Re: undocumented function repl

[Neil Jerram]

Jon Wilson <address@hidden> writes:

> Hi y'all,
> I just ran across the function 'repl' ( #<procedure repl (read evaler
> print)>), which doesn't have a docstring, and doesn't appear in the
> manual (well, ok fine, the procedure index of the manual).  I'm using
> 1.8.
>

> Does this function produce a normal repl?  If so, how?  If not, then
> what does it do?  Also, perhaps we should either not export it, or
> else document it in the manual.  I would volunteer to document it, but
> clearly, I don't understand it.

I would say that it shouldn't be exported.  It's just a part of the
implementation of top-repl.

-- 
Regards,
     Neil