From @masak

<colomon> what I'm seeing (this is in master)​: MAIN(Int $n) doesn't
work. MAIN($n) works, but then hides MAIN("test") (ie if the
command-line argument is "test", MAIN($n) is called. Help?
<masak> colomon​: the former is well-known. the latter sounds weird and new.
<colomon> masak​: https://gist.github.com/1030030

multi sub MAIN($n) {
  say "main $n { $n.WHAT }";
}

multi sub MAIN("test") {
  say "main test (ie test case)";
}

<moritz> colomon​: re-order the mutlis
<masak> huh, what?
<moritz> colomon​: thing is, the main helper doesn't do a proper multi
dispatch (yet)
<masak> ah.
<colomon> moritz++
<moritz> but it just iterates over the candidates, and invokes the
first one it can bind to
* masak submits rakudobug

From @jnthn

On Thu Jun 16 12​:33​:22 2011, masak wrote​:

<colomon> what I'm seeing (this is in master)​: MAIN(Int $n) doesn't
work. MAIN($n) works, but then hides MAIN("test") (ie if the
command-line argument is "test", MAIN($n) is called. Help?
<masak> colomon​: the former is well-known. the latter sounds weird and
new.
<colomon> masak​: https://gist.github.com/1030030

multi sub MAIN($n) {
say "main $n { $n.WHAT }";
}

multi sub MAIN("test") {
say "main test (ie test case)";
}

<moritz> colomon​: re-order the mutlis
<masak> huh, what?
<moritz> colomon​: thing is, the main helper doesn't do a proper multi
dispatch (yet)
<masak> ah.
<colomon> moritz++
<moritz> but it just iterates over the candidates, and invokes the
first one it can bind to
* masak submits rakudobug

Works now thanks to patches from japhb++. Note that it needs to be
"$n.WHAT.gist" these days.

Tagging testneeded.

/jnthn

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

From @moritz

Tested in S06-other/main-usage.t.

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