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REPL history should be saved immediately #328

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opened 2024-05-18 20:07:27 +00:00 by ckiee · 1 comment
ckiee commented 2024-05-18 20:07:27 +00:00
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nix repl user code can unexpectedly crash the interpreter during experimentation or DoS the system. We should save the REPL history to disk before each reEvaluationpl.

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`nix repl` user code can unexpectedly crash the interpreter during experimentation or DoS the system. We should save the REPL history to disk before each reEvaluationpl. [Motivator (matrix)](https://matrix.to/#/!lymvtcwDJ7ZA9Npq:lix.systems/$2J4bCIrI1qKpoyEuDRln-J8ClzeZLwCEMuSVEulSl9I?via=lix.systems&via=matrix.org&via=auxolotl.org)
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puck commented 2024-05-19 14:21:05 +00:00
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Opened a CL to fix this at Iedd79ff5f72e84766ebd234c63856170afc624f0

Opened a CL to fix this at Iedd79ff5f72e84766ebd234c63856170afc624f0
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