quit repl from step mode

src/libcmd/repl.cc

@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ string removeWhitespace(string s)
     s = chomp(s);
     size_t n = s.find_first_not_of(" \n\r\t");
     if (n != string::npos) s = string(s, n);
+
     return s;
 }
 
@@ -231,8 +232,12 @@ void NixRepl::mainLoop(const std::vector<std::string> & files)
         // When continuing input from previous lines, don't print a prompt, just align to the same
         // number of chars as the prompt.
         if (!getLine(input, input.empty() ? "nix-repl> " : "          "))
+        {
+            // ctrl-D should exit the debugger.
+            state->debugStop = false;
+            state->debugQuit = true;
             break;
-
+        }
         try {
             if (!removeWhitespace(input).empty() && !processLine(input)) return;
         } catch (ParseError & e) {
@@ -481,12 +486,12 @@ bool NixRepl::processLine(string line)
             }
         }
         else if (arg == "step") {
-            // set flag and exit repl.
+            // set flag to stop at next DebugTrace; exit repl.
             state->debugStop = true;
             return false;
         }
         else if (arg == "go") {
-            // set flag and exit repl.
+            // set flag to run to next breakpoint or end of program; exit repl.
             state->debugStop = false;
             return false;
         }
@@ -605,8 +610,11 @@ bool NixRepl::processLine(string line)
         printValue(std::cout, v, 1000000000) << std::endl;
     }
 
-    else if (command == ":q" || command == ":quit")
+    else if (command == ":q" || command == ":quit") {
+        state->debugStop = false;
+        state->debugQuit = true;
         return false;
+    }
 
     else if (command == ":doc") {
         Value v;

src/libexpr/eval.cc

@@ -438,6 +438,7 @@ EvalState::EvalState(
     , store(store)
     , buildStore(buildStore ? buildStore : store)
     , debugStop(false)
+    , debugQuit(false)
     , regexCache(makeRegexCache())
 #if HAVE_BOEHMGC
     , valueAllocCache(std::allocate_shared<void *>(traceable_allocator<void *>(), nullptr))

src/libexpr/eval.hh

@@ -116,6 +116,7 @@ public:
     RootValue vImportedDrvToDerivation = nullptr;
 
     bool debugStop;
+    bool debugQuit;
     std::list<DebugTrace> debugTraces;
 
     void debug_throw(Error e);

src/libexpr/primops.cc

@@ -718,6 +718,15 @@ static RegisterPrimOp primop_break({
           auto &dt = state.debugTraces.front();
           debuggerHook(&error, dt.env, dt.expr);
 
+          if (state.debugQuit) {
+              // if the user elects to quit the repl, throw an exception.
+              throw Error(ErrorInfo{
+                  .level = lvlInfo,
+                  .msg = hintfmt("quit from debugger"),
+                  .errPos = pos,
+              });
+          }
+
           // returning the value we were passed.
           v = *args[0];
         }