Automatically update data on build

[Trebor-Huang]

I'm using stack version 2.7.3, vscode-haskell version 1.5.1.

When I update something in one file, e.g. change a type signature or add a function, the change is not reflected when I edit another file, until I build the project and reload. So when I'm jumping back and forth between two files, I need to reload the plugin a lot.

Is it possible to automatically update when I compile the project? Or even better, is it possible without even recompiling?

[Trebor-Huang]

It seems that changes in the src folder only, as in the default template of stack projects, can be detected in real-time, but not in the test folder. Is there some difference between these folders?

[jneira]

hi, thanks for the bug report, stack does not build test components by default, so maybe add test: true in the stack.yaml might help.

[Ailrun]

I think the issue here is the same as #1822: cross-section definition. New definitions or type signature changes in library section are not reflected immediately (before rebuild) to other sections, like executable or test-suite

[jneira]

@Trebor-Huang hi, I think it is a duplicate too, so i closed this, feel free to reopen if you think your issue differs in any way the mentioned one. There you could track its eventual resolution