diff --git a/.github/workflows/linux.yml b/.github/workflows/linux.yml
index a5f287b8a..e35482371 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/linux.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/linux.yml
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ jobs:
       matrix:
         plan:
         # GHC 8.0 is still supported but we don't have a build plan for hledger-web, let it go
+        # XXX func tests in bin (see shelltest below) are run only with GHC 8.2 for now
         # - { ghc: "80"  , stack: "stack --stack-yaml=stack8.0.yaml" }
         - { ghc: "82"    , stack: "stack --stack-yaml=stack8.2.yaml" }
         # - { ghc: "84"  , stack: "stack --stack-yaml=stack8.4.yaml" }
@@ -216,6 +217,7 @@ jobs:
       run: |
         export PATH=~/.local/bin:$PATH
         COLUMNS=80 $stack exec -- shelltest --execdir -j16 hledger/test bin -x /_ -x /addons
+        # XXX func tests in bin are run only with GHC 8.2 for now
 
     - name: Test haddock generation
       env:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/mac.yml b/.github/workflows/mac.yml
index a33c8083e..c1bd97e2e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/mac.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/mac.yml
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ jobs:
         # - { ghc: "86"    , stack: "stack --stack-yaml=stack8.6.yaml" }
         # - { ghc: "88"  , stack: "stack --stack-yaml=stack.yaml" }
         - { ghc: "810" , stack: "stack --stack-yaml=stack8.10.yaml" }
+        # XXX func tests in bin should be run only with GHC 8.10 for now (see shelltest below)
 
     steps:
 
@@ -159,7 +160,8 @@ jobs:
         stack: ${{ matrix.plan.stack }}
       run: |
         export PATH=~/.local/bin:$PATH
-        COLUMNS=80 $stack exec -- shelltest --execdir -j16 hledger/test bin -x /_ -x /addons
+        COLUMNS=80 $stack exec -- shelltest --execdir -j16 hledger/test -x /_ -x /addons # bin
+        # XXX func tests in bin are run only with GHC 8.2 for now
 
     # artifacts:
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/push.yml b/.github/workflows/push.yml
index 2542913b8..1b9cbab3b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/push.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/push.yml
@@ -152,4 +152,5 @@ jobs:
         stack: ${{ matrix.plan.stack }}
       run: |
         export PATH=~/.local/bin:$PATH
-        COLUMNS=80 $stack exec -- shelltest --execdir -j16 hledger/test bin -x /_ -x /addons
+        COLUMNS=80 $stack exec -- shelltest --execdir -j16 hledger/test -x /_ -x /addons  #  bin
+        # XXX func tests in bin are run only with GHC 8.2 for now
diff --git a/bin/compile.sh b/bin/compile.sh
index a613e3868..bebf391e9 100755
--- a/bin/compile.sh
+++ b/bin/compile.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 # Compile all add-on scripts in this directory.
+# Keep synced: compile.sh, scripts.test, hledger-check-fancyassertions.hs.
 
 cd "$(dirname "$0")" || exit
 
diff --git a/bin/hledger-check-fancyassertions.hs b/bin/hledger-check-fancyassertions.hs
index 898f36b7e..71df7ad99 100755
--- a/bin/hledger-check-fancyassertions.hs
+++ b/bin/hledger-check-fancyassertions.hs
@@ -15,6 +15,12 @@
 -- hledger version from that stackage resolver, so in this case you
 -- should check out the corresponding release-tagged version of this
 -- script for compatibility (eg: git checkout 1.18.1).
+--
+-- This setup is adapted for some current limitations of stack's
+-- ghc/runghc/script commands. Unfortunately it requires repeating
+-- package dependencies, to the extent they are required, in three
+-- places.
+-- Keep synced: compile.sh, scripts.test, hledger-check-fancyassertions.hs.
 
 {-
 ```
diff --git a/bin/scripts.test b/bin/scripts.test
index b963fdcfd..0b0681451 100644
--- a/bin/scripts.test
+++ b/bin/scripts.test
@@ -1,12 +1,20 @@
 # Functional tests for the add-on scripts in this directory.
+# Keep synced: compile.sh, scripts.test, hledger-check-fancyassertions.hs.
 
-# Check that they all (or at least these ones) still compile with this version of hledger.
+# Check that these ones still compile with this version of hledger.
 # stdout and exit code are ignored for cleaner failure output.
+# 
+# Our CI workflows run with multiple GHC versions, but the tests below
+# are hard coded to one version. We don't want them to cause a whole
+# extra GHC version to be installed and built for.
+# XXX For now, we hard code GHC 8.2 here, same as the linux/pull request CI,
+# and run these tests only there.
+#
 # $ ./compile.sh >/dev/null
-$  ./hledger-balance-as-budget.hs     >/dev/null || true
-$  ./hledger-check-fancyassertions.hs >/dev/null || true
-$  ./hledger-check-tagfiles.hs        >/dev/null || true
-$  ./hledger-combine-balances.hs      >/dev/null || true
-$  ./hledger-print-location.hs        >/dev/null || true
-$  ./hledger-smooth.hs                >/dev/null || true
-$  ./hledger-swap-dates.hs            >/dev/null || true
+$  stack --stack-yaml ../stack8.2.yaml ghc hledger-balance-as-budget.hs     >/dev/null || true
+$  stack --stack-yaml ../stack8.2.yaml ghc hledger-check-fancyassertions.hs >/dev/null || true
+$  stack --stack-yaml ../stack8.2.yaml ghc hledger-check-tagfiles.hs        >/dev/null || true
+$  stack --stack-yaml ../stack8.2.yaml ghc hledger-combine-balances.hs      >/dev/null || true
+$  stack --stack-yaml ../stack8.2.yaml ghc hledger-print-location.hs        >/dev/null || true
+$  stack --stack-yaml ../stack8.2.yaml ghc hledger-smooth.hs                >/dev/null || true
+$  stack --stack-yaml ../stack8.2.yaml ghc hledger-swap-dates.hs            >/dev/null || true