# Packagecompiler.jl installation issue on windows with julia 1.2

**URL:** <https://discourse.julialang.org/t/packagecompiler-jl-installation-issue-on-windows-with-julia-1-2/72779>\
**Category:** General Usage\
**Tags:** question, package, installation\
**Created:** [December 8, 2021, 3:01pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/packagecompiler-jl-installation-issue-on-windows-with-julia-1-2/72779 "2021-12-08T15:01:37Z")\
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**Post date:** [December 8, 2021, 3:01pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/packagecompiler-jl-installation-issue-on-windows-with-julia-1-2/72779/1 "2021-12-08T15:01:37Z")

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hi All,  
I am trying to install PackageCompiler.jl with julia 1.2 on windows. getting the below error

```julia
  Building LibCURL ────────→ `C:\Users\manojkumar.ram\.julia\packages\LibCURL\lWJxD\deps\build.log`
  Building WinRPM ─────────→ `C:\Users\manojkumar.ram\.julia\packages\WinRPM\BfpQI\deps\build.log`
  Building PackageCompiler → `C:\Users\manojkumar.ram\.julia\packages\PackageCompiler\CJQcs\deps\build.log`
┌ Error: Error building `PackageCompiler`:
│ ┌ Warning: skipping repodata/repomd.xml, not in cache -- call WinRPM.update() to download
│ └ @ WinRPM C:\Users\manojkumar.ram\.julia\packages\WinRPM\BfpQI\src\WinRPM.jl:148
│ ┌ Warning: skipping repodata/repomd.xml, not in cache -- call WinRPM.update() to download
│ └ @ WinRPM C:\Users\manojkumar.ram\.julia\packages\WinRPM\BfpQI\src\WinRPM.jl:148
│ [ Info: Installing GCC
│ ERROR: LoadError: Package candidate for gcc not found
│ Stacktrace:
│ [1] error(::String) at .\error.jl:33
│ [2] select(::WinRPM.Packages{Array{LibExpat.ETree,1}}, ::String) at C:\Users\manojkumar.ram\.julia\packages\WinRPM\BfpQI\src\WinRPM.jl:258
│ [3] #install at C:\Users\manojkumar.ram\.julia\packages\WinRPM\BfpQI\src\WinRPM.jl:372 [inlined]
│ [4] #install at .\none:0 [inlined]
│ [5] build() at C:\Users\manojkumar.ram\.julia\packages\PackageCompiler\CJQcs\deps\build.jl:43
│ [6] top-level scope at C:\Users\manojkumar.ram\.julia\packages\PackageCompiler\CJQcs\deps\build.jl:63
│ [7] include at .\boot.jl:328 [inlined]
│ [8] include_relative(::Module, ::String) at .\loading.jl:1094
│ [9] include(::Module, ::String) at .\Base.jl:31
│ [10] include(::String) at .\client.jl:431
│ [11] top-level scope at none:5
│ in expression starting at C:\Users\manojkumar.ram\.julia\packages\PackageCompiler\CJQcs\deps\build.jl:63
└ @ Pkg.Operations C:\cygwin\home\Administrator\buildbot\worker\package_win64\build\usr\share\julia\stdlib\v1.2\Pkg\src\backwards_compatible_isolation.jl:647
```

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**Post date:** [December 8, 2021, 4:14pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/packagecompiler-jl-installation-issue-on-windows-with-julia-1-2/72779/2 "2021-12-08T16:14:21Z")

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Julia v1.2 was released over two years ago, and it’s not a long-term support release, so it hasn’t received various bugfixes. Can you try with a modern version of Julia?

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**Post date:** [December 8, 2021, 4:32pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/packagecompiler-jl-installation-issue-on-windows-with-julia-1-2/72779/3 "2021-12-08T16:32:29Z")

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It is commercial product can’t use latest julia. is there any other package similar to it?

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**Post date:** [December 8, 2021, 4:53pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/packagecompiler-jl-installation-issue-on-windows-with-julia-1-2/72779/4 "2021-12-08T16:53:56Z")

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Why can’t you use a later version of Julia? Note that the current version is a minor version upgrade from 1.2, so should be a non-breaking update. (If you truly can never update anything you should consider using the LTS version, which is now 1.6)