From @masak

<masak> r​: my @​l = 1..100; @​l.splice(5, *, "something borrowed",
"something blue"); say @​l
<camelia> rakudo f86a1a​: OUTPUT«Cannot call 'Real'; none of these
signatures match​:␤​:(Mu​:U \v​: Mu *%_) [...]
<masak> splice I am dissapoint.
* masak submits rakudobug
<masak> r​: my @​l = 1..100; @​l.splice(5, 100, "something borrowed",
"something blue"); say @​l
<camelia> rakudo f86a1a​: OUTPUT«1 2 3 4 5 something borrowed something blue␤»
<masak> if * isn't spec'd to work in that place, it clearly should be :)
* TimToady plays a voluntary on his pipe organ

From @perlpilot

On Fri Sep 20 10​:10​:00 2013, masak wrote​:

<masak> r​: my @​l = 1..100; @​l.splice(5, *, "something borrowed",
"something blue"); say @​l
<camelia> rakudo f86a1a​: OUTPUT«Cannot call 'Real'; none of these
signatures match​:␤​:(Mu​:U \v​: Mu *%_) [...]
<masak> splice I am dissapoint.
* masak submits rakudobug
<masak> r​: my @​l = 1..100; @​l.splice(5, 100, "something borrowed",
"something blue"); say @​l
<camelia> rakudo f86a1a​: OUTPUT«1 2 3 4 5 something borrowed something
blue␤»
<masak> if * isn't spec'd to work in that place, it clearly should be
:)
* TimToady plays a voluntary on his pipe organ

Appears to do the right thing now​:

➤ perl6 -e 'my @​l = 1..100; @​l.splice(5, *, "something borrowed", "something blue"); say @​l'
1 2 3 4 5 something borrowed something blue

Test added in Raku/roast@f4caecb

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-Scott (PerlJam/perlpilot)

@perlpilot - Status changed from 'new' to 'resolved'