The problem only appears if `m//` is used directly as the RHS of `~~`: $_ = 'a' | 'b'; say m/a/; # any(「a」, Nil) say $_ ~~ m/a/; # False say $_ ~~ { m/a/ }; # any(「a」, Nil)
The problem only appears if `m//` is used directly as the RHS of `~~`: $_ = 'a' | 'b'; say m/a/; # any(「a」, Nil) say $_ ~~ m/a/; # False say $_ ~~ { m/a/ }; # any(「a」, Nil)