# How to build only a loadable module

**URL:** <https://discourse.slicer.org/t/how-to-build-only-a-loadable-module/43996>\
**Category:** Development\
**Created:** [August 7, 2025, 9:26am UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/how-to-build-only-a-loadable-module/43996 "2025-08-07T09:26:34Z")\
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**Author:** ![koeglfryderyk](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.slicer.org/koeglfryderyk/32/14638_2.png) [@koeglfryderyk](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/koeglfryderyk)\
**Post date:** [August 7, 2025, 9:26am UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/how-to-build-only-a-loadable-module/43996/1 "2025-08-07T09:26:34Z")

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I’m working on the Transforms loadable module on Ubuntu.

Is there a way to only re-build this module without re-building all of Slicer?

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**Author:** ![pieper](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.slicer.org/pieper/32/8_2.png) [@pieper](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/pieper)\
**Post date:** [August 7, 2025, 2:34pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/how-to-build-only-a-loadable-module/43996/2 "2025-08-07T14:34:37Z")

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Did you try just cd’ing into the module’s build directory and running make?