# Microbit taking forever to compile

**URL:** https://forum.makecode.com/t/microbit-taking-forever-to-compile/4566
**Category:** micro:bit
**Created:** [November 22, 2020, 5:41pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/microbit-taking-forever-to-compile/4566 "2020-11-22T17:41:12Z")
**Posts on this page:** 5
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### Author: ![KalbeAbbas](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/kalbeabbas/32/560_2.png) [@KalbeAbbas](https://forum.makecode.com/u/KalbeAbbas)
#### Post date: [November 22, 2020, 5:41pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/microbit-taking-forever-to-compile/4566/1 "2020-11-22T17:41:12Z")

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Hi, microbit is taking forever to compile extension containing cpp files. I tried to build both locally on PC and with [microbit.makecode.com](http://microbit.makecode.com) online editor. Please have a look. Thanks

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### Author: ![KalbeAbbas](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/kalbeabbas/32/560_2.png) [@KalbeAbbas](https://forum.makecode.com/u/KalbeAbbas)
#### Post date: [November 25, 2020, 3:03pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/microbit-taking-forever-to-compile/4566/2 "2020-11-25T15:03:42Z")

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We have lot of development disturbed due to this. Can you please have a look. Many thanks

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### Author: ![KalbeAbbas](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/kalbeabbas/32/560_2.png) [@KalbeAbbas](https://forum.makecode.com/u/KalbeAbbas)
#### Post date: [November 25, 2020, 3:04pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/microbit-taking-forever-to-compile/4566/3 "2020-11-25T15:04:23Z")

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Anyone else experiencing the same please?

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### Author: ![marioPAC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e47774/32.png) [@marioPAC](https://forum.makecode.com/u/marioPAC)
#### Post date: [November 25, 2020, 5:09pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/microbit-taking-forever-to-compile/4566/4 "2020-11-25T17:09:44Z")

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I am also experiencing very long or no compiling at all. It’s using certain extensions only.

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### Author: ![preglow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e274bd/32.png) [@preglow](https://forum.makecode.com/u/preglow)
#### Post date: [November 29, 2020, 11:21pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/microbit-taking-forever-to-compile/4566/5 "2020-11-29T23:21:56Z")

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Same here, highly annoying