From @AlexDaniel

Code​:
say [*] ‘hello’

Result​:
hello

Code​:
say [/] ‘hello’

Result​:
hello

Code​:
say [-] ‘hello’

Result​:
hello

OK, so we get the idea, right?

Code​:
say [+] ‘hello’

Result​:
Cannot convert string to number​: base-10 number must begin with valid digits or '.' in 'â��hello' (indicated by â��)
  in block <unit> at -e line 1

Actually thrown at​:
  in block <unit> at -e line 1

Why?

From @AlexDaniel

Related​: https://rt-archive.perl.org/perl6/Ticket/Display.html?id=128758

From @MasterDuke17

On Wed Jul 27 14​:29​:40 2016, alex.jakimenko@​gmail.com wrote​:

Related​: https://rt-archive.perl.org/perl6/Ticket/Display.html?id=128758

Seems to be fixed now​:
perl6 -e 'say [-] �hello�'
Cannot convert string to number​: base-10 number must begin with valid digits or '.' in 'â��hello' (indicated by â��)
  in block <unit> at -e line 1

Actually thrown at​:
  in block <unit> at -e line 1

perl6 --version
This is Rakudo version 2016.09-108-g3a6cd8a built on MoarVM version 2016.09-15-gc8b4228
implementing Perl 6.c.

Same for [+], [/], [*]

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

From @AlexDaniel

Right, indeed. Got fixed along with #​128758.

A couple of tests will not hurt, so marking as testneeded.

On 2016-10-02 15​:07​:02, ddgreen@​gmail.com wrote​:

On Wed Jul 27 14​:29​:40 2016, alex.jakimenko@​gmail.com wrote​:

Related​: https://rt-archive.perl.org/perl6/Ticket/Display.html?id=128758

Seems to be fixed now​:
perl6 -e 'say [-] ‘hello’'
Cannot convert string to number​: base-10 number must begin with valid
digits or '.' in '�hello' (indicated by �)
in block <unit> at -e line 1

Actually thrown at​:
in block <unit> at -e line 1

perl6 --version
This is Rakudo version 2016.09-108-g3a6cd8a built on MoarVM version
2016.09-15-gc8b4228
implementing Perl 6.c.

Same for [+], [/], [*]

From @AlexDaniel

cpin++ added some tests​: Raku/roast@938b644

On 2016-10-02 18​:20​:25, alex.jakimenko@​gmail.com wrote​:

Right, indeed. Got fixed along with #​128758.

A couple of tests will not hurt, so marking as testneeded.

On 2016-10-02 15​:07​:02, ddgreen@​gmail.com wrote​:

On Wed Jul 27 14​:29​:40 2016, alex.jakimenko@​gmail.com wrote​:

Related​: https://rt-archive.perl.org/perl6/Ticket/Display.html?id=128758

Seems to be fixed now​:
perl6 -e 'say [-] ‘hello’'
Cannot convert string to number​: base-10 number must begin with valid
digits or '.' in '�hello' (indicated by �)
in block <unit> at -e line 1

Actually thrown at​:
in block <unit> at -e line 1

perl6 --version
This is Rakudo version 2016.09-108-g3a6cd8a built on MoarVM version
2016.09-15-gc8b4228
implementing Perl 6.c.

Same for [+], [/], [*]

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