From @Tux

$ perl6 -e'say $\;'
===SORRY!=== Error while compiling -e
Unsupported use of $\ variable; in Perl 6 please use the filehandle's .ors attribute
at -e​:1
------> say $\⏏;

$ perl6 -e'$*OUT.ors.perl.say'
No such method 'ors' for invocant of type 'IO​::Handle'
  in block <unit> at -e​:1

$ perl6 -e'$*OUT.^attributes.say'
Mu $!path Mu $!PIO int $!ins Mu $!chomp Mu $!nl int $!pipe

$ perl6 -e'$*OUT.nl.perl.say'
"\n"

$helpful-message ~~ s{ors}{nl};

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From @Mouq

Fixed in Rakudo commit​:

commit 1146597d0f80dda33d837120bbc17c1a02ba457a
Author​: Elizabeth Mattijsen <liz@​dijkmat.nl>
Date​: Thu Feb 19 21​:35​:34 2015 +0100

  Fix for #​123884, [Tux]++

Test added to S32-exceptions/misc.t in Roast commit​:

commit 1777fbd8cf7e41770c863bfbc1fb41e3a4e7dec4
Author​: Mouq <alexmoquin@​gmail.com>
Date​: Mon Feb 23 00​:17​:48 2015 -0500

  Add test for RT #​123884

Closing as resolved :)

On Thu Feb 19 12​:20​:52 2015, hmbrand wrote​:

$ perl6 -e'say $\;'
===SORRY!=== Error while compiling -e
Unsupported use of $\ variable; in Perl 6 please use the filehandle's
.ors attribute
at -e​:1
------> say $\⏏;

$ perl6 -e'$*OUT.ors.perl.say'
No such method 'ors' for invocant of type 'IO​::Handle'
in block <unit> at -e​:1

$ perl6 -e'$*OUT.^attributes.say'
Mu $!path Mu $!PIO int $!ins Mu $!chomp Mu $!nl int $!pipe

$ perl6 -e'$*OUT.nl.perl.say'
"\n"

$helpful-message ~~ s{ors}{nl};

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

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