> > $ perl6 -k examples/life-ar.p6 5 > > Running generations > > This problem is due to the fact that the argument strings are > created with the external flag set, which is not properly > supported by the string and GC modules. Steve posted > some patches recently that might well fix the problem, > but I have been leaving those for Mike to look at.
Yes yes, I've been a lazy bum. :) It's currently the summer->school transition for me, so I might be a bit spotty for the few days, too. You're right in that this bug is probably just a result of unimplemented external-ness, in which case, applying Steve's fixes should make this problem go away. Mike Lambert