fix nix repl not overriding existing bindings in :a

previously :a would override old bindings of a name with new values if the added
set contained names that were already bound. in nix 2.6 this doesn't happen any
more, which is potentially confusing.

fixes #6041

1 files changed, 23 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/tests/repl.sh b/tests/repl.sh
index 0e23a98db..6505f1741 100644
--- a/tests/repl.sh
+++ b/tests/repl.sh
@@ -40,3 +40,26 @@ testRepl () {
 testRepl
 # Same thing (kind-of), but with a remote store.
 testRepl --store "$TEST_ROOT/store?real=$NIX_STORE_DIR"
+
+testReplResponse () {
+    local response="$(nix repl <<< "$1")"
+    echo "$response" | grep -qs "$2" \
+      || fail "repl command set:
+
+$1
+
+does not respond with:
+
+$2
+
+but with:
+
+$response"
+}
+
+# :a uses the newest version of a symbol
+testReplResponse '
+:a { a = "1"; }
+:a { a = "2"; }
+"result: ${a}"
+' "result: 2"