# Problem using Documenter.jl

**URL:** <https://discourse.julialang.org/t/problem-using-documenter-jl/29052>\
**Category:** General Usage\
**Tags:** documenter\
**Created:** [September 22, 2019, 10:51pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/problem-using-documenter-jl/29052 "2019-09-22T22:51:23Z")\
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Yes, the implicit assumption is that you have `dev`ed your package in the global environment.

See

> [@PSA: Use a project for building your docs](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/psa-use-a-project-for-building-your-docs/14974):
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> This is a simple guide on how to best build your documentation in Julia v1.0 if you are using Documenter. The old way If you are using Documenter you probably have something like the following in your .travis.yml file for building your documentation: after\_success: - julia -e 'Pkg.add("Documenter")' - julia -e 'cd(Pkg.dir("PACKAGE\_NAME")); include(joinpath("docs", "make.jl"))' Why is this bad? Here are some reasons: There is no good way to add doc-build dependencies, you have to add th…

for the recommended setup.

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