`package *` stanza in `cabal.project` ignored

[TerrorJack]

ghc-options specified via package * stanza in cabal.project seems to be ignored. This can be worked around by using modules, but would be nice to get global ghc options via cabal.project.

[hamishmack]

This is blocked on haskell/cabal#6343

Typical work around is

haskell.nix/test/ghc-options/cabal.nix

Lines 11 to 17 in 2e8af6c

	packages.test-ghc-options.ghcOptions = ["-DTEST_GHC_OPTION"];
	# This should also work here
	# ghcOptions = ["-DTEST_GHC_OPTION"];
	# or this
	# packages.test-ghc-options.components.library.ghcOptions = ["-DTEST_GHC_OPTION"];
	# packages.test-ghc-options.components.exes.test-ghc-options-exe.ghcOptions = ["-DTEST_GHC_OPTION"];

[georgefst]

Similarly, test-options under package * isn't picked up. One needs to manually add any such options to testFlags in modules instead.

(I don't know whether this warrants a separate issue. The title of this one fits, but the fix probably isn't via plan.json since it's about run-time options.)

[stale]

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[georgefst]

This issue has been automatically marked as stale because it has not had recent activity. It will be closed if no further activity occurs. Thank you for your contributions.

Oh, god, no.

Stale bots are really a truly terrible idea

(added in #1604)

[amesgen]

Also happens with the new program-options (new in cabal 3.8, applied to all local packages), which would be a nice way to solve #298/#1282.

[andreabedini]

Just mentioning that since #1775 we have the ability to go past what is written in plan.json, since we have access to cabal's internal install plan.