### Author:  [@tkelman](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/tkelman)
#### Post date: [January 25, 2017, 6:27am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/installing-julia-atom-juno-on-corporate-machine/1670/2 "2017-01-25T06:27:48Z")
It looks like your home directory is set to `H:`. If that’s a network drive, that explains why cloning METADATA took so long. You will probably have better results if you set your package directory to a local-drive location via
```julia
ENV["JULIA_PKGDIR"] = "C:/Users/caudaus1/.julia"
```
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### Author:  [@wvcaudill2](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/wvcaudill2)
#### Post date: [January 25, 2017, 2:07pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/installing-julia-atom-juno-on-corporate-machine/1670/3 "2017-01-25T14:07:55Z")
I tried copy pasting that into a Julia terminal, but all it did was display the quoted text again. Is there a config file I need to be putting this in?
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### Author:  [@tkelman](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/tkelman)
#### Post date: [January 25, 2017, 2:13pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/installing-julia-atom-juno-on-corporate-machine/1670/4 "2017-01-25T14:13:09Z")
If it fixes your Pkg issues and you want it to always be applied, then you
can add it to your juliarc file.
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### Author:  [@wvcaudill2](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/wvcaudill2)
#### Post date: [January 25, 2017, 3:58pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/installing-julia-atom-juno-on-corporate-machine/1670/5 "2017-01-25T15:58:59Z")
I added it to the juliarc file, and I believe I’ve made progress. I opened Atom again and tried to Start Julia. It immediately began cloning packages from Github. However, after it was finished the following message was displayed:
```julia
================================[BUILD ERRORS]================================
WARNING: HttpParser and MbedTLS had build errors.
- packages with build errors remain installed in C:\Users\caudaus1\.julia\v0.5
- build the package(s) and all dependencies with `Pkg.build("HttpParser", "MbedTLS")`
- build a single package by running its `deps/build.jl` script
================================================================================
INFO: Package database updated
INFO: METADATA is out-of-date — you may not have the latest version of Atom
INFO: Use `Pkg.update()` to get the latest versions of your packages
ERROR: LoadError: SystemError (with H:\.julia): mkdir: No such file or directory
in #systemerror#51 at .\error.jl:34 [inlined]
in (::Base.#kw##systemerror)(::Array{Any,1}, ::Base.#systemerror, ::Symbol, ::Bool) at .\:0
in mkdir(::String, ::UInt16) at .\file.jl:74
in mkpath(::String, ::UInt16) at .\file.jl:83
in mkpath(::String, ::UInt16) at .\file.jl:81 (repeats 2 times)
in compilecache(::String) at .\loading.jl:568
in require(::Symbol) at .\loading.jl:422
in include_from_node1(::String) at .\loading.jl:488
in process_options(::Base.JLOptions) at .\client.jl:262
in _start() at .\client.jl:318
while loading C:\Users\caudaus1\.atom\packages\julia-client\script\boot.jl, in expression starting on line 29
```
Are there other places I need to set a new home directory?
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### Author:  [@jadams](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/jadams)
#### Post date: [January 27, 2017, 1:03pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/installing-julia-atom-juno-on-corporate-machine/1670/6 "2017-01-27T13:03:07Z")
I have had a similar issue and managed to find a fix for my corporate pc which also had a network home drive.
In your `juliarc.jl` file, add the line \> ENV[“JULIA\_PKGDIR”] = “C:/Users/caudaus1/.atom” not .julia as suggested above.
Next, open a Julia terminal (not in Atom) and type in \> Pkg.init() which will then create the missing folder \> C:/Users/caudaus1/.atom/v0.5/METADATA
Once, this is complete, open up Atom, type in “1+2” into the console, and it will start linking Atom to Julia.
Hopefully this works for you!
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### Author:  [@wvcaudill2](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/wvcaudill2)
#### Post date: [January 27, 2017, 2:04pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/installing-julia-atom-juno-on-corporate-machine/1670/7 "2017-01-27T14:04:07Z")
@jadams I tried the change as you suggested. As expected, a new v0.5 folder was created in .atom with METADATA inside. However, when using Atom with Julia there is still an issue.
After typing a simple command in the console window, Julia starts and begin cloning caches and installing packages. This works fine up until:
```julia
=============================[ERROR: HttpParser]==============================
LoadError: SystemError (with H:\.julia): mkdir: No such file or directory
while loading C:\Users\caudaus1\.atom\v0.5\HttpParser\deps\build.jl, in expression starting on line 1
================================================================================
```
and
```julia
===============================[ERROR: MbedTLS]===============================
LoadError: SystemError (with H:\.julia): mkdir: No such file or directory
while loading C:\Users\caudaus1\.atom\v0.5\MbedTLS\deps\build.jl, in expression starting on line 40
================================================================================
```
It appears as if somewhere I still have a reference to my home directory being on the H drive. Any other ideas?
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### Author:  [@tkelman](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/tkelman)
#### Post date: [January 27, 2017, 9:25pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/installing-julia-atom-juno-on-corporate-machine/1670/8 "2017-01-27T21:25:20Z")
What is the value of `Base.LOAD_CACHE_PATH` ?
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### Author:  [@wvcaudill2](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/wvcaudill2)
#### Post date: [January 27, 2017, 9:26pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/installing-julia-atom-juno-on-corporate-machine/1670/9 "2017-01-27T21:26:35Z")
---
### Author:  [@tkelman](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/tkelman)
#### Post date: [January 27, 2017, 9:27pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/installing-julia-atom-juno-on-corporate-machine/1670/10 "2017-01-27T21:27:35Z")
You should set `Base.LOAD_CACHE_PATH[1]` to a local path as well then.
