# PackageCompiler compilation time \> 2h

**URL:** https://discourse.julialang.org/t/packagecompiler-compilation-time-2h/101910
**Category:** General Usage
**Tags:** package
**Created:** [July 21, 2023, 8:57pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/packagecompiler-compilation-time-2h/101910 "2023-07-21T20:57:37Z")
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#### Post date: [July 22, 2023, 5:45am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/packagecompiler-compilation-time-2h/101910/10 "2023-07-22T05:45:19Z")

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8Gbytes is not a lot of RAM these days but should be enough.  
I would advise openign a new terminal and running these utilities as the compilation is happening  
top  
htop  
iotop

Often a simple ‘top’ will give you insight into what is going on.

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