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Using `set_cwd` breaks the consistency of re-running parts of a Lean file

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Description

In an editor, put the following in a Lean file:

def bar := ()

run_cmd
   unsafe_run_io $ do
   { io.env.get_cwd >>= io.print_ln,
     io.env.set_cwd "foo",
     io.env.get_cwd >>= io.print_ln }
/some/path/
/some/path/foo/

without restarting the Lean server, comment out the bar definition:

-- def bar := ()

run_cmd
   unsafe_run_io $ do
   { io.env.get_cwd >>= io.print_ln,
     io.env.set_cwd "foo",
     io.env.get_cwd >>= io.print_ln }
/some/path/foo/
/some/path/foo/foo/

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Research direction

Reproduce the issue in a Lean file using the shown run_cmd and unsafe_run_io sequence, first with and then without the bar definition. Start by tracing how the editor reruns parts of the file and how the Lean server handles io.env.get_cwd and io.env.set_cwd. Done means rerunning the remaining command does not inherit the prior working-directory change.

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Assessment

Domain
compilers
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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