On Thu Sep 02 20:55:52 2010, masak wrote: > <Util> rakudo: my @a = 1, 2, 3; @a X*= 5; say @a.perl; @a = @a X* 5; > say @a.perl; > <p6eval> rakudo 33e94e: OUTPUT«[1, 2, 3][5, 10, 15]» > <Util> Should X*= have worked? If not, how to best scale a vector > without repeating the vector's array name? > <masak> @b = @a X* 5 > <masak> :P > <masak> and yes, I think X*= should have worked. > * masak submits rakudobug > <tylercurtis> rakudo: my @a = 1, 2, 3; @a [X*]= 5; say @a.perl; @a = > @a X* 5; say @a.perl; > <p6eval> rakudo 33e94e: OUTPUT«===SORRY!===Confused at line 22, near > "@a [X*]= 5"» > <Util> S03 discusses X[+=] vs [X+]= in "Nesting of metaoperators", but > X[*=] does the same as X*= , and [X*]= fails. > <Util> Oh, as tylercurtis just showed.
This now fails outright: 19:25 < [Coke]> rakudo: my @a = 1, 2, 3; @a X*= 5; say @a.perl; @a = @a X* 5;say @a.perl; 19:25 <+p6eval> rakudo 38907e: OUTPUT«Array.new(1, 2, 3)splice() not implemented in class 'Mu' in method reify at src/gen/CORE.setting:3657 in method gimme at src/gen/CORE.setting:4015 in method eager at src/gen/CORE.setting:3991 in method STORE at src/gen/CORE.setting:4409 in block <anon> a… -- Will "Coke" Coleda