# Is \`Pkg.precompile()\` missing on purpose?

**URL:** <https://discourse.julialang.org/t/is-pkg-precompile-missing-on-purpose/19456>\
**Category:** General Usage\
**Created:** [January 9, 2019, 10:57pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/is-pkg-precompile-missing-on-purpose/19456 "2019-01-09T22:57:37Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![marius311](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/marius311/32/3953_2.png) [@marius311](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/marius311)\
**Post date:** [January 9, 2019, 10:57pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/is-pkg-precompile-missing-on-purpose/19456/1 "2019-01-09T22:57:37Z")

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I’d like to do the equivalent of `] precompile` but from a script, however `Pkg.precompile()` does not seem to exist. Is this intentional, and is there a way to accomplish this from a script? Thanks.

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**Author:** ![00vareladavid](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/00vareladavid/32/23521_2.png) [@00vareladavid](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/00vareladavid)\
**Post date:** [January 9, 2019, 11:07pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/is-pkg-precompile-missing-on-purpose/19456/2 "2019-01-09T23:07:37Z")

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There is a `Pkg.API.precompile()`. I’m not sure why it isn’t exported 🤔

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**Author:** ![kristoffer.carlsson](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/kristoffer.carlsson/32/22_2.png) [@kristoffer.carlsson](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/kristoffer.carlsson)\
**Post date:** [January 9, 2019, 11:10pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/is-pkg-precompile-missing-on-purpose/19456/3 "2019-01-09T23:10:11Z")

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> [@00vareladavid](#):
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> I’m not sure why it isn’t exported

Accident 🙂