From @lizmat

[16​:00​:04] <lizmat> m​: say try die # does not actually die
[16​:00​:05] <+camelia> rakudo-moar 315ec6​: OUTPUT«Nil␤»
[16​:00​:13] <lizmat> m​: say try +"foo" # this does, why ?
[16​:00​:14] <+camelia> rakudo-moar 315ec6​: OUTPUT«Cannot convert string to number​: base-10 number must begin with valid digits or '.' in '⏏foo' (indicated by ⏏)␤ in method gist at src/gen/m-CORE.setting​:13672␤ in sub say at src/gen/m-CORE.setting​:15862␤ in block <unit> at /tmp/HzF9JlwvI6​:1␤␤»
[16​:01​:18] <lizmat> rakudobug ?
[16​:03​:30] xenoterracide_ (~xenoterra@​user-0ccsp49.cable.mindspring.com) joined the channel.
[16​:04​:00] <masak> I'd say so.
[16​:04​:04] <masak> please submit.

From @jnthn

On Sat Oct 25 07​:08​:44 2014, elizabeth wrote​:

[16​:00​:04] <lizmat> m​: say try die # does not actually die
[16​:00​:05] <+camelia> rakudo-moar 315ec6​: OUTPUT«Nil␤»
[16​:00​:13] <lizmat> m​: say try +"foo" # this does, why ?
[16​:00​:14] <+camelia> rakudo-moar 315ec6​: OUTPUT«Cannot convert
string to number​: base-10 number must begin with valid digits or '.'
in '⏏foo' (indicated by ⏏)␤ in method gist at src/gen/m-
CORE.setting​:13672␤ in sub say at src/gen/m-CORE.setting​:15862␤ in
block <unit> at /tmp/HzF9JlwvI6​:1␤␤»
[16​:01​:18] <lizmat> rakudobug ?
[16​:03​:30] xenoterracide_ (~xenoterra@​user-
0ccsp49.cable.mindspring.com) joined the channel.
[16​:04​:00] <masak> I'd say so.
[16​:04​:04] <masak> please submit.

Had a few attempts at fixing this. None of them worked; discussion about why on #perl6. In the meantime, there are tests added in S04-statements/try.t.

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

From @jnthn

On Sat Oct 25 07​:08​:44 2014, elizabeth wrote​:

[16​:00​:04] <lizmat> m​: say try die # does not actually die
[16​:00​:05] <+camelia> rakudo-moar 315ec6​: OUTPUT«Nil␤»
[16​:00​:13] <lizmat> m​: say try +"foo" # this does, why ?
[16​:00​:14] <+camelia> rakudo-moar 315ec6​: OUTPUT«Cannot convert
string to number​: base-10 number must begin with valid digits or '.'
in '⏏foo' (indicated by ⏏)␤ in method gist at src/gen/m-
CORE.setting​:13672␤ in sub say at src/gen/m-CORE.setting​:15862␤ in
block <unit> at /tmp/HzF9JlwvI6​:1␤␤»
[16​:01​:18] <lizmat> rakudobug ?
[16​:03​:30] xenoterracide_ (~xenoterra@​user-
0ccsp49.cable.mindspring.com) joined the channel.
[16​:04​:00] <masak> I'd say so.
[16​:04​:04] <masak> please submit.

Now 'use fatal' applies in try blocks, fixing this issue. It's tested in S04-statements/try.t.

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