# Can't Get Implicit Package Directories to Work

**URL:** https://discourse.julialang.org/t/cant-get-implicit-package-directories-to-work/116525
**Category:** Package Management
**Tags:** question
**Created:** [July 2, 2024, 1:54pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/cant-get-implicit-package-directories-to-work/116525 "2024-07-02T13:54:15Z")
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### Author: ![fatteneder](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/fatteneder/32/33991_2.png) [@fatteneder](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/fatteneder)
#### Post date: [July 2, 2024, 4:05pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/cant-get-implicit-package-directories-to-work/116525/7 "2024-07-02T16:05:24Z")

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From the linked page:

> A few general rules to note:  
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> 2. A package with a project file cannot depend on one without a project file since packages with project files can only load packages in graph and packages without project files do not appear in graph.

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I am waiting for the upcoming `workspace` feature in `Pkg.jl`, which will hopefully simplify the organization of such mono repos.

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This discussion here might also be of interest to you: [Create an implicit environment with package directories](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/create-an-implicit-environment-with-package-directories/109207)

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