# Ignore compat entry for loading extension (for debugging)

**URL:** <https://discourse.julialang.org/t/ignore-compat-entry-for-loading-extension-for-debugging/98535>\
**Category:** General Usage\
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**Created:** [May 9, 2023, 8:49am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/ignore-compat-entry-for-loading-extension-for-debugging/98535 "2023-05-09T08:49:32Z")\
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**Author:** ![Tamas\_Papp](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/tamas_papp/32/25949_2.png) [@Tamas\_Papp](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Tamas_Papp)\
**Post date:** [May 9, 2023, 8:49am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/ignore-compat-entry-for-loading-extension-for-debugging/98535/1 "2023-05-09T08:49:32Z")

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I am working on a project that uses package `A`, which provides an extension when `B` is loaded.

`B` has a `[compat]` entry as a weak dependency in `A`.

Debugging a problem requires that I use `B#main`. So it will not load the extension, because the compat entry has the latest release.

Is there a workaround for this, ie to suspend compat checking for extensions? (Other than the obvious one, ie `dev A`, remove the compat entry, etc).