Is there a way to get `cabal repl` to set -XOverloadedStrings on startup?

Question

When I use cabal repl I often type :set -XOverloadedStrings in the session. Is there a way to turn on this extension automatically using command line flags for cabal repl or some config file?

Answer 1

In ~/.ghci put:

:set -XOverloadedStrings

Putting on ~/.ghci will enable ghci to load those specific configuration whenever it is started.