> On 17 Sep 2017, at 01:45, Norman Gaywood <ngayw...@une.edu.au> wrote: > Still, I wonder if the compiler should have error'ed before I actually tried > to assign to the variable at run-time. > > The compiler should know that I can't do: > > sub MAIN( :$debug = False, :$verbose = False ) { > $verbose = True if $debug; > > before it is actually run.
Yes, it probably could have. Perhaps a rakudobug report us in order for this (if it hasn’t been reported before). Liz