From dougljenkins@gmail.com

The IO​::Socket​::INET has code to split the port from the host name when
passed like this​:
127.0.0.1​:3000

But when using IPv6 addresses
[​::1]​:3000

The code fails because the function to split IPv6 addresses returns a Match
object instead of a Str.

From @zoffixznet

On Sat, 31 Dec 2016 19​:21​:51 -0800, dougljenkins@​gmail.com wrote​:

The IO​::Socket​::INET has code to split the port from the host name when
passed like this​:
127.0.0.1​:3000

But when using IPv6 addresses
[​::1]​:3000

The code fails because the function to split IPv6 addresses returns a Match
object instead of a Str.

Fixed in rakudo/rakudo@c1e0d8f

Marking TESTNEEDED.

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

From @zoffixznet

On Sat, 31 Dec 2016 19​:21​:51 -0800, dougljenkins@​gmail.com wrote​:

The IO​::Socket​::INET has code to split the port from the host name when
passed like this​:
127.0.0.1​:3000

But when using IPv6 addresses
[​::1]​:3000

The code fails because the function to split IPv6 addresses returns a Match
object instead of a Str.

Tests added in Raku/roast@ea5c5c0

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

From dougljenkins@gmail.com

rakudo/rakudo#981

Pull request to resolve issue

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The IO​::Socket​::INET has code to split the port from the host name when
passed like this​:
127.0.0.1​:3000

But when using IPv6 addresses
[​::1]​:3000

The code fails because the function to split IPv6 addresses returns a Match
object instead of a Str.

From dougljenkins@gmail.com

Raku/roast#211

Added test

On Sun, Jan 1, 2017 at 6​:54 PM, Zoffix Znet via RT <
perl6-bugs-followup@​perl.org> wrote​:

On Sat, 31 Dec 2016 19​:21​:51 -0800, dougljenkins@​gmail.com wrote​:

The IO​::Socket​::INET has code to split the port from the host name when
passed like this​:
127.0.0.1​:3000

But when using IPv6 addresses
[​::1]​:3000

The code fails because the function to split IPv6 addresses returns a
Match
object instead of a Str.

Fixed in https://github.com/rakudo/rakudo/commit/
c1e0d8fbef03bfeed19818ac6a0484e572cbf77f

Marking TESTNEEDED.