From @masak

$ perl6 -v
This is perl6 version 2014.04-5-g921615b built on MoarVM version 2014.04

$ cat > foo
a
b
c
$ perl6 -e 'given open("foo") { .say for .lines }'
a
b
c

So far, so good, but...

$ ln -s foo bar
$ perl6 -e 'given open("bar") { .say for .lines }'
a
b
c
<an infinitude of infinite lines, snipped for your convenience>

Expected latter program to give output identical to the former.

From 1parrota@gmail.com

I just tried to reproduce this on "perl6 version 2014.03.01 built on
parrot 6.1.0 revision 0" and failed. (I.e. the code terminated
correctly).

That might be a clue.

On 4/21/14, Carl Mäsak <perl6-bugs-followup@​perl.org> wrote​:

# New Ticket Created by "Carl Mäsak"
# Please include the string​: [perl #​121693]
# in the subject line of all future correspondence about this issue.
# <URL​: https://rt-archive.perl.org/perl6/Ticket/Display.html?id=121693 >

$ perl6 -v
This is perl6 version 2014.04-5-g921615b built on MoarVM version 2014.04

$ cat > foo
a
b
c
$ perl6 -e 'given open("foo") { .say for .lines }'
a
b
c

So far, so good, but...

$ ln -s foo bar
$ perl6 -e 'given open("bar") { .say for .lines }'
a
b
c
<an infinitude of infinite lines, snipped for your convenience>

Expected latter program to give output identical to the former.

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

From @FROGGS

This is fixed in MoarVM/MoarVM@4a8dac6

From @FROGGS

I don't think we can check for an operating *and* file system that supports symlinks reliable.

Therefore, closing ticket.

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