# \[ANN\] RelocatableFolders.jl

**URL:** https://discourse.julialang.org/t/ann-relocatablefolders-jl/63132
**Category:** Package Announcements
**Created:** [June 18, 2021, 9:48am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/ann-relocatablefolders-jl/63132 "2021-06-18T09:48:59Z")
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### Author: ![mike](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/mike/32/39_2.png) [@mike](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/mike)
#### Post date: [June 18, 2021, 9:48am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/ann-relocatablefolders-jl/63132/1 "2021-06-18T09:48:59Z")

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I’m pleased to announce the first release of [RelocatableFolders.jl](https://github.com/JuliaPackaging/RelocatableFolders.jl).

- **Who’s it for?** Mostly should be of interest to package authors rather than users of packages.

- **What does it do?** It’s a lightweight package that handles “embedding” files and folders inside of a package directory (such as fonts or template files that aren’t worth the effort of bundling into an [artifact](https://pkgdocs.julialang.org/v1/artifacts/)) into pre-compiled Julia packages.

- **Why would you need it?** If you’ve ever worked with [PackageCompiler.jl](https://github.com/JuliaLang/PackageCompiler.jl) you’ve probably come across the [“relocatablility”](https://julialang.github.io/PackageCompiler.jl/dev/devdocs/relocatable_part_3/) issue. By embedding the contents of the required files into the pre-compiled code you don’t then have to depend on whether they are still available at runtime or not. The package README has some further details.