# \#github

**URL:** https://discourse.julialang.org/tag/github/153.md

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## [AiresDB: We built a database engine in Julia for our university capstone project](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/airesdb-we-built-a-database-engine-in-julia-for-our-university-capstone-project/139476)

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**Author:** [@aires-id](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/aires-id)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [September 16, 2026, 1:46pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/airesdb-we-built-a-database-engine-in-julia-for-our-university-capstone-project/139476 "2026-09-16T13:46:58Z")

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Hi everyone! We are three Oil & Gas Engineering students from Institut Teknologi Sumatera (ITERA), Indonesia, and for our university capstone project we decided to do something slightly unusual: build a database engine…

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## [Reading in Excel Data from GitHub](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/reading-in-excel-data-from-github/58055)

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**Author:** [@Michael\_Barmann](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Michael_Barmann)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [August 30, 2026, 8:01am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/reading-in-excel-data-from-github/58055 "2026-08-30T08:01:14Z")

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I am preparing a Minimal Reproducible Example which involves reading in some data contained in an Excel file. I’m trying to figure out the best way to make the data easily accessible for anyone who wants to run my code. …

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## [Github is a Single point of failure for the ecosystem](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/github-is-a-single-point-of-failure-for-the-ecosystem/138874)

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**Author:** [@Qfl3x](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Qfl3x)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [August 18, 2026, 10:53am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/github-is-a-single-point-of-failure-for-the-ecosystem/138874 "2026-08-18T10:53:08Z")

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So Github is down currently, and also had a few hiccups recently See here. This is a recent development, Github used to be quite reliable but it is lately having more and more issues (Vibe-coded server code?). Perhaps i…

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## [Github action fails for documentation](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/github-action-fails-for-documentation/137313)

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**Author:** [@Boris](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Boris)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [May 29, 2026, 8:41am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/github-action-fails-for-documentation/137313 "2026-05-29T08:41:02Z")

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Hi. I have a package on github and a CI worklfow for the documentation. I haven’t done any commits in a while and last time everything was working. Today the documentation build on github fails with a somewhat werid erro…

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## [Free, native RISC-V CI on GitHub - ubuntu-24.04-riscv](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/free-native-risc-v-ci-on-github-ubuntu-24-04-riscv/136464)

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**Author:** [@ImreSamu](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/ImreSamu)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 30, 2026, 2:55pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/free-native-risc-v-ci-on-github-ubuntu-24-04-riscv/136464 "2026-03-30T14:55:04Z")

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March 24, 2026 - runs-on: ubuntu-24.04-riscv " Today, we are excited to announce the Early Availability of the RISE RISC-V Runners , a free, managed GitHub Actions runner service that gives any open source project ac…

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## [Easy GitHub benchmarking with new AirspeedVelocity.jl](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/easy-github-benchmarking-with-new-airspeedvelocity-jl/129327)

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**Author:** [@MilesCranmer](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/MilesCranmer)\
**Replies:** 18\
**Last updated:** [July 1, 2025, 9:21am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/easy-github-benchmarking-with-new-airspeedvelocity-jl/129327 "2025-07-01T09:21:02Z")

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AirspeedVelocity.jl now has a marketplace GitHub Action! I’m excited to announce a marketplace GitHub Action for AirspeedVelocity.jl, making it very easy to measure benchmarks in pull requests to your Julia package. The…

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## [Microsoft Defender stopping me at Github links here](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/microsoft-defender-stopping-me-at-github-links-here/126896)

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**Author:** [@Benny](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Benny)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 13, 2025, 6:20am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/microsoft-defender-stopping-me-at-github-links-here/126896 "2025-03-13T06:20:47Z")

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It’s not every time I click on a Github link here, but for the last week, Windows Defender has been stopping me to warn me about phishing risks. Kudos to Microsoft for being a little honest and unintentionally funny.

