.. _How do I tell DVT to skip some files from compilation?:

How do I tell DVT to skip some files from compilation?
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Sometimes you might want to skip some source files from compilation: for instance large files that take a lot of time to compile and don't add API relevant four you. To achieve this, use the following directive in default.build:

``+dvt_skip_compile+/path/to/the_file_to_skip.e``

You can also use simple patterns or regular expression patterns, see the ``+dvt_skip_compile+`` directives in :ref:`All Build Directives`.
