[GHC] #14689: Load order of .ghci config files is counterintuitive
#14689: Load order of .ghci config files is counterintuitive -------------------------------------+------------------------------------- Reporter: hal9zillion | Owner: (none) Type: bug | Status: new Priority: normal | Milestone: Component: GHCi | Version: 8.2.2 Keywords: | Operating System: Unknown/Multiple Architecture: | Type of failure: None/Unknown Unknown/Multiple | Test Case: | Blocked By: Blocking: | Related Tickets: #14250, #6017 Differential Rev(s): | Wiki Page: -------------------------------------+------------------------------------- Basically ghci seems to give precedence to global .ghci conguration settings by applying them after any local/project specific .ghci files: https://github.com/ghc/ghc/blob/314bc31489f1f4cd69e913c3b1e33236b2bdf553/ghc... OTOH there are a couple of open issues where people dont like the idea of local ghci evaluation for security reasons: #6017 #14250 I suggest the following resolution: - Change the order or evaluation from global first to local - include a new ghci setting that prevents/enables the evaluation of local/project specific .ghci files for people who wish to avoid the security concerns some people have - This flag can then be set in the global .ghci file I believe this would both address the counterintuitive loading strategy implied currently (i was convinced local .ghci files didnt work because when i changed the prompt it was always overwritten by my global config) and the security question. The only question then would be if evaluation of project/local .ghci files would be on or off by default. I would favour the former but that is just personal preference. -- Ticket URL: http://ghc.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/14689 GHC http://www.haskell.org/ghc/ The Glasgow Haskell Compiler
#14689: Load order of .ghci config files is counterintuitive -------------------------------------+------------------------------------- Reporter: hal9zillion | Owner: (none) Type: bug | Status: new Priority: normal | Milestone: Component: GHCi | Version: 8.2.2 Resolution: | Keywords: Operating System: Unknown/Multiple | Architecture: | Unknown/Multiple Type of failure: None/Unknown | Test Case: Blocked By: | Blocking: Related Tickets: #14250, #6017 | Differential Rev(s): Wiki Page: | -------------------------------------+------------------------------------- Comment (by bgamari): It seems like this might benefit from a wider discussion facilitated by the [[https://github.com/ghc-proposals/ghc-proposals|GHC proposals process]]. Perhaps you would like to open a proposal? -- Ticket URL: http://ghc.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/14689#comment:1 GHC http://www.haskell.org/ghc/ The Glasgow Haskell Compiler
#14689: Load order of .ghci config files is counterintuitive -------------------------------------+------------------------------------- Reporter: hal9zillion | Owner: (none) Type: bug | Status: new Priority: normal | Milestone: Component: GHCi | Version: 8.2.2 Resolution: | Keywords: Operating System: Unknown/Multiple | Architecture: | Unknown/Multiple Type of failure: None/Unknown | Test Case: Blocked By: | Blocking: Related Tickets: #14250, #6017 | Differential Rev(s): Wiki Page: | -------------------------------------+------------------------------------- Comment (by hal9zillion): Will definitely look into that. Thanks for the tip. -- Ticket URL: http://ghc.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/14689#comment:2 GHC http://www.haskell.org/ghc/ The Glasgow Haskell Compiler
#14689: Load order of .ghci config files is counterintuitive -------------------------------------+------------------------------------- Reporter: hal9zillion | Owner: (none) Type: bug | Status: new Priority: normal | Milestone: Component: GHCi | Version: 8.2.2 Resolution: | Keywords: Operating System: Unknown/Multiple | Architecture: | Unknown/Multiple Type of failure: None/Unknown | Test Case: Blocked By: | Blocking: Related Tickets: #14250, #6017 | Differential Rev(s): Wiki Page: | -------------------------------------+------------------------------------- Comment (by erikd): Funny thing is, it was raised as a [GHC proposal](https://github.com/ghc- proposals/ghc-proposals/pull/123) and was then told it might work better as a ticket :). I would love to see this fixed, regardless of which process is used to fixed it. -- Ticket URL: http://ghc.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/14689#comment:3 GHC http://www.haskell.org/ghc/ The Glasgow Haskell Compiler
#14689: Load order of .ghci config files is counterintuitive -------------------------------------+------------------------------------- Reporter: hal9zillion | Owner: (none) Type: bug | Status: new Priority: normal | Milestone: Component: GHCi | Version: 8.2.2 Resolution: | Keywords: Operating System: Unknown/Multiple | Architecture: | Unknown/Multiple Type of failure: None/Unknown | Test Case: Blocked By: | Blocking: Related Tickets: #14250, #6017 | Differential Rev(s): Wiki Page: | -------------------------------------+------------------------------------- Comment (by nomeata):
OTOH there are a couple of open issues where people dont like the idea of local ghci evaluation for security reasons
Thanks for paying attention to these requests, but I think your proposal is mostly orthogonal to these concerns, right? -- Ticket URL: http://ghc.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/14689#comment:4 GHC http://www.haskell.org/ghc/ The Glasgow Haskell Compiler
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