# PackageCompiler for having a simple .exe?

**URL:** <https://discourse.julialang.org/t/packagecompiler-for-having-a-simple-exe/35071>\
**Category:** General Usage\
**Created:** [February 24, 2020, 1:00pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/packagecompiler-for-having-a-simple-exe/35071 "2020-02-24T13:00:26Z")\
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**Author:** ![Iulian.Cioarca](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/iulian.cioarca/32/30166_2.png) [@Iulian.Cioarca](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Iulian.Cioarca)\
**Post date:** [February 24, 2020, 2:16pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/packagecompiler-for-having-a-simple-exe/35071/4 "2020-02-24T14:16:20Z")

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Please see:

> [@Error building \`PackageCompiler\`](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/error-building-packagecompiler/35019):
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> I recently upgraded my setup and reinstalled Julia. Package compiler will not build because it’s looking for 7z.exe in the Julia bin folder instead of libexec (on Windows). (v1.3) pkg\> add PackageCompiler Resolving package versions... Installed WinRPM ────────── v0.4.2 Installed HTTPClient ────── v0.2.1 Installed Libz ──────────── v1.0.1 Installed LibCURL ───────── v0.5.2 Installed PackageCompiler ─ v0.6.4 Installed LibExpat ──────── v0.6.1 Installed BufferedStreams ─ v1.0.0 Updating …

I had the same issue. You need to get the master branch.

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