From @masak

<diakopter> r​: say :99999999999999999999999('dd')
<camelia> rakudo ef73eb​: OUTPUT«Cannot convert string to number​: radix
(in decimal) expected after '​:' in '​:⏏-2147483648<dd>' (indicated by
⏏)␤ in method sink at src/gen/CORE.setting​:10837␤ in method BUILDALL
at src/gen/CORE.setting​:801␤ in method bless at
src/gen/CORE.setting​:743␤ in method …
<diakopter> 'nother genuine bug
<diakopter> where's masakbot when you need him
* masak submits rakudobug

From @MasterDuke17

On Wed Apr 24 03​:36​:59 2013, masak wrote​:

<diakopter> r​: say :99999999999999999999999('dd')
<camelia> rakudo ef73eb​: OUTPUT«Cannot convert string to number​: radix
(in decimal) expected after '​:' in '​:⏏-2147483648<dd>' (indicated by
⏏)␤ in method sink at src/gen/CORE.setting​:10837␤ in method BUILDALL
at src/gen/CORE.setting​:801␤ in method bless at
src/gen/CORE.setting​:743␤ in method …
<diakopter> 'nother genuine bug
<diakopter> where's masakbot when you need him
* masak submits rakudobug

perl6 -e "say class { has $.dd }.new(​:99999999999999999999999dd)"
<anon|67946368>.new(dd => 200376420520689664)

perl6 -e "say class { has $.dd }.new(​:9999999999999999999999dd)"
<anon|65816448>.new(dd => 1864712049423024128)

perl6 -e "say class { has $.dd }.new(​:999999999999999999999dd)"
<anon|60090240>.new(dd => 3875820019684212736)

perl6 -e "say class { has $.dd }.new(​:99999999999999999999dd)"
<anon|62506880>.new(dd => 7766279631452241920)

perl6 -e "say class { has $.dd }.new(​:9999999999999999999dd)"
<anon|74078064>.new(dd => -8446744073709551616)

perl6 -e "say class { has $.dd }.new(​:999999999999999999dd)"
<anon|61781872>.new(dd => 1000000000000000000)

perl6 -e "say class { has $.dd }.new(​:99999999999999999dd)"
<anon|66586480>.new(dd => 100000000000000000)

perl6 -e "say class { has $.dd }.new(​:9999999999999999dd)"
<anon|80590704>.new(dd => 10000000000000000)

perl6 -e "say class { has $.dd }.new(​:999999999999999dd)"
<anon|52934496>.new(dd => 999999999999999)

perl6 --version
This is Rakudo version 2016.08.1-59-gec9e814 built on MoarVM version 2016.08-23-gfa9528b
implementing Perl 6.c.

The RT System itself - Status changed from 'new' to 'open'

From @MasterDuke17

On Wed Aug 31 19​:49​:01 2016, ddgreen@​gmail.com wrote​:

On Wed Apr 24 03​:36​:59 2013, masak wrote​:

<diakopter> r​: say :99999999999999999999999('dd')
<camelia> rakudo ef73eb​: OUTPUT«Cannot convert string to number​:
radix
(in decimal) expected after '​:' in '​:⏏-2147483648<dd>' (indicated by
⏏)␤ in method sink at src/gen/CORE.setting​:10837␤ in method
BUILDALL
at src/gen/CORE.setting​:801␤ in method bless at
src/gen/CORE.setting​:743␤ in method …
<diakopter> 'nother genuine bug
<diakopter> where's masakbot when you need him
* masak submits rakudobug

perl6 -e "say class { has $.dd }.new(​:99999999999999999999999dd)"
<anon|67946368>.new(dd => 200376420520689664)

perl6 -e "say class { has $.dd }.new(​:9999999999999999999999dd)"
<anon|65816448>.new(dd => 1864712049423024128)

perl6 -e "say class { has $.dd }.new(​:999999999999999999999dd)"
<anon|60090240>.new(dd => 3875820019684212736)

perl6 -e "say class { has $.dd }.new(​:99999999999999999999dd)"
<anon|62506880>.new(dd => 7766279631452241920)

perl6 -e "say class { has $.dd }.new(​:9999999999999999999dd)"
<anon|74078064>.new(dd => -8446744073709551616)

perl6 -e "say class { has $.dd }.new(​:999999999999999999dd)"
<anon|61781872>.new(dd => 1000000000000000000)

perl6 -e "say class { has $.dd }.new(​:99999999999999999dd)"
<anon|66586480>.new(dd => 100000000000000000)

perl6 -e "say class { has $.dd }.new(​:9999999999999999dd)"
<anon|80590704>.new(dd => 10000000000000000)

perl6 -e "say class { has $.dd }.new(​:999999999999999dd)"
<anon|52934496>.new(dd => 999999999999999)

perl6 --version
This is Rakudo version 2016.08.1-59-gec9e814 built on MoarVM version
2016.08-23-gfa9528b
implementing Perl 6.c.

Fixed in Rakudo PR #​855 (rakudo/rakudo#855).

Tested in Roast PR #​149 (Raku/roast#149).

@AlexDaniel - Status changed from 'open' to 'resolved'