# Pkg3 problems, trying to clean up

**URL:** <https://discourse.julialang.org/t/pkg3-problems-trying-to-clean-up/26497>\
**Category:** New to Julia\
**Tags:** pkg\
**Created:** [July 18, 2019, 1:00pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/pkg3-problems-trying-to-clean-up/26497 "2019-07-18T13:00:24Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 8\
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**Author:** ![tamasgal](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/tamasgal/32/27946_2.png) [@tamasgal](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/tamasgal)\
**Post date:** [July 18, 2019, 1:00pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/pkg3-problems-trying-to-clean-up/26497/1 "2019-07-18T13:00:24Z")

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I don’t understand the following: I had a package in a project in `dev` mode and now I wanted to change that out to an official release. Doing an `rm` and then an `add` simply did not work as Julia somehow memoized that I am using the dev version and always pointed to the `.julia/dev` folder. I did `resolve` a few times and whatever but it didn’t solve it.

Anyways, I deleted both `Project.toml` and `Manifest.toml` and started with an empty `Project.toml`:

```julia
name = "PhD"
uuid = "cf4698d0-a95a-11e9-1fa8-a11f59b05846"
authors = ["Tamas Gal <tgal@km3net.de>"]
version = "0.1.0"

```

I am wondering where the `0.1.0` comes from, however more interesting is that everything is somehow still there:

```julia
(v1.1) pkg> activate .

(PhD) pkg> st
Project PhD v0.1.0
    Status `~/Dev/PhD/Project.toml`
  [5d742f6a] - CSVFiles v0.15.0
  [634d3b9d] - DrWatson v0.6.0 [`~/.julia/dev/DrWatson`]
  [f67ccb44] - HDF5 v0.12.0
  [8314cec4] - PGFPlotsX v1.0.0
  [92933f4c] - ProgressMeter v1.0.0
    Status `~/Dev/PhD/Manifest.toml`
  [5d742f6a] - CSVFiles v0.15.0
  [634d3b9d] - DrWatson v0.6.0 [`~/.julia/dev/DrWatson`]
  [f67ccb44] - HDF5 v0.12.0
  [8314cec4] - PGFPlotsX v1.0.0
  [92933f4c] - ProgressMeter v1.0.0

```

I even wiped my `~/.julia` folder except `config`, `conda`, `dev`, `logs` and `prefs` but it still shows the same.

What is going on? Where is this information stored?

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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:** [July 18, 2019, 1:04pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/pkg3-problems-trying-to-clean-up/26497/2 "2019-07-18T13:04:53Z")

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Well, the `activate` means that you are using the PhD project so wiping `.julia` doesn’t really matter. The information is stored inside the Manifest.toml in the directory you did `activate`.

You should be able to use `free`:

```julia
(v1.1) pkg> ?free
  free pkg[=uuid] ...

  Free a pinned package pkg, which allows it to be upgraded or downgraded again. If the package is checked out (see help develop) then this command makes the package no longer being checked out.

```

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**Author:** ![tamasgal](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/tamasgal/32/27946_2.png) [@tamasgal](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/tamasgal)\
**Post date:** [July 18, 2019, 1:06pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/pkg3-problems-trying-to-clean-up/26497/3 "2019-07-18T13:06:28Z")

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But I deleted the `Manifest.toml`, I only have a `Project.toml`  
I also never pinned any package…

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**Author:** ![tamasgal](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/tamasgal/32/27946_2.png) [@tamasgal](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/tamasgal)\
**Post date:** [July 18, 2019, 1:07pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/pkg3-problems-trying-to-clean-up/26497/4 "2019-07-18T13:07:16Z")

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This is how my directory looks like:

```julia
░ tgal@staticbox:PhD  master x●● py-3.7.3 
░ 15:02:29 > ls *.toml
Project.toml

░ tgal@staticbox:PhD  master x●● py-3.7.3 
░ 15:06:36 > cat Project.toml 
name = "PhD"
uuid = "cf4698d0-a95a-11e9-1fa8-a11f59b05846"
authors = ["Tamas Gal <tgal@km3net.de>"]
version = "0.1.0"

░ tgal@staticbox:PhD  master x●● py-3.7.3 
░ 15:06:39 > julia
No OhMyREPL installed.
               _
   _ _ _(_)_ | Documentation: https://docs.julialang.org
  (_) | (_) (_) |
   _ _ _| |_ __ _ | Type "?" for help, "]?" for Pkg help.
  | | | | | | |/ _` | |
  | | |_| | | | (_| | | Version 1.1.1 (2019-05-16)
 _/ |\ __'_|_|_|\__'_| |  
|__/ |

No Revise installed.
(v1.1) pkg> activate .

(PhD) pkg> st
Project PhD v0.1.0
    Status `~/Dev/PhD/Project.toml`
  [5d742f6a] - CSVFiles v0.15.0
  [634d3b9d] - DrWatson v0.6.0 [`~/.julia/dev/DrWatson`]
  [f67ccb44] - HDF5 v0.12.0
  [8314cec4] - PGFPlotsX v1.0.0
  [92933f4c] - ProgressMeter v1.0.0
    Status `~/Dev/PhD/Manifest.toml`
  [5d742f6a] - CSVFiles v0.15.0
  [634d3b9d] - DrWatson v0.6.0 [`~/.julia/dev/DrWatson`]
  [f67ccb44] - HDF5 v0.12.0
  [8314cec4] - PGFPlotsX v1.0.0
  [92933f4c] - ProgressMeter v1.0.0

```

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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:** [July 18, 2019, 1:09pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/pkg3-problems-trying-to-clean-up/26497/5 "2019-07-18T13:09:26Z")

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Oh, it is showing the diff vs the previous commit. It does that automatically in git repositories but it will be changed in 1.2 to only show that if you give the `-diff` flag to `st`.

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**Author:** ![tamasgal](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/tamasgal/32/27946_2.png) [@tamasgal](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/tamasgal)\
**Post date:** [July 18, 2019, 1:09pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/pkg3-problems-trying-to-clean-up/26497/6 "2019-07-18T13:09:57Z")

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Aaaaw… OK? So how should I clean that up? 🙈

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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:** [July 18, 2019, 1:11pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/pkg3-problems-trying-to-clean-up/26497/7 "2019-07-18T13:11:14Z")

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What do you mean with clean it up? If you want you can just make a commit at the current state.

> [@tamasgal](#):
>
> I also never pinned any package…

The help also said:

```julia
If the package is checked out (see help develop) then this command makes the package no longer being checked out.

```

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**Author:** ![tamasgal](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/tamasgal/32/27946_2.png) [@tamasgal](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/tamasgal)\
**Post date:** [July 18, 2019, 1:11pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/pkg3-problems-trying-to-clean-up/26497/8 "2019-07-18T13:11:54Z")

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OK I guess I got it. It just shows the diff but there is no actual reference…