REPL: `scala` task in scala/scala repo broken in recent sbt versions

[SethTisue]

the usual workaround is dist/mkQuick, then go out to the shell and ./build/quick/bin/scala

of course you can also publishLocal and then use the published version from sbt or scala-cli or whatever

Dotty is in the same boat (not anymore)

see sbt/sbt#6185

there is a suggestion in 6185 I can try to see if it helps

UPDATE: in February 2024 we merged a PR that greatly improved the situation, but things aren't always quite right yet; see below

[SethTisue]

The current status on 2.13.x is that it works but without most JLine features.

You get:

WARNING: Unable to create a system terminal, creating a dumb terminal (enable debug logging for more information)

That's with sbt 1.4.9, and the situation is the same with 1.5.0-RC1.

That's tons better than "doesn't work", but still tons worse than actually fully working.

See also the inconclusive experiment/discussion at scala/scala#9380

[SethTisue]

unassigning myself since I don't seem sufficiently motivated to dig into it

[SethTisue]

The current status on 2.13.x is that it works but without most JLine features.

I thought upgrading to sbt 1.10.0-M1 might fix that, since sbt version upgrades their own JLine from 3.19 to 3.24.1... but no, it doesn't help.

[SethTisue]

jline/jline3@d4bf37c suggests that-Dorg.jline.terminal.output=forced-out might help

[SethTisue]

scala/scala#10695 does hugely improve the situation, but I notice that paren and brace matching is messed up — when you type the closing brace, both braces disappear 😭

so I think the ticket should remain open even after we merge that PR

[som-snytt]

Braceless syntax arrives in Scala 2.