# Package dependency tree?

**URL:** <https://discourse.julialang.org/t/package-dependency-tree/90092>\
**Category:** General Usage\
**Created:** [November 11, 2022, 2:21am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/package-dependency-tree/90092 "2022-11-11T02:21:53Z")\
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**Author:** ![PetrKryslUCSD](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/petrkryslucsd/32/215825_2.png) [@PetrKryslUCSD](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/PetrKryslUCSD)\
**Post date:** [November 11, 2022, 2:21am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/package-dependency-tree/90092/1 "2022-11-11T02:21:53Z")

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I was dismayed today to find when adding my own package to a project, a whole bag of other packages were dragged in, including Makie. Which then compiled for minutes…

How do I find which package caused this dependency cascade?

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**Author:** ![PetrKryslUCSD](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/petrkryslucsd/32/215825_2.png) [@PetrKryslUCSD](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/PetrKryslUCSD)\
**Post date:** [November 11, 2022, 2:58am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/package-dependency-tree/90092/2 "2022-11-11T02:58:52Z")

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Found it: PkgDependency does the job. (Great tool, by the way.)