Make `recompile` work with dependency

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Hey,

I’ve got a project with several path dependencies. Some are phoenix apps, but this likely isn’t relevant.

I don’t fully understand the following behavior.

If I make a change in a file in a path dependency and run iex -S mix phx.server, the file is recompiled.

But if I make a change in a file in a path dependency while iex is already running, the file is not recompiled.

I know I can use r() on a particular module, but that’s not quite as convenient. Is there an easy way to get recompile to work on changed files in path dependencies?

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Recompile does only ever recompile modules of the current application/project.

In my opinion, you should not rely on anything to recompile your dependencies, except for mix deps.compile --force.

3

You could try out exsync for your code reloading:

It will recompile path dependencies for you when you make the changes.

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