error in error-message about cabal HOT 4 CLOSED

I believe it is the case that tests: True is indeed what goes in a project file, and it is set on the command line by running cabal configure --enable-tests or --disable-tests.

I.e. I believe the error message and the docs are both correct, and if you have not tried them, I would recommend you do.

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I do not understand my error messages when I try. What is wrong?

my project file starts with:

packages: 
    ./*.cabal
tests: True

and when I run:

frank@lajatico:~/Workspace11/u4blog/uniform-pandoc$ cabal build
Error: cabal: Error parsing project file
/home/frank/Workspace11/u4blog/uniform-pandoc/cabal.project:3:
Parse of field 'tests' failed (<viewAsFieldDescr>True
...
frank@lajatico:~/Workspace11/u4blog/uniform-pandoc$ ghc --version
The Glorious Glasgow Haskell Compilation System, version 9.4.5

frank@lajatico:~/Workspace11/u4blog/uniform-pandoc$ cabal --version
cabal-install version 3.10.1.0
compiled using version 3.10.1.0 of the Cabal library 
 

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I just tested with that precise project file and it works (same version of cabal-install), so I'm not sue what to tell you.

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Please close. The problem was the place I inserted the tests: True statement. it was in the middle of the packages stanza. I had after the ./*.cabal a list of other files needed. If the tests: True is at end (or before packages) it works. My bad. Thank you for help.

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