haskell / haskell/cabal

Experiment with not passing `-i` but rather an explicit list of *files* to GHC.

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Description

See https://github.com/haskell/cabal/issues/7161 for motivation.

Contributor guide

Open the contributing guide

Research direction

Start by reading the motivation in linked issue 7161, then inspect how Cabal currently invokes GHC with `-i`. Determine whether passing an explicit list of files is a viable alternative, and document the experiment's result and scope.

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Assessment

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

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