# Julia precompile

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**Category:** New to Julia\
**Tags:** question, package, precompilation\
**Created:** [February 7, 2020, 3:27am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/julia-precompile/34282 "2020-02-07T03:27:30Z")\
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Please excuse the necropost, but this question didn’t get an answer and I want to set the record straight (although someone more knowledgeable might supply details) in this thread

> [@Orbots](#):
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> How does this relate to [https://github.com/JuliaLang/PackageCompiler.jl](https://github.com/JuliaLang/PackageCompiler.jl)

You should use [GitHub - JuliaLang/PackageCompiler.jl: Compile your Julia Package](https://github.com/JuliaLang/PackageCompiler.jl) .

The version with “X” appended is an obsolete developement version.

> [@Orbots](#):
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> What is my best option if I’m interested in distributable shared libaries? ( .dll/.so )

The closest you can get is also `PackageCompiler.jl`.

See also: [What's actually inside precompiled Julia files?](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/whats-actually-inside-precompiled-julia-files/28234)

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