Gitpod: Julia language support

[hossein-pourbozorg]

Please, support Julia Language.
It has a docker image and a VS code extension. So, it can be done with a gitpod config like:

image: julia

vscode:
  extensions:
    - [email protected]:lgRyBd8rjwUpMGG0C5GAig==

but official support is very better.

[svenefftinge]

"Official support" would mean that we have a small guide and an example for Julia.
I'd like to avoid adding Julia support to the standard dev environment as it will further increase the size of the workspace-full image as well as adding more extensions that many will not use.

[JesterOrNot]

Do you want me to make a Dockerfile

[JesterOrNot]

I'll get a repo ready in case it's wanted

[JesterOrNot]

https://github.com/JesterOrNot/Gitpod-Julia
incase anyone is interested

[JesterOrNot]

first error ERROR: could not load library "/usr/bin/../lib/julia/sys.so"
/usr/bin/../lib/julia/sys.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory

[jankeromnes]

@JesterOrNot Super cool! Many thanks for setting this up. I don't even see the error you've mentioned, it just works: 😄

$ julia --version
julia version 1.0.1

However, I noticed a few things that could be improved in the Dockerfile. I'll make a PR.

[JesterOrNot]

thanks! the problem is when starting the repl try just running julia

[jankeromnes]

thanks! the problem is when starting the repl try just running julia

Aha, indeed. The problem is that sys.so is installed as /usr/lib/sys.so and not /usr/lib/julia/sys.so.

But maybe it's simpler/cleaner to just add the extracted directory to the $PATH, without moving everything into the system? I think it would work, given that the error shows that Julia may be using relative paths.

[JesterOrNot]

I'm sorry could you remind me how that would look?

[jankeromnes]

@JesterOrNot Ah, sorry, I even prepared a Pull Request that fixes the problem, but forgot to send it. Sending it now. 🙂

EDIT: Here it is: https://github.com/JesterOrNot/Gitpod-Julia/pull/1

[svenefftinge]

@jankeromnes would be great to add a brief section on Julia to our languages & frameworks section pointing to that example repo. @JesterOrNot we can fork it if you prefer or directly point to your example.

[jankeromnes]

@svenefftinge Agreed! 😄 https://github.com/gitpod-io/website/pull/260#issuecomment-536486937

[JesterOrNot]

what do you mean?

[jankeromnes]

@JesterOrNot We have a new "Languages & Frameworks" section in the Gitpod documentation: https://www.gitpod.io/docs/languages_and_frameworks/

Sven is suggesting that we add a brief page about the Julia language, and link to your demo repository as an example of how one can add Julia support to their repository. 🙂 Many thanks for building it!

[JesterOrNot]

Could you mention me directly?

[JesterOrNot]

Should we pull request it into https://github.com/gitpod-io/workspace-images

[svenefftinge]

@JesterOrNot Do you mean a dedicated docker file for Julia?

I'd rather see a Julia section in the docs. I believe that is more helpful and easier to maintain over time.

[svenefftinge]

Oh, I see there is https://github.com/gitpod-io/website/pull/261 already. :-)

[JesterOrNot]

Fair enough can this issue be closed so that further conversations of this issue can take place in the pull request?

[JesterOrNot]

[stale[bot]]

This issue has been automatically marked as stale because it has not had recent activity. It will be closed if no further activity occurs. Thank you for your contributions.