# Is anyone on windows able to test the from-template package?

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**Created:** [November 12, 2021, 10:25am UTC](https://racket.discourse.group/t/is-anyone-on-windows-able-to-test-the-from-template-package/105 "2021-11-12T10:25:40Z")\
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**Post date:** [November 12, 2021, 10:25am UTC](https://racket.discourse.group/t/is-anyone-on-windows-able-to-test-the-from-template-package/105/1 "2021-11-12T10:25:40Z")

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Is anyone on windows able to test the from-template package?

This is the error I’m getting this on win10

```auto
Microsoft Windows [Version 10.0.19043.1288]
(c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

C:\Users\stde\Documents\New folder (3)>raco new gui-app
ffi-lib: could not load foreign library
  path: libedit-3.dll
  system error: The specified module could not be found.; win_err=126
  context...:
   C:\Program Files\Racket\collects\ffi\unsafe.rkt:131:0: get-ffi-lib
   body of "C:\Program Files\Racket\share\pkgs\readline-lib\readline\rktrl.rkt"
   C:\Program Files\Racket\collects\raco\raco.rkt:41:0
   body of "C:\Program Files\Racket\collects\raco\raco.rkt"
   body of "C:\Program Files\Racket\collects\raco\main.rkt"

C:\Users\stde\Documents\New folder (3)>

```

testing steps would be

1. `raco pkg install from-template`
2. `raco new gui-app`
3. reply with error or success and environment details to this message or directly on [From-template failing on Windows · Issue #12 · nixin72/from-template · GitHub](https://github.com/nixin72/from-template/issues/12)

Any advice/assistance appreciated.  
Stephen

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**Post date:** [November 12, 2021, 3:08pm UTC](https://racket.discourse.group/t/is-anyone-on-windows-able-to-test-the-from-template-package/105/2 "2021-11-12T15:08:51Z")

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Got the same result, posted to the issue.

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**Post date:** [November 12, 2021, 6:41pm UTC](https://racket.discourse.group/t/is-anyone-on-windows-able-to-test-the-from-template-package/105/3 "2021-11-12T18:41:17Z")

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Thank you. Narrowed it down to `(require readline/readline)` on Windows & logged an issue.

I’m wondering if I should remove the readline in the short term.