[Lldb-commits] [lldb] [lldb] Fix error : unknown error while starting lldb's C/C++ repl (PR #153560)

[Anutosh Bhat via lldb-commits]

https://github.com/anutosh491 created https://github.com/llvm/llvm-project/pull/153560

Fixes https://github.com/llvm/llvm-project/issues/153157

The proposed solution has been discussed here (https://github.com/llvm/llvm-project/issues/153157#issue-3313379242)

This is what we would be seeing now 

```
base) anutosh491 at Anutoshs-MacBook-Air bin % ./lldb /Users/anutosh491/work/xeus-cpp/a.out
(lldb) target create "/Users/anutosh491/work/xeus-cpp/a.out"
Current executable set to '/Users/anutosh491/work/xeus-cpp/a.out' (arm64).
(lldb) b main
Breakpoint 1: where = a.out`main, address = 0x0000000100003f90
(lldb) r
Process 71227 launched: '/Users/anutosh491/work/xeus-cpp/a.out' (arm64)
Process 71227 stopped
* thread #1, queue = 'com.apple.main-thread', stop reason = breakpoint 1.1
    frame #0: 0x0000000100003f90 a.out`main
a.out`main:
->  0x100003f90 <+0>:  sub    sp, sp, #0x10
    0x100003f94 <+4>:  str    wzr, [sp, #0xc]
    0x100003f98 <+8>:  str    w0, [sp, #0x8]
    0x100003f9c <+12>: str    x1, [sp]
(lldb) expression --repl -l c -- 
  1> 1 + 1
(int) $0 = 2
  2> 2 + 2
(int) $1 = 4
```

```
base) anutosh491 at Anutoshs-MacBook-Air bin % ./lldb /Users/anutosh491/work/xeus-cpp/a.out
(lldb) target create "/Users/anutosh491/work/xeus-cpp/a.out"
Current executable set to '/Users/anutosh491/work/xeus-cpp/a.out' (arm64).
(lldb) b main
Breakpoint 1: where = a.out`main, address = 0x0000000100003f90
(lldb) r
Process 71355 launched: '/Users/anutosh491/work/xeus-cpp/a.out' (arm64)
Process 71355 stopped
* thread #1, queue = 'com.apple.main-thread', stop reason = breakpoint 1.1
    frame #0: 0x0000000100003f90 a.out`main
a.out`main:
->  0x100003f90 <+0>:  sub    sp, sp, #0x10
    0x100003f94 <+4>:  str    wzr, [sp, #0xc]
    0x100003f98 <+8>:  str    w0, [sp, #0x8]
    0x100003f9c <+12>: str    x1, [sp]
(lldb) expression --repl -l c -- 3 + 3
Warning: trailing input is ignored in --repl mode
  1> 1 + 1
(int) $0 = 2
```

>From 6e7564602e7a5b608a4d1cd788e66425682e82db Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: anutosh491 <andersonbhat491 at gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 14 Aug 2025 14:25:05 +0530
Subject: [PATCH] Fix unknown error while starting lldb's C/C++ repl

---
 lldb/source/Commands/CommandObjectExpression.cpp | 6 ++++++
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+)

diff --git a/lldb/source/Commands/CommandObjectExpression.cpp b/lldb/source/Commands/CommandObjectExpression.cpp
index c5b91678103d5..57b56ce7eb36e 100644
--- a/lldb/source/Commands/CommandObjectExpression.cpp
+++ b/lldb/source/Commands/CommandObjectExpression.cpp
@@ -640,9 +640,15 @@ void CommandObjectExpression::DoExecute(llvm::StringRef command,
             repl_sp->SetValueObjectDisplayOptions(m_varobj_options);
           }
 
+          if (!expr.empty()) {
+            result.GetOutputStream().Printf(
+              "Warning: trailing input is ignored in --repl mode\n");
+          }
+
           IOHandlerSP io_handler_sp(repl_sp->GetIOHandler());
           io_handler_sp->SetIsDone(false);
           debugger.RunIOHandlerAsync(io_handler_sp);
+          return;
         } else {
           repl_error = Status::FromErrorStringWithFormat(
               "Couldn't create a REPL for %s",