Package name conflicts

[kristoffer.carlsson]

@heliosdrm

But is it possible to have two direct dependencies with the same name?

Nope.

@heliosdrm

Also, how are different name-alike packages dealt with by the package manager? In .julia/packages , package folders are identified by their name; and the same happens with the registries.

In .julia/packages there are subdirectories which are hashes based on the git-tree-sha which is unique for each version.

For the registry, there is a uuid → path table in the top-level file Registry.toml.