Re: [Hackage] #608: Files that are only used by cabal setup are not recompiled when they change between runs of 'cabal build'

16 Nov 2009

      #608: Files that are only used by cabal setup are not recompiled when they change
between runs of 'cabal build'
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  Reporter:  guest               |        Owner:         
      Type:  defect              |       Status:  new    
  Priority:  normal              |    Milestone:         
 Component:  cabal-install tool  |      Version:  1.6.0.1
  Severity:  normal              |   Resolution:         
  Keywords:                      |   Difficulty:  unknown
Ghcversion:                      |     Platform:         
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Comment (by duncan):

 Specifically, it recompiles if Setup.hs changes but not if any of the
 things that Setup.hs imports change. This because Cabal itself does not
 track module dependencies and because we do not call ghc --make on it
 every single time.

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Ticket URL: http://hackage.haskell.org/trac/hackage/ticket/608#comment:3
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