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Allow to build hyphenated filename

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Description

I know that's not a valid module name.

Nonetheless, lowercase filenames build fine and are not treated as modules. I expect the same behavior for hyphenated filenames.

Hyphenated filenames are useful in file system routers where filenames map directly to URLs.

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Research direction

Start by reproducing the difference between lowercase and hyphenated filenames described in the issue, then trace the compiler's filename and module-name handling. Add regression coverage for building a hyphenated file without treating it as a module, while preserving validation for actual module names. Done means file-system-router-style hyphenated filenames build successfully.

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Assessment

Tech stack
ocaml
Domain
compilers
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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