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## [Github - How to clone/install specific branch?](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/github-how-to-clone-install-specific-branch/23572)

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**Author:** [@Ahmed\_Salih](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Ahmed_Salih)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [February 28, 2025, 10:00pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/github-how-to-clone-install-specific-branch/23572 "2025-02-28T22:00:01Z")

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Hey guys! I started using Github for my package (GitHub - AhmedSalih3d/PostSPH.jl: Easing the process of post-processing simulations done in DualSPHysics) and I have two different branches, “master” and “dev”. If I do t…

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## [Moving a new package to GitHub](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/moving-a-new-package-to-github/125741)

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**Author:** [@rmfritz](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/rmfritz)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [February 11, 2025, 10:29pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/moving-a-new-package-to-github/125741 "2025-02-11T22:29:20Z")

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I’m getting ready to upload my little experimental package to GitHub, though still not read to publish it to the world. Any free advice? And how do I separate tooling I don’t even want to see on GitHub from the package i…

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## [Julia Web Github Repo](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/julia-web-github-repo/125714)

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**Author:** [@nimthenimble](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/nimthenimble)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [February 9, 2025, 10:47pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/julia-web-github-repo/125714 "2025-02-09T22:47:37Z")

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Hello people. I’m new to the forum, so sorry if I didn’t use the correct category/tags for this post. I just made a PR to the Julia Web Repo and I would like to ask if this repo is still managed by a member of staff or …

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## [Plots.jl fails to pre-compile in GitHub deployment but it has (?)](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/plots-jl-fails-to-pre-compile-in-github-deployment-but-it-has/125076)

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**Author:** [@acroscarrillo](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/acroscarrillo)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [January 23, 2025, 5:43pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/plots-jl-fails-to-pre-compile-in-github-deployment-but-it-has/125076 "2025-01-23T17:43:37Z")

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Hi it’s me again! Context: I am trying to deploy a very minimal documentation on GitHub using Documenter.jl. I have managed to deploy my toy documentation if I dont use any Plots.jl by just following this YouTube tutor…

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## [Identifying barriers to new contributions to Julia and its ecosystem](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/identifying-barriers-to-new-contributions-to-julia-and-its-ecosystem/124342)

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**Author:** [@Lilith](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Lilith)\
**Replies:** 14\
**Last updated:** [January 5, 2025, 7:25am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/identifying-barriers-to-new-contributions-to-julia-and-its-ecosystem/124342 "2025-01-05T07:25:42Z")

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Hey folks, I’ve been investigating pathways to contribution to the Julia ecosystem. Specifically, I’m looking for barriers to new contributors joining open source Julia projects and how to alleviate them. If you have id…

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## [Documenter.jl - Removing unwanted versions of generated documentation in 2024](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/documenter-jl-removing-unwanted-versions-of-generated-documentation-in-2024/123690)

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**Author:** [@g-gundam](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/g-gundam)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [December 11, 2024, 8:51am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/documenter-jl-removing-unwanted-versions-of-generated-documentation-in-2024/123690 "2024-12-11T08:51:14Z")

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Backstory I made a tagging mistake that I unwisely pushed up anyway, and now there’s documentation for a non-existent version of my (unregistered) library. Home · TechnicalIndicatorCharts.jl There is no v1.2, and I…

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## [Github doesn't run tests on compat PR](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/github-doesnt-run-tests-on-compat-pr/122167)

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**Author:** [@Wikunia](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Wikunia)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 2, 2024, 11:29am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/github-doesnt-run-tests-on-compat-pr/122167 "2024-11-02T11:29:54Z")

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Years ago whenever there was a new PR the test cases would run in GitHub actions. Now one has to approve the run somehow. Does anyone know how to run them on compat PRs? I have one here: CompatHelper: bump compat for JL…

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## [How to use GitHub pages with Pluto notebooks?](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/how-to-use-github-pages-with-pluto-notebooks/121482)

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**Author:** [@selinguler94](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/selinguler94)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [October 20, 2024, 5:32am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/how-to-use-github-pages-with-pluto-notebooks/121482 "2024-10-20T05:32:14Z")

