# Compiling a module - I am trying **URL:** \ **Category:** Module Development\ **Created:** [August 17, 2010, 1:51pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/compiling-a-module-i-am-trying/2126 "2010-08-17T13:51:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![johannes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/7ba0ec/32.png) [@johannes](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/johannes)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2010, 1:51pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/compiling-a-module-i-am-trying/2126/1 "2010-08-17T13:51:05Z")
Hi Guys, I am trying to compilate the example module but I get an error. I tried the same in a VM and got another error. Can you give me a hint please. Especially the second picture (compiling inside the VM) looks confusing, because the folder exsits, it is empty as it comes in the ZIP I downloaded, but gives an error. Trying to compile on my desktop gives the error of pic1, but here the folder exsits the same way as in the VM… regards Johannes ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/1X/75db035a44849b4eb95552bf1f80e4fadde19ae6.jpg) ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/1X/3aada76c308fec437ba8a541b52f10202837fb54.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Kevin.Herron](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/kevin.herron/32/7259_2.png) [@Kevin.Herron](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Kevin.Herron)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2010, 3:37pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/compiling-a-module-i-am-trying/2126/2 "2010-08-17T15:37:30Z")
The error in the first screenshot looks like it failed trying to install the module on the Ignition gateway; is it running and in developer mode? The second one looks like you’ve moved your Eclipse to a new workspace and run the build file referencing a location the projects no longer exist at…