On Sat Oct 20 18:17:19 2012, coke wrote: > On Tue Jun 15 02:16:28 2010, masak wrote: > > <sorear> How does case insensitive matching work in perl 6? > > <sorear> e.g. "ß" ~~ m:i/SS/ > > <masak> sorear: that's the syntax, so I assume you're asking about the > > semantics. > > <masak> oh wait, that example is tricky :) > > <masak> I would be surprised if Perl 6 is spec'd to handle that. > > <sorear> yes. semantics, and dark corners thereof > > <sorear> yes, S05 says exactly nothing on the subject > > <sorear> other than "ignores case distinctions" > > <moritz_> rakudo: say "ß" ~~ /:i SS/ > > <p6eval> rakudo cfbeb5: OUTPUT«» > > <moritz_> rakudo: say uc "ß" > > <p6eval> rakudo cfbeb5: OUTPUT«SS» > > <masak> o.O > > <masak> German is strange. > > <moritz_> it sure is. > > <moritz_> masak: want to submit a bug report about inconsistency? > > * masak submits rakudobug > > > Behavior changed: > > > "ß" ~~ m:i/SS/ > #<failed match> > > say uc "ß" > ß > > > Closable?
Well, the *inconsistency* seems to be gone... but by pushing the semantics in (what I consider to be) the wrong direction. I.e. now instead of one of two things behaving the wrong way, both do.
