On Thu Dec 29 15:16:20 2011, cognominal wrote:
> Trying to experiment with the compiler chain from the language (either
> nqp or perl6) is impossible for the layman.
> All my attempts have been failures and documenting them would be
> futile at this point.
> Too bad, because I think playing with it would be a good way to get a
> feel of the internals which is a prerequisite
> to become a contributor.
>
> A simple example.
>
> perl6 -e 'use Perl6::Compiler;'
> Could not find Perl6::Compiler in any of: lib,
> /Users/stephanepayrard/.perl6/lib,
> /Users/stephanepayrard/git/rakudo/install/lib/parrot/3.11.0-
> devel/languages/perl6/lib,
> .
> � in load_module at src/Perl6/ModuleLoader.pm:99
> � in load_module at src/Perl6/World.pm:172
> � in <anon> at src/Perl6/Grammar.pm:712
> � in <anon> at src/Perl6/Grammar.pm:711
> � in statement_control:sym<use> at src/Perl6/Grammar.pm:709
> � in statement_control at src/Perl6/Grammar.pm:588
> � in statement at src/Perl6/Grammar.pm:503
> � in statementlist at src/Perl6/Grammar.pm:490
> � in comp_unit at src/Perl6/Grammar.pm:458
> � in TOP at src/Perl6/Grammar.pm:36
> $ perl6 -e 'BEGIN { �@*INC.push: <blib> }; �use Perl6::Compiler;'
> get_attr_str() not implemented in class 'Undef'
> � in load_module at src/Perl6/World.pm:186
> � in <anon> at src/Perl6/Grammar.pm:712
> � in <anon> at src/Perl6/Grammar.pm:711
> � in statement_control:sym<use> at src/Perl6/Grammar.pm:709
> � in statement_control at src/Perl6/Grammar.pm:588
> � in statement at src/Perl6/Grammar.pm:503
> � in statementlist at src/Perl6/Grammar.pm:490
> � in comp_unit at src/Perl6/Grammar.pm:458
> � in TOP at src/Perl6/Grammar.pm:36
> $
>
Perl6::Compiler is a Rakudo-only class; it isn't in the spec, and it's a
nqp file, so at the very least it would have to be loaded with
:lang<nqp>. Loading the .pbc files from blib/ won't do you much good
either, as the .pm files always are canonical.
Rejecting ticket.
