# Precompiled Package without Source Code

**URL:** <https://discourse.julialang.org/t/precompiled-package-without-source-code/1023>\
**Category:** General Usage\
**Created:** [December 18, 2016, 1:18pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/precompiled-package-without-source-code/1023 "2016-12-18T13:18:55Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![tknopp](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/tknopp/32/3569_2.png) [@tknopp](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/tknopp)\
**Post date:** [December 18, 2016, 1:18pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/precompiled-package-without-source-code/1023/1 "2016-12-18T13:18:55Z")

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Hi, I was wondering if a precompiled package still needs the source code or if the source code could be removed.

Thanks

Tobias

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**Author:** ![josefsachs](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f475e1/32.png) [@josefsachs](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/josefsachs)\
**Post date:** [December 18, 2016, 1:31pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/precompiled-package-without-source-code/1023/2 "2016-12-18T13:31:11Z")

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Last I heard, source code is still required.  
Relevant discussion in [Issue 16330](https://github.com/JuliaLang/julia/issues/16330).

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**Author:** ![tknopp](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/tknopp/32/3569_2.png) [@tknopp](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/tknopp)\
**Post date:** [December 18, 2016, 1:52pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/precompiled-package-without-source-code/1023/3 "2016-12-18T13:52:39Z")

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Thanks for pointing me to that relevant thread. Had not found it before. Will continue the discussion there.