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### Author:  [@wvcaudill2](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/wvcaudill2)
#### Post date: [January 27, 2017, 9:33pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/installing-julia-atom-juno-on-corporate-machine/1670/11 "2017-01-27T21:33:56Z")
Where should I set this path to?
I tried this:
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### Author:  [@tkelman](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/tkelman)
#### Post date: [January 27, 2017, 9:37pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/installing-julia-atom-juno-on-corporate-machine/1670/12 "2017-01-27T21:37:37Z")
Something like
`Base.LOAD_CACHE_PATH[1] = "C:\\Users\\caudaus1\\.atom\\lib\\v0.5"`
---
### Author:  [@wvcaudill2](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/wvcaudill2)
#### Post date: [January 27, 2017, 9:43pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/installing-julia-atom-juno-on-corporate-machine/1670/13 "2017-01-27T21:43:24Z")
Ok, I have done this. Should there already be a “lib” folder somewhere? I did not see one in my “.atom” or “v0.5” folder.
When I go back to Atom and try executing a simple command, I am still presented with the following error:
```julia
ERROR: LoadError: SystemError (with H:\.julia): mkdir: No such file or directory
in #systemerror#51 at .\error.jl:34 [inlined]
in (::Base.#kw##systemerror)(::Array{Any,1}, ::Base.#systemerror, ::Symbol, ::Bool) at .\:0
in mkdir(::String, ::UInt16) at .\file.jl:74
in mkpath(::String, ::UInt16) at .\file.jl:83
in mkpath(::String, ::UInt16) at .\file.jl:81 (repeats 2 times)
in compilecache(::String) at .\loading.jl:568
in require(::Symbol) at .\loading.jl:422
in include_from_node1(::String) at .\loading.jl:488
in process_options(::Base.JLOptions) at .\client.jl:262
in _start() at .\client.jl:318
while loading C:\Users\caudaus1\.atom\packages\julia-client\script\boot.jl, in expression starting on line 29
```
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### Author:  [@greg\_plowman](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/greg_plowman)
#### Post date: [January 30, 2017, 3:54am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/installing-julia-atom-juno-on-corporate-machine/1670/14 "2017-01-30T03:54:45Z")
Have you tried setting the Windows environment variable `JULIA_PKGDIR`?
Control Panel → User Accounts → Change my environment variables
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### Author:  [@wvcaudill2](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/wvcaudill2)
#### Post date: [January 30, 2017, 1:23pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/installing-julia-atom-juno-on-corporate-machine/1670/15 "2017-01-30T13:23:48Z")
`JULIA_PKGDIR` Is not in my list of system variables.
Should I add it here? What exactly goes into each field? I don’t want to mess this up with the wrong formatting or wording.
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### Author:  [@greg\_plowman](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/greg_plowman)
#### Post date: [January 30, 2017, 1:47pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/installing-julia-atom-juno-on-corporate-machine/1670/16 "2017-01-30T13:47:39Z")
Variable name: JULIA\_PKGDIR
Variable value: C:\Users\caudaus1\.julia
Do not also set JULIA\_PKGDIR in .juliarc.jl (i.e. remove references)
Also best to remove any existing JULIA\_PKGDIR directories from file system, so you are starting clean.
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### Author:  [@Paul\_Soderlind](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Paul_Soderlind)
#### Post date: [January 30, 2017, 2:09pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/installing-julia-atom-juno-on-corporate-machine/1670/17 "2017-01-30T14:09:32Z")
This works on my (university) machine:
Set the environment variable HOME to C:\Users\yourusername (you find/add it at control panel-system-advanced system settings-environment variables-user variables). In case that does not work, try this instead: create a bat file (say, Julia.bat) containing three lines (1) set HOMEDRIVE=C: (2) set HOMEPATH=\Users\yourusername (3) D:\Julia\bin\julia.exe (or wherever it is located). Then run this bat file to use Julia. In either case, you may have to execute Pkg.init() before starting to install packages.
/Paul S
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### Author:  [@wvcaudill2](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/wvcaudill2)
#### Post date: [January 30, 2017, 2:13pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/installing-julia-atom-juno-on-corporate-machine/1670/18 "2017-01-30T14:13:49Z")
@greg_plowman Previously I believe I was instructed to set Julia inside my “Atom” folder located here:
`ENV["JULIA_PKGDIR"] = "C:/Users/caudaus1/.atom"`
Should this be the `Variable Value`? There is no .julia folder inside C:\Users\caudaus1\
EDIT: I went ahead and tried it this way. I also reran Pkg.init() as @Paul_Soderlind suggested. However, Julia was still unable to start in Atom. I was instructed to run Pkg.build(“HttpParser”). So I did this and received the following error:
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### Author:  [@greg\_plowman](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/greg_plowman)
#### Post date: [January 30, 2017, 2:24pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/installing-julia-atom-juno-on-corporate-machine/1670/19 "2017-01-30T14:24:52Z")
It doesn’t really matter where it is, but better on local drive. The default is usually .julia in home directory, so I would recommend C:\Users\caudaus1\.julia
Also do not set LOAD\_CACHE\_PATH in .juliarc.jl
---
### Author:  [@wvcaudill2](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/wvcaudill2)
#### Post date: [January 30, 2017, 2:30pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/installing-julia-atom-juno-on-corporate-machine/1670/20 "2017-01-30T14:30:02Z")
Ok, I am trying it with .julia in my home directory. It is currently cloning Metadata so may take a while.
My .juliarc.jl file is completely empty.
EDIT: Attempted to run Julia from Atom, and was told to run Pkg.update() in the Julia terminal. I did this, and was again presented with the HttpParser error mentioned above.
For reference, this is the location of my Julia binary:
C:\Users\caudaus1\AppData\Local\Julia-0.5.0\bin\julia.exe
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