# Build without SparseArrays and SuiteSparse

**URL:** <https://discourse.julialang.org/t/build-without-sparsearrays-and-suitesparse/111809>\
**Category:** General Usage\
**Tags:** question\
**Created:** [March 19, 2024, 9:55am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/build-without-sparsearrays-and-suitesparse/111809 "2024-03-19T09:55:21Z")\
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**Author:** ![gitboy16](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/gitboy16/32/24906_2.png) [@gitboy16](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/gitboy16)\
**Post date:** [March 19, 2024, 9:55am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/build-without-sparsearrays-and-suitesparse/111809/1 "2024-03-19T09:55:21Z")

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Hi,

I read in the news for of 1.10 that:

" SparseArrays and SuiteSparse are no longer included in the default system image, so the core language no longer contains GPL libraries. However, these libraries are still included alongside the language in the standard binary distribution "

Is there a way to build Julia while completely excluding these librairies (SparseArrays and SuiteSparse) ?

Thank you

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**Author:** ![woclass](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/woclass/32/212699_2.png) [@woclass](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/woclass)\
**Post date:** [April 25, 2024, 12:41am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/build-without-sparsearrays-and-suitesparse/111809/2 "2024-04-25T00:41:57Z")

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> [@gitboy16](#):
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> Is there a way to build Julia while completely excluding these librairies (SparseArrays and SuiteSparse) ?

Build with:  
_Make.user_

```make
USE_GPL_LIBS := 0

```

However, there are still some issues to be resolved:  
[Scheduled build `*-NoGPL` all failed · Issue #53211 · JuliaLang/julia (github.com)](https://github.com/JuliaLang/julia/issues/53211)

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**Author:** ![gitboy16](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/gitboy16/32/24906_2.png) [@gitboy16](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/gitboy16)\
**Post date:** [April 25, 2024, 10:43am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/build-without-sparsearrays-and-suitesparse/111809/3 "2024-04-25T10:43:24Z")

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Does it have to be `USE_GPL_LIBS := 0` or `USE_GPL_LIBS = 0` is enough?  
Thank you