On Tue, 04 Jul 2017 09:20:18 -0700, c...@zoffix.com wrote: > Works (space between brackets and <a>): > > $ perl6 -e 'dd [[ <a>],]' > [["a"],] > > Doesn't (no space): > > $ perl6 -e 'dd [[<a>],]' > ===SORRY!=== Error while compiling -e > Unable to parse expression in bracketed infix; couldn't find final ']' > at -e:1 > ------> dd [[<⏏a>],] >
This isn't a bug but By Design. There's a formal ambiguity between Array constructors and reductions, and the way to resolve them is to use a space: https://irclog.perlgeek.de/perl6-dev/2017-07-05#i_14830532
