Julia package developement: restarting the kernel wont compile the module

Question

I am trying to learn how to develop packages in Julia. At the moment I have created a package Example.jlas follows

module Example  

greet() = print("Hello World!") # a simple function

include("functions.jl") # calls another file where I define functions f and g

export greet 
export f
export g

end

as well as the functions.jl file where I define two functions f and g:

f(x,y) = x^2+y^2
g(x,y) = x+y

Finally, I go to the runtests.jl file to test the package. All works ok except in the case I restart (for whatever reason) the kernel. Then, my runtests.jl will give me errors for

using Example
using Test

f(1,1)
g(2,2)

The error is that the functions are not defined! But it is fine if I use instead

using Example
using Test

Example.f(1,1)
Example.g(2,2)

In order f(1,1), g(2,2) to work like this I need to go to Example.jl and re-compile it. This is weird because I assumed that the export function in the module will export the functions and that everytime I call the module it compiles itslef. Obviously this is not the case.

So my question is how to make the module to compile everytime I call it by using Example?

question from:https://stackoverflow.com/questions/65645297/julia-package-developement-restarting-the-kernel-wont-compile-the-module

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