From @pmichaud

21​:31 <TimToady> rakudo​: "string".WHAT.perl.say
21​:31 <p6eval> rakudo 39e45d​: OUTPUT«Str()␤»
21​:31 <TimToady> .perl of a protoobject probably *shouldn't* have the ()
21​:32 <TimToady> unless we guarantee that .() on a protoobject returns the protoobject itself
21​:32 <pmichaud> I agree, shouldn't have the ().
21​:32 <pmichaud> rakudobug.
21​:32 <jnthn> Agree.
21​:32 <jnthn> And the type errors will be nicer as a result. ;-)

From @jnthn

On Wed Apr 29 14​:39​:49 2009, pmichaud wrote​:

21​:31 <TimToady> rakudo​: "string".WHAT.perl.say
21​:31 <p6eval> rakudo 39e45d​: OUTPUT«Str()␤»
21​:31 <TimToady> .perl of a protoobject probably *shouldn't* have the
()
21​:32 <TimToady> unless we guarantee that .() on a protoobject returns
the protoobject itself
21​:32 <pmichaud> I agree, shouldn't have the ().
21​:32 <pmichaud> rakudobug.
21​:32 <jnthn> Agree.
21​:32 <jnthn> And the type errors will be nicer as a result. ;-)

Fixed in git 44e1cac. Assigning to moritz++ for spectest.

Thanks,

Jonathan

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From @moritz

On Fri May 01 04​:47​:21 2009, jnthn@​jnthn.net wrote​:

On Wed Apr 29 14​:39​:49 2009, pmichaud wrote​:

21​:31 <TimToady> rakudo​: "string".WHAT.perl.say
21​:31 <p6eval> rakudo 39e45d​: OUTPUT«Str()␤»
21​:31 <TimToady> .perl of a protoobject probably *shouldn't* have the
()
21​:32 <TimToady> unless we guarantee that .() on a protoobject returns
the protoobject itself
21​:32 <pmichaud> I agree, shouldn't have the ().
21​:32 <pmichaud> rakudobug.
21​:32 <jnthn> Agree.
21​:32 <jnthn> And the type errors will be nicer as a result. ;-)

Fixed in git 44e1cac. Assigning to moritz++ for spectest.

Now tested in t/spec/S12-class/basic.t.

Cheers,
Moritz

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