3 files changed, 9 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/.ghci b/.ghci
index 318bac202..c5550cee6 100644
--- a/.ghci
+++ b/.ghci
@@ -1,4 +1 @@
--- make ghci use precompiled modules, and C library
-:set -outputdir=tmp
-:set -IUtility
 :load Common
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index c4341b9ae..796e6af8b 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -221,4 +221,8 @@ osxapp:
 	rm -f tmp/git-annex.dmg.bz2
 	bzip2 tmp/git-annex.dmg
 
+# used by ./ghci
+getflags:
+	@echo $(ALLFLAGS)
+
 .PHONY: $(bins) test install
diff --git a/ghci b/ghci
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..57361281c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ghci
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+# This runs ghci with the same flags used when compiling with ghc.
+# Certian flags need to be the same in order for ghci to reuse compiled
+# objects.
+ghci $(make getflags) $@