From @dakkar

Example​:

  $ perl6 -e 'dd <a b>'
  ("a", "b")
 
  $ perl6 -e 'dd <<a b>>'
  "a"
  "b"

  $ perl6 -e 'dd qw{a b}'
  ("a", "b")

  $ perl6 -e 'dd qqw{a b}'
  ("a", "b")

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Different all twisty a of in maze are you, passages little.

From @lizmat

Some elaboration​:

$ 6 'sub a(@​a) { say @​a.perl }; a <a b>; a << a b >>'
===SORRY!=== Error while compiling -e
Calling a(Str, Str) will never work with declared signature (@​a)
at -e​:1
------> sub a(@​a) { say @​a.perl }; a <a b>; ⏏a << a b >>

Liz

On 05 Sep 2015, at 12​:33, dakkar (via RT) <perl6-bugs-followup@​perl.org> wrote​:

# New Ticket Created by dakkar
# Please include the string​: [perl #​125995]
# in the subject line of all future correspondence about this issue.
# <URL​: https://rt-archive.perl.org/perl6/Ticket/Display.html?id=125995 >

Example​:

$ perl6 -e 'dd <a b>'
("a", "b")

$ perl6 -e 'dd <<a b>>'
"a"
"b"

$ perl6 -e 'dd qw{a b}'
("a", "b")

$ perl6 -e 'dd qqw{a b}'
("a", "b")

This is on commit 03b5a

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Dakkar - <Mobilis in mobile>
GPG public key fingerprint = A071 E618 DD2C 5901 9574
6FE2 40EA 9883 7519 3F88
key id = 0x75193F88

Different all twisty a of in maze are you, passages little.

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

From @jnthn

On Sat Sep 05 03​:41​:57 2015, elizabeth wrote​:

Some elaboration​:

$ 6 'sub a(@​a) { say @​a.perl }; a <a b>; a << a b >>'
===SORRY!=== Error while compiling -e
Calling a(Str, Str) will never work with declared signature (@​a)
at -e​:1
------> sub a(@​a) { say @​a.perl }; a <a b>; ⏏a << a b >>

Fixed and test added to S02-literals/quoting.t.

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