From @masak

$ cat A.pm
use v6;
sub MAIN {
}

$ cat foo
use v6;
use A;

$ perl6 foo
Method 'chars' not found for invocant of class 'Failure'
  in 'Cool​::substr' at line 2394​:CORE.setting
  in 'process-cmd-args' at line 7489​:CORE.setting
  in <anon> at line 7567​:CORE.setting
  in 'MAIN_HELPER' at line 1
  in main program body at line 1​:A.pm

From @coke

On Wed Feb 16 15​:14​:08 2011, masak wrote​:

$ cat A.pm
use v6;
sub MAIN {
}

$ cat foo
use v6;
use A;

$ perl6 foo
Method 'chars' not found for invocant of class 'Failure'
in 'Cool​::substr' at line 2394​:CORE.setting
in 'process-cmd-args' at line 7489​:CORE.setting
in <anon> at line 7567​:CORE.setting
in 'MAIN_HELPER' at line 1
in main program body at line 1​:A.pm

This now completes without error. Closable with tests.

--
Will "Coke" Coleda

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

From @coke

On Tue Jan 14 13​:43​:50 2014, coke wrote​:

On Wed Feb 16 15​:14​:08 2011, masak wrote​:

$ cat A.pm
use v6;
sub MAIN {
}

$ cat foo
use v6;
use A;

$ perl6 foo
Method 'chars' not found for invocant of class 'Failure'
in 'Cool​::substr' at line 2394​:CORE.setting
in 'process-cmd-args' at line 7489​:CORE.setting
in <anon> at line 7567​:CORE.setting
in 'MAIN_HELPER' at line 1
in main program body at line 1​:A.pm

This now completes without error. Closable with tests.

A test for a condition very much like this is in S06-other/main. t- it makes sure that the external file loads and that MAIN isn't run. Calling that sufficient, closing ticket.

--
Will "Coke" Coleda

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