# Pkg: "expected a name entry in project file"

**URL:** <https://discourse.julialang.org/t/pkg-expected-a-name-entry-in-project-file/16448>\
**Category:** General Usage\
**Tags:** pkg\
**Created:** [October 17, 2018, 3:46pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/pkg-expected-a-name-entry-in-project-file/16448 "2018-10-17T15:46:13Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![crbinz](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/crbinz/32/1919_2.png) [@crbinz](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/crbinz)\
**Post date:** [October 17, 2018, 3:46pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/pkg-expected-a-name-entry-in-project-file/16448/1 "2018-10-17T15:46:13Z")

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```julia
(v0.7) pkg> dev "<snipped-path>:cbinz/Tango.jl"
  Updating git-repo `<snipped-path>:cbinz/Tango.jl`
ERROR: expected a `name` entry in project file at C:\cygwin64\tmp\jl_615.tmp\Project.toml

```

Maybe `Tango`’s `Project.toml` was missing a `name` entry at one point, but it definitely contains one now. Where is julia finding this outdated `Project` file?

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**Author:** ![kristoffer.carlsson](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/kristoffer.carlsson/32/22_2.png) [@kristoffer.carlsson](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/kristoffer.carlsson)\
**Post date:** [October 17, 2018, 3:56pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/pkg-expected-a-name-entry-in-project-file/16448/2 "2018-10-17T15:56:02Z")

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You could try clearing out `.julia/clones` to reset the cache. There is a problem now that it is not getting updated correctly.

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**Author:** ![crbinz](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/crbinz/32/1919_2.png) [@crbinz](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/crbinz)\
**Post date:** [October 17, 2018, 5:14pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/pkg-expected-a-name-entry-in-project-file/16448/3 "2018-10-17T17:14:15Z")

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That was it, thanks.