Ensure that errors due to env instantiation are printed

src/worker.jl

@@ -17,6 +17,18 @@ function worker_init(f::File, options::Dict)
 
             push!(LOAD_PATH, $(project))
 
+            # When a manifest already exists ensure the environment is able to
+            # be precompiled with the version of Julia that is using it. If we
+            # just proceed to import `QuartoNotebookWorker` directly then these
+            # potential errors are not passed back to the server process, thus
+            # hiding the issues.
+            let manifest = Base.project_file_manifest_path(Base.active_project())
+                if isfile(manifest)
+                    import Pkg # Exists in the `project` environment.
+                    Pkg.precompile(; strict = true) # Throws an error when it fails.
+                end
+            end
+
             let QNW = task_local_storage(:QUARTO_NOTEBOOK_WORKER_OPTIONS, $(options)) do
                     Base.require(
                         Base.PkgId(