From @AlexDaniel

Code​:
say :2(1);

¦«2015.12»​:
This call only converts base-2 strings to numbers; value 1 is of type Int, so cannot be converted!
(If you really wanted to convert 1 to a base-2 string, use 1.base(2) instead.)
  in block <unit> at /home/bisectable/git/whateverable/data/regressionable/14950971/snippet line 1
«exit code = 1»

¦«2016.06»​:
This call only converts base-2 strings to numbers; value 1 is of type Int, so cannot be converted!
(If you really wanted to convert 1 to a base-2 string, use 1.base(2) instead.)
  in block <unit> at /home/bisectable/git/whateverable/data/regressionable/14950971/snippet line 1
«exit code = 1»

¦«2016.12»​:
This call only converts base-2 strings to numbers; value 1 is of type Int, so cannot be converted!
  in block <unit> at /home/bisectable/git/whateverable/data/regressionable/14950971/snippet line 1
«exit code = 1»

¦«2017.06»​:
This call only converts base-2 strings to numbers; value 1 is of type Int, so cannot be converted!
  in block <unit> at /home/bisectable/git/whateverable/data/regressionable/14950971/snippet line 1
«exit code = 1»

¦«f72be0f130cf»​:
This call only converts base-2 strings to numbers; value 1 is of type Int, so cannot be converted!
  in block <unit> at /home/bisectable/git/whateverable/data/regressionable/14950971/snippet line 1
«exit code = 1»

Possible IRC discussion​: https://irclog.perlgeek.de/perl6/2017-08-01#i_14950971

Bisectable​: (2016-11-14) rakudo/rakudo@1dc4c42

So previously it said �use 1.base(2) instead� and now it no longer does. I think it should.

From @zoffixznet

On Sat, 14 Oct 2017 00​:54​:02 -0700, alex.jakimenko@​gmail.com wrote​:

Code​:
say :2(1);

¦«2015.12»​:
This call only converts base-2 strings to numbers; value 1 is of type
Int, so cannot be converted!
(If you really wanted to convert 1 to a base-2 string, use 1.base(2)
instead.)
in block <unit> at
/home/bisectable/git/whateverable/data/regressionable/14950971/snippet
line 1
«exit code = 1»

¦«2016.06»​:
This call only converts base-2 strings to numbers; value 1 is of type
Int, so cannot be converted!
(If you really wanted to convert 1 to a base-2 string, use 1.base(2)
instead.)
in block <unit> at
/home/bisectable/git/whateverable/data/regressionable/14950971/snippet
line 1
«exit code = 1»

¦«2016.12»​:
This call only converts base-2 strings to numbers; value 1 is of type
Int, so cannot be converted!
in block <unit> at
/home/bisectable/git/whateverable/data/regressionable/14950971/snippet
line 1
«exit code = 1»

¦«2017.06»​:
This call only converts base-2 strings to numbers; value 1 is of type
Int, so cannot be converted!
in block <unit> at
/home/bisectable/git/whateverable/data/regressionable/14950971/snippet
line 1
«exit code = 1»

¦«f72be0f130cf»​:
This call only converts base-2 strings to numbers; value 1 is of type
Int, so cannot be converted!
in block <unit> at
/home/bisectable/git/whateverable/data/regressionable/14950971/snippet
line 1
«exit code = 1»

Possible IRC discussion​: https://irclog.perlgeek.de/perl6/2017-08-
01#i_14950971

Bisectable​: (2016-11-14)
rakudo/rakudo@1dc4c42

So previously it said �use 1.base(2) instead� and now it no longer
does. I think it should.

Fix​: rakudo/rakudo@de2b9ff720
Test​: rakudo/rakudo@de2b9ff720

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