From @masak

<JimmyZ> masak​: alpha is diferent from rakudo
<JimmyZ> masak​: which one is right?
<JimmyZ> alpha​: my $b = &time; say &$b();
<p6eval> alpha 30e0ed​: OUTPUT«1272203938.46735␤»
<JimmyZ> rakudo​: my $b = &time; say &$b();
<p6eval> rakudo e393c7​: OUTPUT«␤»
<masak> rakudo​: my $b = &time; say $b();
<p6eval> rakudo e393c7​: OUTPUT«1272203984.27821␤»
<masak> JimmyZ​: viv seems to indicate that alpha was right there.
<masak> i.e. that &$b() should be parsed as (&$b).()
* masak submits rakudobug

From @coke

On Sun Apr 25 07​:22​:56 2010, masak wrote​:

<JimmyZ> masak​: alpha is diferent from rakudo
<JimmyZ> masak​: which one is right?
<JimmyZ> alpha​: my $b = &time; say &$b();
<p6eval> alpha 30e0ed​: OUTPUT«1272203938.46735␤»
<JimmyZ> rakudo​: my $b = &time; say &$b();
<p6eval> rakudo e393c7​: OUTPUT«␤»
<masak> rakudo​: my $b = &time; say $b();
<p6eval> rakudo e393c7​: OUTPUT«1272203984.27821␤»
<masak> JimmyZ​: viv seems to indicate that alpha was right there.
<masak> i.e. that &$b() should be parsed as (&$b).()
* masak submits rakudobug

Error has changed​:

00​:53 <[Coke]> rakudo​: my $b = &time; say &$b();
00​:53 <p6eval> rakudo 67778a​: OUTPUT«===SORRY!===␤Non-declarative sigil is
  missing its name at line 22, near "&$b();"␤»

--
Will "Coke" Coleda

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

From @coke

On Tue Aug 17 21​:54​:31 2010, coke wrote​:

On Sun Apr 25 07​:22​:56 2010, masak wrote​:

<JimmyZ> masak​: alpha is diferent from rakudo
<JimmyZ> masak​: which one is right?
<JimmyZ> alpha​: my $b = &time; say &$b();
<p6eval> alpha 30e0ed​: OUTPUT«1272203938.46735␤»
<JimmyZ> rakudo​: my $b = &time; say &$b();
<p6eval> rakudo e393c7​: OUTPUT«␤»
<masak> rakudo​: my $b = &time; say $b();
<p6eval> rakudo e393c7​: OUTPUT«1272203984.27821␤»
<masak> JimmyZ​: viv seems to indicate that alpha was right there.
<masak> i.e. that &$b() should be parsed as (&$b).()
* masak submits rakudobug

Error has changed​:

00​:53 <[Coke]> rakudo​: my $b = &time; say &$b();
00​:53 <p6eval> rakudo 67778a​: OUTPUT«===SORRY!===␤Non-declarative
sigil is
missing its name at line 22, near "&$b();"␤»

And again​:

10​:45 < [Coke]> rakudo​: my $b = &time; say &$b();
10​:46 <+p6eval> rakudo 38165a​: OUTPUT«===SORRY!===␤Symbol '&time' not
  predeclared in <anonymous> (/tmp/rmvYisn_Ne​:1)␤»

--
Will "Coke" Coleda

From @moritz

Am 11.01.2012 16​:46, schrieb Will Coleda via RT​:

On Tue Aug 17 21​:54​:31 2010, coke wrote​:

On Sun Apr 25 07​:22​:56 2010, masak wrote​:

<JimmyZ> masak​: alpha is diferent from rakudo
<JimmyZ> masak​: which one is right?
<JimmyZ> alpha​: my $b =&time; say&$b();
<p6eval> alpha 30e0ed​: OUTPUT«1272203938.46735␤»
<JimmyZ> rakudo​: my $b =&time; say&$b();
<p6eval> rakudo e393c7​: OUTPUT«␤»
<masak> rakudo​: my $b =&time; say $b();
<p6eval> rakudo e393c7​: OUTPUT«1272203984.27821␤»
<masak> JimmyZ​: viv seems to indicate that alpha was right there.
<masak> i.e. that&$b() should be parsed as (&$b).()
* masak submits rakudobug

Error has changed​:

00​:53<[Coke]> rakudo​: my $b =&time; say&$b();
00​:53<p6eval> rakudo 67778a​: OUTPUT«===SORRY!===␤Non-declarative
sigil is
missing its name at line 22, near "&$b();"␤»

And again​:

10​:45< [Coke]> rakudo​: my $b =&time; say&$b();
10​:46<+p6eval> rakudo 38165a​: OUTPUT«===SORRY!===␤Symbol '&time' not
predeclared in<anonymous> (/tmp/rmvYisn_Ne​:1)␤»

The problem here is just that 'time' is implemented as a term, not as a
subroutine in the setting. If I do the same thing with something that's
actually a subroutine, it works fine​:

09​:46 < moritz> nom​: sub f { 6 }; my $b = &f; say &$b()
09​:46 <+p6eval> nom 47540c​: OUTPUT«6␤»

likewise if I reference 'time' correctly​:

09​:47 <+p6eval> nom 47540c​: OUTPUT«1326441971␤»
09​:47 < moritz> nom​: my $b = &term​:<time>; &$b()

Can be closed with tests.

Cheers,
Moritz

From @moritz

now tested in S02-types/sigils-and-types.t.

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