](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/chuckaknight)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [March 27, 2021, 5:20pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/comprehensive-package-info/58025 "2021-03-27T17:20:40Z")

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Is there a command in Julia that will print information about Julia packages installed (similar to this in Python) C:\\Users\\unknown\\LocalData\\DevArea\\projects\>pip show TensorFlow Name: tensorflow Version: 2.3.1 Summa…

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## [Having edit(m::Module) open package directory instead of file where module is defined](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/having-edit-m-module-open-package-directory-instead-of-file-where-module-is-defined/58124)

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**Author:** [@airpmb](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/airpmb)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 28, 2021, 10:48pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/having-edit-m-module-open-package-directory-instead-of-file-where-module-is-defined/58124 "2021-03-28T22:48:07Z")

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This line seems to do the trick: edit(m::Module) = edit(abspath(joinpath(pathof(m), "..", ".."))) # opens /Users/patrick/.julia/packages/AbstractPlotting/gE7AT/: edit(AbstractPlotting) … but I have a suspicion that w…

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## [ANN: GitHub action workflow to test if your PR breaks another package (Reverse Dependency Integration Testing)](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/ann-github-action-workflow-to-test-if-your-pr-breaks-another-package-reverse-dependency-integration-testing/57635)

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**Author:** [@abelsiqueira](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/abelsiqueira)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 26, 2021, 9:57am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/ann-github-action-workflow-to-test-if-your-pr-breaks-another-package-reverse-dependency-integration-testing/57635 "2021-03-26T09:57:05Z")

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Hi all. At JuliaSmoothOptimizers, we’ve been running a breakage test to see if a PR request to our base package breaks the other packages down the line. This last week I’ve updated it to GitHub Actions and manage to tran…

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## [Filing an issue or PR on a package in stdlib](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/filing-an-issue-or-pr-on-a-package-in-stdlib/57876)

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**Author:** [@dmbates](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/dmbates)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 24, 2021, 4:28pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/filing-an-issue-or-pr-on-a-package-in-stdlib/57876 "2021-03-24T16:28:53Z")

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Is there any special protocol for filing an issue or submitting a PR on a package in stdlib? I recently encountered a problem in SparseArrays/src/linalg.jl with, I think, a pretty simple fix. Do I just create an issue …

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## [Renaming master to main -- Julia-specific experience](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/renaming-master-to-main-julia-specific-experience/57723)

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**Author:** [@fonsp](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/fonsp)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [March 23, 2021, 6:16am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/renaming-master-to-main-julia-specific-experience/57723 "2021-03-23T06:16:23Z")

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For package maintainers considering renaming their default branch from master to main: I did it last month (Pluto.jl and PlutoUI.jl), and here are my Julia-specific experiences! The main takeaway for me was: the rename…

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