haskell / haskell/cabal

Is it possible to check if tests are compiling with new-repl command while loading the main project?

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Description

I'm not really interested in loading test suite into my repl (only the library) but I'd like to know if I have any errors in my tests (as in "type errors", not actual failed tests) when I reload. Is this (or something similar) possible?

I've tried doing something like `cabal new-repl --enable-tests` in the hopes that my tests will get type checked and compiled in the background but it didn't work.

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Research direction

Start by examining how `cabal new-repl --enable-tests` loads the main project and handles test components. Determine whether the requested behavior is to type-check and compile tests in the background without loading them into the REPL; done should be defined by test type errors being reported during reload.

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Tech stack
haskell
Domain
build-system
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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