diff --git a/tools/edit_fallback.hh b/tools/edit_fallback.hh
index 5175509d..ebebdc72 100644
--- a/tools/edit_fallback.hh
+++ b/tools/edit_fallback.hh
@@ -5,20 +5,15 @@
 
 #include <ostd/string.hh>
 
-static void init_lineedit(cs_state &, ostd::string_range) {
+inline void init_lineedit(cs_state &, ostd::string_range) {
 }
 
-static std::optional<std::string> read_line(cs_state &, cs_svar *pr) {
+inline std::optional<std::string> read_line(cs_state &, cs_svar *pr) {
     ostd::write(pr->get_value());
-    std::string ret;
-    /* i really need to implement some sort of get_line for ostd streams */
-    for (char c = ostd::in.getchar(); c && (c != '\n'); c = ostd::in.getchar()) {
-        ret += c;
-    }
-    return std::move(ret);
+    return std::move(ostd::cin.get_line(ostd::appender<std::string>()).get());
 }
 
-static void add_history(cs_state &, ostd::string_range) {
+inline void add_history(cs_state &, ostd::string_range) {
 }
 
 #endif
diff --git a/tools/edit_linenoise.hh b/tools/edit_linenoise.hh
index 750017b5..cdb98d19 100644
--- a/tools/edit_linenoise.hh
+++ b/tools/edit_linenoise.hh
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 
 static cs_state *ln_cs = nullptr;
 
-static void ln_complete(char const *buf, linenoiseCompletions *lc) {
+inline void ln_complete(char const *buf, linenoiseCompletions *lc) {
     ostd::string_range cmd = get_complete_cmd(buf);
     for (auto id: ln_cs->get_idents()) {
         if (!id->is_command()) {
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ static void ln_complete(char const *buf, linenoiseCompletions *lc) {
     }
 }
 
-static char *ln_hint(char const *buf, int *color, int *bold) {
+inline char *ln_hint(char const *buf, int *color, int *bold) {
     cs_command *cmd = get_hint_cmd(*ln_cs, buf);
     if (!cmd) {
         return nullptr;
@@ -47,11 +47,11 @@ static char *ln_hint(char const *buf, int *color, int *bold) {
     return ret;
 }
 
-static void ln_hint_free(void *hint) {
+inline void ln_hint_free(void *hint) {
     delete[] static_cast<char *>(hint);
 }
 
-static void init_lineedit(cs_state &cs, ostd::string_range) {
+inline void init_lineedit(cs_state &cs, ostd::string_range) {
     /* sensible default history size */
     linenoiseHistorySetMaxLen(1000);
     ln_cs = &cs;
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ static void init_lineedit(cs_state &cs, ostd::string_range) {
     linenoiseSetFreeHintsCallback(ln_hint_free);
 }
 
-static std::optional<std::string> read_line(cs_state &, cs_svar *pr) {
+inline std::optional<std::string> read_line(cs_state &, cs_svar *pr) {
     auto line = linenoise(pr->get_value().data());
     if (!line) {
         /* linenoise traps ctrl-c, detect it and let the user exit */
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ static std::optional<std::string> read_line(cs_state &, cs_svar *pr) {
     return std::move(ret);
 }
 
-static void add_history(cs_state &, ostd::string_range line) {
+inline void add_history(cs_state &, ostd::string_range line) {
     /* backed by std::string so it's terminated */
     linenoiseHistoryAdd(line.data());
 }
diff --git a/tools/edit_readline.hh b/tools/edit_readline.hh
index d7462a01..0d97db50 100644
--- a/tools/edit_readline.hh
+++ b/tools/edit_readline.hh
@@ -14,9 +14,9 @@
 
 static cs_state *rd_cs = nullptr;
 
-static char *ln_complete_list(char const *buf, int state) {
+inline char *ln_complete_list(char const *buf, int state) {
     static ostd::string_range cmd;
-    static ostd::PointerRange<cs_ident *> itr;
+    static ostd::iterator_range<cs_ident **> itr;
 
     if (!state) {
         cmd = get_complete_cmd(buf);
@@ -41,12 +41,12 @@ static char *ln_complete_list(char const *buf, int state) {
     return nullptr;
 }
 
-static char **ln_complete(char const *buf, int, int) {
+inline char **ln_complete(char const *buf, int, int) {
     rl_attempted_completion_over = 1;
     return rl_completion_matches(buf, ln_complete_list);
 }
 
-void ln_hint() {
+inline void ln_hint() {
     cs_command *cmd = get_hint_cmd(*rd_cs, rl_line_buffer);
     if (!cmd) {
         rl_redisplay();
@@ -63,13 +63,13 @@ void ln_hint() {
     rl_replace_line(old.data(), 0);
 }
 
-static void init_lineedit(cs_state &cs, ostd::string_range) {
+inline void init_lineedit(cs_state &cs, ostd::string_range) {
     rd_cs = &cs;
     rl_attempted_completion_function = ln_complete;
     rl_redisplay_function = ln_hint;
 }
 
-static std::optional<std::string> read_line(cs_state &, cs_svar *pr) {
+inline std::optional<std::string> read_line(cs_state &, cs_svar *pr) {
     auto line = readline(pr->get_value().data());
     if (!line) {
         return std::string();
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ static std::optional<std::string> read_line(cs_state &, cs_svar *pr) {
     return std::move(ret);
 }
 
-static void add_history(cs_state &, ostd::string_range line) {
+inline void add_history(cs_state &, ostd::string_range line) {
     /* backed by std::string so it's terminated */
     add_history(line.data());
 }
diff --git a/tools/repl.cc b/tools/repl.cc
index dac40dd5..aca84e39 100644
--- a/tools/repl.cc
+++ b/tools/repl.cc
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ static bool stdin_is_tty() {
 
 /* line editing support */
 
-static inline ostd::string_range get_complete_cmd(ostd::string_range buf) {
+inline ostd::string_range get_complete_cmd(ostd::string_range buf) {
     ostd::string_range not_allowed = "\"/;()[] \t\r\n\0";
     ostd::string_range found = ostd::find_one_of(buf, not_allowed);
     while (!found.empty()) {
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ static inline ostd::string_range get_complete_cmd(ostd::string_range buf) {
     return buf;
 }
 
-static inline ostd::string_range get_arg_type(char arg) {
+inline ostd::string_range get_arg_type(char arg) {
     switch (arg) {
         case 'i':
             return "int";
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ static inline ostd::string_range get_arg_type(char arg) {
     return "illegal";
 }
 
-static inline void fill_cmd_args(std::string &writer, ostd::string_range args) {
+inline void fill_cmd_args(std::string &writer, ostd::string_range args) {
     char variadic = '\0';
     int nrep = 0;
     if (!args.empty() && ((args.back() == 'V') || (args.back() == 'C'))) {
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ static inline void fill_cmd_args(std::string &writer, ostd::string_range args) {
     }
 }
 
-static inline cs_command *get_hint_cmd(cs_state &cs, ostd::string_range buf) {
+inline cs_command *get_hint_cmd(cs_state &cs, ostd::string_range buf) {
     ostd::string_range nextchars = "([;";
     auto lp = ostd::find_one_of(buf, nextchars);
     if (!lp.empty()) {