From @moritz

17​:23 <@​moritz_> rakudo​: proto sub a(*@​val) { say @​val.perl }; a(​:val<a
b c>)
17​:23 < p6eval> rakudo cb4521​: OUTPUT«Unexpected named parameter 'val'
  passed␤current instr.​: 'a' pc 223 (EVAL_1​:83)␤»
17​:23 <@​moritz_> rakudo​: proto sub a(@​val) { say @​val.perl }; a(​:val<a b c>)
17​:23 < p6eval> rakudo cb4521​: OUTPUT«("a", "b", "c")␤»

The only difference between these two lines the * in front of the @​val
parameter. Obviously it should work with it, too

From @kyleha

This is an automatically generated mail to inform you that tests are now available in t/spec/S06-signature/slurpy-params.t

commit 57d87c05c9a9f78b3519ce5e246ea2b5a7420ffa
Author​: moritz <moritz@​c213334d-75ef-0310-aa23-eaa082d1ae64>
Date​: Sun May 30 20​:31​:40 2010 +0000

  [t/spec] test for RT #​74344, call slurpy params by name
 
  git-svn-id​: http://svn.pugscode.org/pugs@&#8203;31003 c213334d-75ef-0310-aa23-eaa082d1ae64

diff --git a/t/spec/S06-signature/slurpy-params.t b/t/spec/S06-signature/slurpy-params.t
index cbc77b9..4b8e748 100644
--- a/t/spec/S06-signature/slurpy-params.t
+++ b/t/spec/S06-signature/slurpy-params.t
@@ -295,6 +295,13 @@ eval_dies_ok 'sub rt65324(*@x, $oops) { say $oops }',
 }
 
 
+# RT #74344
+#?rakudo skip 'RT 74344'
+{
+    sub slurpy-by-name(*@var) { @var.join('|') }
+    is slurpy-by-name(:var<a v g>), 'a|v|g', 'Can call slurpy param by name';
+}
+
 done_testing;
 
 # vim: ft=perl6

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

From @moritz

Calling positionals by name is now deprecated, so closing.

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