From @masak

<masak> perl6​: my @​a = 0 xx 4; @​a[0] = 42; say @​a.perl
<p6eval> rakudo 33460​: OUTPUT[[42, 42, 42, 42]␤]
<p6eval> ..pugs​: OUTPUT[\(42, 0, 0, 0)␤]
<p6eval> ..elf 24144​: OUTPUT[[42,0,0,0]␤]
<moritz_> jnthn​: right
<jnthn> masak​: Oooh, that's a good one!
<masak> who's right, elf/pugs or rakudo?
<jnthn> I vote elf.
* masak files rakudobug
<jnthn> Oh, Pugs isn't so wrong either.

From @moritz

On Wed Dec 03 12​:59​:35 2008, masak wrote​:

<masak> perl6​: my @​a = 0 xx 4; @​a[0] = 42; say @​a.perl
<p6eval> rakudo 33460​: OUTPUT[[42, 42, 42, 42]␤]
<p6eval> ..pugs​: OUTPUT[\(42, 0, 0, 0)␤]
<p6eval> ..elf 24144​: OUTPUT[[42,0,0,0]␤]
<moritz_> jnthn​: right
<jnthn> masak​: Oooh, that's a good one!
<masak> who's right, elf/pugs or rakudo?
<jnthn> I vote elf.
* masak files rakudobug
<jnthn> Oh, Pugs isn't so wrong either.

I've added some basic tests to t/spec/S03-operators/repeat.t in (pugs)
r24146 and r24147.

Cheers,
Moritz

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

From @pmichaud

On Wed, Dec 03, 2008 at 12​:59​:36PM -0800, Carl Mäsak wrote​:

<masak> perl6​: my @​a = 0 xx 4; @​a[0] = 42; say @​a.perl
<p6eval> rakudo 33460​: OUTPUT[[42, 42, 42, 42]␤]
<p6eval> ..pugs​: OUTPUT[\(42, 0, 0, 0)␤]
<p6eval> ..elf 24144​: OUTPUT[[42,0,0,0]␤]
<moritz_> jnthn​: right
<jnthn> masak​: Oooh, that's a good one!
<masak> who's right, elf/pugs or rakudo?
<jnthn> I vote elf.
* masak files rakudobug
<jnthn> Oh, Pugs isn't so wrong either.

For the record, I think this is more an example of improper
list to array conversion than a problem of infix​:<xx> itself.
I'm working on array conversion now.

Pm

From @moritz

On Fri Dec 05 07​:43​:57 2008, pmichaud wrote​:

On Wed, Dec 03, 2008 at 12​:59​:36PM -0800, Carl Mäsak wrote​:

<masak> perl6​: my @​a = 0 xx 4; @​a[0] = 42; say @​a.perl
<p6eval> rakudo 33460​: OUTPUT[[42, 42, 42, 42]␤]
<p6eval> ..pugs​: OUTPUT[\(42, 0, 0, 0)␤]
<p6eval> ..elf 24144​: OUTPUT[[42,0,0,0]␤]
<moritz_> jnthn​: right
<jnthn> masak​: Oooh, that's a good one!
<masak> who's right, elf/pugs or rakudo?
<jnthn> I vote elf.
* masak files rakudobug
<jnthn> Oh, Pugs isn't so wrong either.

For the record, I think this is more an example of improper
list to array conversion than a problem of infix​:<xx> itself.
I'm working on array conversion now.

This test is now passing (after merge of the "assign" branch).

Cheers,
Moritz

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