# Error when checking elixir version

**URL:** <https://forum.elixirforum.com/t/error-when-checking-elixir-version/37965>\
**Category:** Questions\
**Tags:** install, elixir-ls\
**Created:** [March 4, 2021, 10:05pm UTC](https://forum.elixirforum.com/t/error-when-checking-elixir-version/37965 "2021-03-04T22:05:40Z")\
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**Author:** ![dimitarvp](https://forum.elixirforum.com/user_avatar/forum.elixirforum.com/dimitarvp/32/38664_2.png) [@dimitarvp](https://forum.elixirforum.com/u/dimitarvp)\
**Post date:** [March 5, 2021, 10:28am UTC](https://forum.elixirforum.com/t/error-when-checking-elixir-version/37965/4 "2021-03-05T10:28:21Z")

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Yes, compiling Erlang from C sources can take a while. Don’t worry about it unless it’s still hung 6h later.

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