Re: command auto-completion in perl6 shell

[Shrivats]

On 05/30/2017 08:33 PM, Sebastien Moretti wrote:
> Hi
>
> I wonder if there is auto-completion in the Perl6 REPL - such as what is
> found in Eclipse (Ctrl-space) or in vim (Ctrl+n) - for variables,
> methods, ...
>
> e.g
> perl6
>  > say 42.
> or
>  > my $result = 8;
>  > say $res
>
Hi,

As it stands right now, perl6 REPL is a bare bones shell with just 
enough functionality. You may also add readline using `zef install 
Readline` and use it with the REPL. Autocomplete feature might be added 
in later releases.


Shrivats

Re: Need "contains" help

[Shrivats]

Careful :-)

You're actually closing the single quote you​started with perl6 -e. In
other words, this is your Shell's doing.

You can execute this as a script with single quote around string literals
with no issues

Streetcars

On May 3, 2017 10:27, "ToddAndMargo"  wrote:

> Hi All,
>
> Why does this work
>
> $ perl6 -e 'my $x="abcdef"; if $x.contains( "abc" ) { say "yes" } else {
> say "no" };'
> yes
>
>
> And this does not?
>
> $ perl6 -e 'my $x="abcdef"; if $x.contains( 'abc' ) { say "yes" } else {
> say "no" };'
> ===SORRY!=== Error while compiling -e
> Undeclared routine:
> abc used at line 1. Did you mean 'abs'?
>
> Why can I not use 'abc' and must use "abc"?
>
>
> Many thanks,
> -T
>
>
> --
> 
> Yesterday it worked.
> Today it is not working.
> Windows is like that.
> 
>

Re: [perl #116739] [BUG] circumfix with words creates bogus two terms in a row error in Rakudo

[Shrivats]

Unless I'm missing something, circumfixes seem to be implemented in rakudo.
Have a look at S06-operator-overloading/sub.t in roast.

In this particular example, you can remove spaces between those circumfix
operators and arguments. I guess that's what triggers TTIAR.
On Feb 13, 2013 8:34 PM, Carl Mäsak perl6-bugs-follo...@perl.org wrote:

 # New Ticket Created by  Carl Mäsak
 # Please include the string:  [perl #116739]
 # in the subject line of all future correspondence about this issue.
 # URL: https://rt.perl.org:443/rt3/Ticket/Display.html?id=116739 


 masak rn: sub circumfix:begin end($contents) { say $contents! };
 begin OH HAI end
 p6eval rakudo 5a1291: OUTPUT«===SORRY!===␤Two terms in a row [...]
 p6eval ..niecza v24-23-g0520c7c: OUTPUT«OH HAI!␤»
 * masak submits rakudobug
 pmichaud does circumfix: even work in Rakudo?
 masak dunno.
 masak pmichaud: if it doesn't work, then it feels sensible that
 Rakudo should emit a circumfix not implemented error.
 masak pmichaud: so either way, sump'n's up.

Announce: Rakudo Perl 6 compiler development release #60 (Sonoma)

[Shrivats]

On behalf of the Rakudo development team, I'm proud to announce the
January 2013 release of Rakudo Perl #60 Sonoma. Rakudo is an
implementation of Perl 6 on the Parrot Virtual Machine (see
http://www.parrot.org). The tarball for this release
is available from http://rakudo.org/downloads/rakudo/.

Please note: This announcement is not for the Rakudo Star
distribution[*] -- it's announcing a new release of the compiler only.
For the latest Rakudo Star release, see
http://rakudo.org/downloads/star/.

The Rakudo Perl compiler follows a monthly release cycle, with each release
named after a Perl Mongers group. The January 2013 release is code-named
after Sonoma.pm, home of Geoff Broadwell (japhb), whose contributions to
Rakudo and the Perl 6 ecosystem during 2012/2013 have been significant.

Some of the changes in this release are outlined below:

+ sink context; for-loops are now lazy by default
+ first mentioning a variable from outer scope and then redeclaring it
  in the same scope (my $a; { $a; my $a }) is now an error.
+ the long-deprecated SAFE setting has been removed
+ 'require' now works with indirect module names
+ restored socket read semantics to returning the requested number of bytes
+ $obj.Some::Role::meth() now passes the correct $obj
+ try/CATCH now returns Nil when the CATCH is triggered, rather than the
  exception; this brings it in line with try without a CATCH
+ whatever-star cases of splice now implemented
+ sequences with Junction endpoints now work
+ corrected precedence of various set operators
+ fixed binding of non-Any things into hashes and arrays
+ can now import multis with the same name from different modules,
  provided all dispatchers are onlystar

This is only a small subset of the changes in this release. For a more
detailed list, see docs/ChangeLog.

The development team thanks all of our contributors and sponsors for
making Rakudo Perl possible, as well as those people who worked on
Parrot, the Perl 6 test suite and the specification.

The following people contributed to this release:

Jonathan Worthington, Moritz Lenz, Carl Masak, Tobias Leich, Shrivatsan
Sampathkumar

If you would like to contribute, see http://rakudo.org/how-to-help,
ask on the perl6-compi...@perl.org mailing list, or ask on IRC #perl6
on freenode.

The next release of Rakudo (#61), is scheduled for February 21, 2013.
A list of the other planned release dates and code names for future releases
is available in the docs/release_guide.pod file. In general, Rakudo
development
releases are scheduled to occur soon after each Parrot monthly release.
Parrot releases the third Tuesday of each month.

On behalf of the development team, I encourage you to try the new release,
to live life to its fullest, to cherish each moment, and to have fun.
(And, have a good laugh at conspiracy theorists for their doomed
end-of-world predictions!)

[*] What's the difference between the Rakudo compiler and the Rakudo
Star distribution?

The Rakudo compiler is a compiler for the Perl 6 language.
Nothing else.

The Rakudo Star distribution is the Rakudo compiler plus a selection
of useful Perl 6 modules, the most recent incarnation of the Using
Perl 6 book, and other software that can be used with the Rakudo
compiler to enhance its utility.  Rakudo Star is meant for early
adopters who wish to explore what's possible with Rakudo Perl 6 and
provide feedback on what works, what doesn't, and what else they
would like to see included in the distribution.


Shrivats aka isBEKaml