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I want to create something similar to " https "://alvarmaciel.gitlab.io/pluto-static-export-template/My%20cool%20notebook.html . (not allowed to give links so I needed to modify a bit) I don’t know much about github pag…

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## [Where do backup files go when I ignore them by \*.jl.bak in .gitignore file?](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/where-do-backup-files-go-when-i-ignore-them-by-jl-bak-in-gitignore-file/121504)

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**Author:** [@selinguler94](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/selinguler94)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [October 20, 2024, 2:46pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/where-do-backup-files-go-when-i-ignore-them-by-jl-bak-in-gitignore-file/121504 "2024-10-20T14:46:33Z")

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I want to keep the backup files because I am asked to keep the old versions of the updated code, but I also don’t want to host them in Github pages so I placed them in .gitignore. But where did they go? I created a move…

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## [My pluto notebooks changes aren't recognized by git bash](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/my-pluto-notebooks-changes-arent-recognized-by-git-bash/121487)

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**Author:** [@selinguler94](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/selinguler94)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [October 20, 2024, 11:03am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/my-pluto-notebooks-changes-arent-recognized-by-git-bash/121487 "2024-10-20T11:03:30Z")

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I have a pluto notebook that I pushed to github, and now I open the notebook on pluto, edit it and save it (maybe not exactly save it because when I go to save notebook section and choose the directory and the same file …

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## [Seeing dependent packages on GitHub](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/seeing-dependent-packages-on-github/121347)

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**Author:** [@gdalle](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/gdalle)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 15, 2024, 7:18pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/seeing-dependent-packages-on-github/121347 "2024-10-15T19:18:36Z")

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I just learned that GitHub can automatically parse dependents of a repo for some languages, and display them on the landing page in a neat little “Used by” tab: Does anyone know how to lobby for Julia support there? I…

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## [Preview of Documenter site for a PR branch](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/preview-of-documenter-site-for-a-pr-branch/119059)

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**Author:** [@mike.ingold](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/mike.ingold)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 5, 2024, 3:14pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/preview-of-documenter-site-for-a-pr-branch/119059 "2024-09-05T15:14:53Z")

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I have a repo on GitHub with Documenter deplored in the standard configuration. When a PR is created, a Documenter action is being run that seems to build the site for that branch, but I can’t figure out how to actually …

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## [Sneaky devils: beware links to malware on GitHub](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/sneaky-devils-beware-links-to-malware-on-github/118651)

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**Author:** [@PetrKryslUCSD](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/PetrKryslUCSD)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [August 29, 2024, 10:55am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/sneaky-devils-beware-links-to-malware-on-github/118651 "2024-08-29T10:55:44Z")

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Posted an issue. Someone apparently on Github (it looked like a totally legitimate page https://github.com/NeonRST) suggested I download and install something from a link they provided. I said no thank you, I don’t insta…

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## [Pkg on Julia 0.3.12](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/pkg-on-julia-0-3-12/117977)

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**Author:** [@Laura\_Maria\_Eslava](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Laura_Maria_Eslava)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [August 9, 2024, 10:04am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/pkg-on-julia-0-3-12/117977 "2024-08-09T10:04:31Z")

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Hey, I need to use Julia package Phylonetworks, it says it’s supported for Julia versions 0.3.X and not tested on 0.4 or above, thus why I need to use the ANCIENT version (I know it’s not ideal but the package won’t inst…

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## [Upload new package to github](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/upload-new-package-to-github/56783)

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**Author:** [@ufechner7](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/ufechner7)\
**Replies:** 24\
**Last updated:** [August 5, 2024, 11:26am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/upload-new-package-to-github/56783 "2024-08-05T11:26:57Z")

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I created a new package locally using PkgTemplates. It looks like this: ufechner@TUD277255:~/repos/Rubi$ tree -L 1 . ├── deps ├── doc ├── input ├── LICENSE ├── Manifest.toml ├── Project.toml ├── README.md ├── src └── t…

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## [How to highlight REPL examples in (GitHub) README.md](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/how-to-highlight-repl-examples-in-github-readme-md/112943)

