[nix-local-build] Toggling --enable-tests triggers rebuild even with test target
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Description
This bug applies even when patch #3341 is applied.
Steps to reproduce:
1. Create a package `foo` with a library and a test suite named `footest`
2. `cabal new-build --enable-tests footest`
3. `cabal new-build footest`
Expected result: (3) is a complete noop and we don't try to build the `foo` package
Actual result: Cabal attempts to build `footest` in `foo` (which turns out to be a no-op, but not until after it spends a lot of time pondering.)
Unfortunately, I don't know if this is actually bug. One could argue that all bets are off when you change the flags passed to `new-build`. But it still seems a bit fishy.
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Research direction
Start by reproducing the two `cabal new-build` commands with a package containing `foo` and the `footest` test suite. Investigate the `nix-local-build` build-planning path and how changing `--enable-tests` affects the test target; done means the second command is a complete noop without attempting to build `foo`.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- haskell
- Domain
- build-system, cli
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100