[perl #61566] Rakudo doesn't do type checking on binding to Positional (@) variables

[Carl Mäsak]

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<masak> rakudo: my @a := 1; say @a.WHAT
<p6eval> rakudo 34162: OUTPUT[Int␤]
<masak> hm.
<masak> rakudo: my @a = 1; say @a.WHAT
<p6eval> rakudo 34162: OUTPUT[Array␤]
<masak> so, with infix:<:=>, I can assign an Int to a @-variable. is
that kosher? [22:37]
<pmichaud> no. [22:38]
<pmichaud> Rakudo doesn't do any type checking on binding.
<pmichaud> (binding in general is kinda 'iffy')
<masak> so, the bug above is that Rakudo doesn't do type checking on
binding to array variables?
<pmichaud> correct.
<pmichaud> you should get a "Int does not do Positional role"
exception or something like that.