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**Author:** [@Abhro](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Abhro)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [July 23, 2024, 5:01pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/how-to-highlight-repl-examples-in-github-readme-md/112943 "2024-07-23T17:01:00Z")

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I’m trying to highlight REPL examples in a standalone README.md file. How do I hint to GitHub that this should be stylized as a Julia REPL session? I know that standard Julia can be highlighted using the \`\`\`julia\`\`\` tag.…

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## [Making the review process more pleasant for new contributors](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/making-the-review-process-more-pleasant-for-new-contributors/102604)

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**Author:** [@adienes](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/adienes)\
**Replies:** 59\
**Last updated:** [July 18, 2024, 2:18am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/making-the-review-process-more-pleasant-for-new-contributors/102604 "2024-07-18T02:18:03Z")

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of course I understand there are resource constraints on reviewers, and ultimately there will always be a backlog. that being said, sometimes it feels like PRs that are “ready” for at least feedback, if not a merge, go…

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## [Export works but not when \`\] add\` package](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/export-works-but-not-when-add-package/117030)

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**Author:** [@K5Julien](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/K5Julien)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [July 17, 2024, 1:16am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/export-works-but-not-when-add-package/117030 "2024-07-17T01:16:46Z")

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I am on this one for too long and can’t fix it yet :smiling\_face\_with\_tear: :laughing: A MWE is not productible unfortunately file RingStarProblems.jl contains: module RingStarProblems if "JULIA\_REGISTRYCI\_AUTOMER…

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## [Documentation PR learning curve still too steep](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/documentation-pr-learning-curve-still-too-steep/115031)

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**Author:** [@Nathan\_Boyer](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Nathan_Boyer)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [June 7, 2024, 3:35pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/documentation-pr-learning-curve-still-too-steep/115031 "2024-06-07T15:35:12Z")

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Continuing the discussion from Lowering the bar for beginner contributions. I have more experience with PRs since that post two years ago, but I still flub it up over half the time. At the risk of looking like a fool, …

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## [How to add a specific PR of a package to an environment using Pkg](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/how-to-add-a-specific-pr-of-a-package-to-an-environment-using-pkg/114585)

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**Author:** [@Torkel](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Torkel)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 22, 2024, 5:19pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/how-to-add-a-specific-pr-of-a-package-to-an-environment-using-pkg/114585 "2024-05-22T17:19:28Z")

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I think someone said this should be possible. There is a specific PR of a package (bring back TermInterface by shashi · Pull Request #598 · JuliaSymbolics/SymbolicUtils.jl · GitHub) which I would like to try out locally…

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## [Registration merge blocked](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/registration-merge-blocked/114518)

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**Author:** [@Jean\_Michel](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Jean_Michel)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [May 21, 2024, 3:48pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/registration-merge-blocked/114518 "2024-05-21T15:48:40Z")

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While trying to register a new version of my package LaurentPolynomials, I got an unexpected message. After the usual Your new version pull request met all of the guidelines for auto-merging and is scheduled to be mer…

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## [Where should Julia feature requests go?](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/where-should-julia-feature-requests-go/102835)

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**Author:** [@gdalle](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/gdalle)\
**Replies:** 41\
**Last updated:** [March 18, 2024, 10:34am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/where-should-julia-feature-requests-go/102835 "2024-03-18T10:34:32Z")

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The PR by @Sukera on a new issue template triggered a wider discussion about what GitHub issues are for, and how they should be used in the Julia language repo. On the aspect of feature requests, @viralbshah said the fol…

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## [Modern Julia Workflows ep. 2 - creating packages](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/modern-julia-workflows-ep-2-creating-packages/110649)

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**Author:** [@gdalle](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/gdalle)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [March 12, 2024, 4:40pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/modern-julia-workflows-ep-2-creating-packages/110649 "2024-03-12T16:40:35Z")

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A while back, some friends (@jacobusmmsmit @hill) and I started a blog called Modern Julia Workflows, to reveal the hidden secrets of Julia development. I am pleased to announce that this blog is making progress, and tha…

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