Revise stops tracking changes

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After certain types of errors, Revise.jl stops tracking changes. One such error type seem to be syntax errors, but other times I feel like there are additional cases where Revise just stops monitoring files. Note that I am using a normal (ext4) file system, so no NFS etc.

Is this a known issue/feature with Revise, that syntax errors cause it to stop tracking changes, or is my personal setup broken? And is there a way to make Revise recover from this, or do I have to restart the REPL (like for changing struct definitions)?

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Alternatively, is there a way to configure Revise such that it does not execute code anymore after the first error occurred?

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It might help to clear the compile cache files for the package you are Revising. e.g. under ~/.julia/compiled/v1.3/MyPackage

If you have a reproducible situation, it would be very useful to preserve it so someone could drill deep into the issue.

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Thanks for your input. Fortunately (unfortunately?) the issue has disappeared and I am not able to reproduce it anymore…

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From my (limited) experience, syntax errors do stop Revise.jl from working. But once those errors are fixed then Revise.jl automatically resumes operations as normal.

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Yes, I think it was something like this paired with some git commands that make Revise lose track.