Hello! When I modify a Phoenix controller, in a given app this gives me: ==> transport Compiling 14 files (.ex) I would like to better understand why so many files are recompiled (maybe the app needs some rework to reduce that). What is the best tool to trace that down? Thanks! – Thibaut

Hi! This post should provide some good pointers on how to achieve this using mix xref graph : Speeding up re-compilation of Elixir projects - Dashbit Blog An overview of when files need to be re-compiled, what does that mean for a typical Phoenix project, and what we can do about it! …

Salut @thbar :wave: It rings a bell, check this old post: [image] Modifying a controller recompiles my router and all UI layer Questions / Help I finally solved my problem partying_face Touching a view now recompiles only 1 file, and touching a controller recompiles 2 f…

Thanks @sabiwara & @cblavier ! I will dive into this & report back :smile:

To know which files are recompiled, mix compile --verbose will list the file names. To understand why, the the posts above help, but they predate mix xref trace as well as mix xref graph --label compile-connected. I’d love to blog more about this.

[image] marcandre: To know which files are recompiled, mix compile --verbose will list the file names. To understand why, the the posts above help, but they predate mix xref trace as well as mix xref graph --label compile-connected. Thanks for those good tips Marc-André! I now have a good i…

Tracing re-compiled files?

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cblavier October 16, 2023, 11:47am 3

Salut @thbar

It rings a bell, check this old post: