v watch run main.v does not work as expected #6

Starting v watch run main.v should compile main.v and start the binary. Once main.v get changed, v should recompile and restart main.v. However v does not recompile and does not restart. Once main.v is changed and saved, the command v watch run main.v continues to run, but will do nothing until interrupted by ctrl c.

$ v watch run main.v
2026-06-15 09:28:14.137: "/home/user/v" run main.v | pid:   90074 | reload cycle:     0
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^C
$

main.v was edited, changed and saved with vim, nano and gedit.

Expected behavior: V should recompile and restart on every change - as v help watch is describing: "v watch collects all .v files needed for a compilation, then when any of the .v source files change, it re-runs the compilation."

Additional information: Alternative commands like v watch -a main.v run main.v or using the WATCH_TIMEOUT environment variable do show the wrong behavior as described above.

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