diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 8c2c08482..7707563dd 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -788,25 +788,27 @@ quickheap-%: hledgerprof samplejournals \
 # 	$(call def-help,repl-web, start a cabal REPL and load the hledger-web package)
 # 	(cd hledger-web; cabal repl exe:hledger-web)
 
-ghci: \
-	 	$(call def-help,ghci, start a GHCI REPL and load the hledger-lib and hledger packages)
-	stack exec $(GHCI) -- $(BUILDFLAGS) hledger/Hledger/Cli/Main.hs
-
-ghci-dev: \
-	 	$(call def-help,ghci, start a GHCI REPL and load the dev.hs script plus hledger-lib and hledger)
-	stack exec $(GHCI) -- $(BUILDFLAGS) -fno-warn-unused-imports -fno-warn-unused-binds dev.hs
-
-ghci-ui: \
-		$(call def-help,ghci-ui, start a GHCI REPL and load the hledger-lib, hledger and hledger-ui packages)
-	stack exec $(GHCI) -- $(BUILDFLAGS) hledger-ui/Hledger/UI/Main.hs
-
-ghci-web: \
-		$(call def-help,ghci-web, start a GHCI REPL and load the hledger-lib, hledger and hledger-web packages)
-	stack exec $(GHCI) -- $(BUILDFLAGS) hledger-web/app/main.hs
-
-ghci-api: \
-		$(call def-help,ghci-api, start a GHCI REPL and load the hledger-lib, hledger and hledger-api packages)
-	stack exec $(GHCI) -- $(BUILDFLAGS) hledger-api/hledger-api.hs
+# multi-package GHCI prompts
+# XXX disabled since broken by file-embed
+# ghci: \
+# 	 	$(call def-help,ghci, start a GHCI REPL and load the hledger-lib and hledger packages)
+# 	stack exec $(GHCI) -- $(BUILDFLAGS) hledger/Hledger/Cli/Main.hs
+#
+# ghci-dev: \
+# 	 	$(call def-help,ghci, start a GHCI REPL and load the dev.hs script plus hledger-lib and hledger)
+# 	stack exec $(GHCI) -- $(BUILDFLAGS) -fno-warn-unused-imports -fno-warn-unused-binds dev.hs
+#
+# ghci-ui: \
+# 		$(call def-help,ghci-ui, start a GHCI REPL and load the hledger-lib, hledger and hledger-ui packages)
+# 	stack exec $(GHCI) -- $(BUILDFLAGS) hledger-ui/Hledger/UI/Main.hs
+#
+# ghci-web: \
+# 		$(call def-help,ghci-web, start a GHCI REPL and load the hledger-lib, hledger and hledger-web packages)
+# 	stack exec $(GHCI) -- $(BUILDFLAGS) hledger-web/app/main.hs
+#
+# ghci-api: \
+# 		$(call def-help,ghci-api, start a GHCI REPL and load the hledger-lib, hledger and hledger-api packages)
+# 	stack exec $(GHCI) -- $(BUILDFLAGS) hledger-api/hledger-api.hs
 
 samplejournals: \
 	data/sample.journal \
diff --git a/site/developer-guide.md b/site/developer-guide.md
index 5f2cf582c..f25a5158a 100644
--- a/site/developer-guide.md
+++ b/site/developer-guide.md
@@ -563,21 +563,28 @@ $ stack bench
 
 Get a GHCI prompt for hledger-lib:
 ```shell
-$ stack ghci hledger-lib
+$ cd hledger-lib; stack ghci hledger-lib
 ```
+Changing into the package directory isn't actually needed, but it
+enables a custom .ghci script which sets a more useful short prompt.
 
 Get a GHCI prompt for hledger:
 ```shell
-$ stack ghci hledger
+$ cd hledger; stack ghci hledger
 ```
 
+Get a GHCI prompt for hledger-ui:
+```shell
+$ cd hledger-ui; stack ghci hledger-ui
+```
 Get a GHCI prompt for hledger-web:
 ```shell
-$ stack ghci hledger-web
+$ cd hledger-web; stack ghci hledger-web
 ```
 hledger-web also needs to find some things in its current directory (like the static/ directory).
 This normally just works, if not please [send details](https://github.com/simonmichael/hledger/issues/274).
 
+<!--
 Get a GHCI prompt for hledger and hledger-lib:
 ```shell
 $ make ghci
@@ -588,7 +595,6 @@ Get a GHCI prompt for hledger-web, hledger and hledger-lib:
 $ make ghci-web
 ```
 
-<!--
 For the dev.hs developer script:
 ```shell
 $ make ghci-dev
@@ -1010,7 +1016,7 @@ Handler module and function names end with R, like the Yesod-generated route typ
 Dynamically generated page content is mostly inline hamlet.
 Lucius/Julius files and widgets generally are not used, except for the default layout.
 
-The quickest way to test changes is `make ghciweb`, `:main --serve`, control-C, `:r`, repeat.
+The quickest way to test changes is `cd hledger-web; stack ghci hledger-web`, `:main --serve`, control-C, `:r`, repeat.
 No linking is required, and changes to static files like hledger.js are visible after reloading a page.
 
 Another way is `yesod devel`, which rebuilds automatically when files