let 'howto' accept a quoted symbol as well

1 files changed, 6 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/neb/std/repl.py b/neb/std/repl.py
index 7ea383e..f953e18 100644
--- a/neb/std/repl.py
+++ b/neb/std/repl.py
@@ -5,9 +5,12 @@ from ..structs import *
 REPL = Environment()
 
 def interpretHowTo(symbol, args, env, ns):
-    if not isinstance(args[0], Callable):
-        raise InterpretPanic(symbol, "expects a :func", args[0])
-    print(args[0].describe())
+    target = args[0]
+    if isinstance(target, Symbol):
+        target = evaluate(target, env, ns)
+    if not isinstance(target, Callable):
+        raise InterpretPanic(symbol, "expects a func or symbol", args[0])
+    print(target.describe())
     return List([])
 
 REPL.register("howto", Builtin("howto", interpretHowTo, [Arg("symbol", TypeEnum.ANY)], return_type=Type(":list")))