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A simple command line REPL (run it with a headless image)
OSProcess thisOSProcess stdOut
nextPutAll: 'Welcome to the simple Smalltalk REPL';
nextPut: Character lf; nextPut: $>; flush.
[ |input|
[ input := OSProcess readFromStdIn.
input size > 0 ifTrue: [
OSProcess thisOSProcess stdOut
nextPutAll: ((Compiler evaluate: input) asString;
nextPut: Character lf; nextPut: $>; flush
]
] repeat.
]forkAt: (Processor userBackgroundPriority)
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