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macro ccallWrap(lib, fnSym, retType, argTypes)
    args = [gensym() for i in 1:length(argTypes.args)]
    fnArgs = [:($(args[i])::$(argTypes[i]))
                 for i in 1:length(argTypes)]

    :(($fnSym)($fnArgs...) = ccall(dlsym($lib, $fnSym), $retType, $argTypes, $args...))
end 

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type Link
    name::String
    linkFun::Function
    linkInv::Function
    muEta::Function
end

type Dist
    name::String
    variance::Function

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# in http://dmbates.blogspot.com/2012/03/pk-models-in-r-and-in-julia.html I describe
# the motivation behind these functions.  The test data is extracted from an R data set
# Use semicolons between elements to ensure this is a vector
Time = [0; 0.25; 0.57; 1.12; 2.02; 3.82; 5.1; 7.03; 9.05; 12.12; 24.37; 0; 0.27; 0.52; 1; 1.92; 3.5; 5.02; 7.03; 9; 12; 24.3; 0; 0.27; 0.58; 1.02; 2.02; 3.62; 5.08; 7.07; 9; 12.15; 24.17; 0; 0.35; 0.6; 1.07; 2.13; 3.5; 5.02; 7.02; 9.02; 11.98; 24.65; 0; 0.3; 0.52; 1; 2.02; 3.5; 5.02; 7.02; 9.1; 12; 24.35; 0; 0.27; 0.58; 1.15; 2.03; 3.57; 5; 7; 9.22; 12.1; 23.85; 0; 0.25; 0.5; 1.02; 2.02; 3.48; 5; 6.98; 9; 12.05; 24.22; 0; 0.25; 0.52; 0.98; 2.02; 3.53; 5.05; 7.15; 9.07; 12.1; 24.12; 0; 0.3; 0.63; 1.05; 2.02; 3.53; 5.02; 7.17; 8.8; 11.6; 24.43; 0; 0.37; 0.77; 1.02; 2.05; 3.55; 5.05; 7.08; 9.38; 12.1; 23.7; 0; 0.25; 0.5; 0.98; 1.98; 3.6; 5.02; 7.03; 9.03; 12.12; 24.08; 0; 0.25; 0.5; 1; 2; 3.52; 5.07; 7.07; 9.03; 12.05; 24.15]
# Or use the columnization indexing trick, this also work

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CmdUtils.makeSearchCommand({
  names: ["addons"],
  icon: "https://addons.mozilla.org/favicon.ico",
  author: {
    name: "Patrick O'Leary",
    email: "patrick.oleary@gmail.com"
  },
  description: "Searches Mozilla Add-ons for your words",
  help: "Doesn't show experimental add-ons (like ubiquity) yet. Enter (part of) the name or the description of an add-on. The first 5 results will be displayed in the preview, hit return to go to the search page",
  url: "https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/search?q={QUERY}",