# ERROR: Debugger.jl requires a LineEditREPL type of REPL

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**Category:** New to Julia\
**Tags:** question, repl, debugger\
**Created:** [May 6, 2025, 2:30pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/error-debugger-jl-requires-a-lineeditrepl-type-of-repl/128760 "2025-05-06T14:30:42Z")\
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**Post date:** [May 7, 2025, 5:54am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/error-debugger-jl-requires-a-lineeditrepl-type-of-repl/128760/3 "2025-05-07T05:54:05Z")

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I’ve upgraded. But the issue persists.

```julia
PS K:\uc24> julia
               _
   _ _ _(_)_ | Documentation: https://docs.julialang.org
  (_) | (_) (_) |
   _ _ _| |_ __ _ | Type "?" for help, "]?" for Pkg help.
  | | | | | | |/ _` | |
  | | |_| | | | (_| | | Version 1.11.5 (2025-04-14)
 _/ |\ __'_|_|_|\__'_| | Official https://julialang.org/ release
|__/ |

```

```julia
(uc24) pkg> st
Status `K:\uc24\Project.toml`
  [31a5f54b] Debugger v0.7.12

julia> using Debugger

julia> function foo(n)
           x = n+1
           ((BigInt[1 1; 1 0])^x)[2,1]
           end
foo (generic function with 1 method)

julia> @enter foo(20)
ERROR: Debugger.jl requires a LineEditREPL type of REPL
Stacktrace:
 [1] error(s::String)
   @ Base .\error.jl:35
 [2] RunDebugger(frame::JuliaInterpreter.Frame, repl::Nothing, terminal::Nothing; initial_continue::Bool)
   @ Debugger K:\judepot1115\packages\Debugger\kuAYs\src\repl.jl:20
 [3] RunDebugger
   @ K:\judepot1115\packages\Debugger\kuAYs\src\repl.jl:12 [inlined]
 [4] RunDebugger(frame::JuliaInterpreter.Frame)
   @ Debugger K:\judepot1115\packages\Debugger\kuAYs\src\repl.jl:12
 [5] macro expansion
   @ K:\judepot1115\packages\Debugger\kuAYs\src\Debugger.jl:127 [inlined]
 [6] top-level scope
   @ REPL[4]:1

```

Here is a related open [issue](https://github.com/JuliaDebug/Debugger.jl/issues/361). I have no idea what to do. (I remember that I could use this package properly around 2 years ago.)

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