Multiple cabal file error can be caused by emacs #1897
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Repro: Edit a .cabal file in recent emacs, without saving. Get errors like this on build:
The issue is that these lock files do not change the file extension (like backup files which postpend
~
), but instead prefix the filename with.#
. We have two options:.
. It is not allowed in package names anyway.I am going to go with (2), because it is less likely to mask an issue with the user's setup. Presumably editors are either going to hide such files or change the extension.
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