From @masak

<japhb> rakudo​: given "a" { if /^(a)$/ { say $0 } }
<p6eval> rakudo aed9fe​: OUTPUT«a␤»
<japhb> rakudo​: given "a" { when /^(a)$/ { say $0 } }
<p6eval> rakudo aed9fe​: OUTPUT«Nil␤»
<japhb> ^^ known?
<masak> b​: given "a" { when /^(a)$/ { say $0 } }
<p6eval> b 1b7dd1​: OUTPUT«a␤»
<masak> japhb​: probably part of the whole regexes not being quite done
in nom yet thing.
<japhb> masak, nodnod. Strange effect though. I wouldn't expect a
difference between those two.
<masak> indeed.
* masak submits rakudobug

From @jnthn

On Sat Sep 24 14​:17​:45 2011, masak wrote​:

<japhb> rakudo​: given "a" { if /^(a)$/ { say $0 } }
<p6eval> rakudo aed9fe​: OUTPUT«a␤»
<japhb> rakudo​: given "a" { when /^(a)$/ { say $0 } }
<p6eval> rakudo aed9fe​: OUTPUT«Nil␤»
<japhb> ^^ known?
<masak> b​: given "a" { when /^(a)$/ { say $0 } }
<p6eval> b 1b7dd1​: OUTPUT«a␤»
<masak> japhb​: probably part of the whole regexes not being quite done
in nom yet thing.
<japhb> masak, nodnod. Strange effect though. I wouldn't expect a
difference between those two.
<masak> indeed.
* masak submits rakudobug

given "a" { when /^(a)$/ { say $0 } }
=> <a>

Tagging testneeded.

/jnthn

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

From @moritz

Now tested in S04-statements/given.t.

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