# Error: Run \`yakut compile \<path\>/uavcan\` to compile DSDL namespace 'uavcan'

**URL:** <https://forum.opencyphal.org/t/error-run-yakut-compile-path-uavcan-to-compile-dsdl-namespace-uavcan/1942>\
**Category:** Applications & Usage\
**Created:** [July 18, 2023, 8:14am UTC](https://forum.opencyphal.org/t/error-run-yakut-compile-path-uavcan-to-compile-dsdl-namespace-uavcan/1942 "2023-07-18T08:14:18Z")\
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**Author:** ![mxckxa](https://forum.opencyphal.org/user_avatar/forum.opencyphal.org/mxckxa/32/1418_2.png) [@mxckxa](https://forum.opencyphal.org/u/mxckxa)\
**Post date:** [July 18, 2023, 8:14am UTC](https://forum.opencyphal.org/t/error-run-yakut-compile-path-uavcan-to-compile-dsdl-namespace-uavcan/1942/1 "2023-07-18T08:14:18Z")

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Does yakut not run properly after installation? What is the reason

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**Author:** ![maksim.drachov](https://forum.opencyphal.org/user_avatar/forum.opencyphal.org/maksim.drachov/32/1577_2.png) [@maksim.drachov](https://forum.opencyphal.org/u/maksim.drachov)\
**Post date:** [July 18, 2023, 9:46am UTC](https://forum.opencyphal.org/t/error-run-yakut-compile-path-uavcan-to-compile-dsdl-namespace-uavcan/1942/2 "2023-07-18T09:46:26Z")

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See [this](https://pycyphal.readthedocs.io/en/stable/pages/demo.html#poking-the-node-using-yakut) part of the pycyphal tutorial.

You need to compile the DSDL definitions before `yakut` is able to use them to monitor.

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**Author:** ![mxckxa](https://forum.opencyphal.org/user_avatar/forum.opencyphal.org/mxckxa/32/1418_2.png) [@mxckxa](https://forum.opencyphal.org/u/mxckxa)\
**Post date:** [July 19, 2023, 8:30am UTC](https://forum.opencyphal.org/t/error-run-yakut-compile-path-uavcan-to-compile-dsdl-namespace-uavcan/1942/3 "2023-07-19T08:30:49Z")

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thank you