From @masak

<masak> std​: {*.{}}()
<p6eval> std 29873​: OUTPUT«ok 00​:01 105m␤»
<masak> rakudo​: {*.{}}()
<p6eval> rakudo c83cf2​: OUTPUT«Unable to parse blockoid, couldn't find
final '}' [...]
* masak submits weird rakudobug

From @bbkr

$ perl6 -e '{*.{}}()'
$ echo $?
0

Parses on Kiev build, but I have no idea where test for such case should
be placed, so I'm leaving ticked unchanged.

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

From @bbkr

[15​:36] <bbkr> http://rt.perl.org/rt3/Ticket/Display.html?id=73162 - in
which file should I put test for that?
[15​:37] * moritz_ takes a look
[15​:37] <moritz_> bbkr​: S02-builtin_data_types/whatever.t
[15​:38] <bbkr> moritz_​: thanks
[15​:38] <moritz_> bbkr​: because the * in there is a Whatever star

Taking for tests

From @bbkr

test added in S02-builtin_data_types/whatever.t

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

From @kyleha

This is an automatically generated mail to inform you that tests are now available in t/spec/S02-builtin_data_types/whatever.t

commit 3c4712024e03a1bf172dd4a848a4163686f8f59c
Author​: bbkr <bbkr@​c213334d-75ef-0310-aa23-eaa082d1ae64>
Date​: Tue Jun 29 14​:14​:07 2010 +0000

  [t/spec] tests for RT #​73162 Rakudo cant parse "{*.{}}()" (but STD.pm can)
 
  git-svn-id​: http://svn.pugscode.org/pugs@&#8203;31504 c213334d-75ef-0310-aa23-eaa082d1ae64

diff --git a/t/spec/S02-builtin_data_types/whatever.t b/t/spec/S02-builtin_data_types/whatever.t
index 53abcbf..30d572a 100644
--- a/t/spec/S02-builtin_data_types/whatever.t
+++ b/t/spec/S02-builtin_data_types/whatever.t
@@ -185,6 +185,9 @@ is (0,0,0,0,0,0) >>+>> ((1,2) xx *), <1 2 1 2 1 2>, 'xx * works';
 
 }
 
+# RT #73162
+eval_lives_ok '{*.{}}()', '{*.{}}() lives';
+
 done_testing;
 
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