mix deps.compile will attempt to compile all dependencies. Rebar3 logs, but the truth is that all dependencies are being checked, which does not occur on mix compile. So unless someone contributes a mix deps.compile --only-stale or something of sorts, a mix deps.compile step will always do more work than necessary.
josevalim
Creator of Elixir
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josevalim
Creator of Elixir
There is also mix loadpaths, which is actually what is called by mix compile. It is a public task although it does not show up on mix help. It won’t compile the current app but it will check and compile missing dependencies. Another option is to provide something like mix compile --only-deps.
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