[perl #118075] [BUG] $, in list interpreted as '$,' variable rather than bare sigil $ + comma

[Will Coleda via RT]

On Thu May 23 14:54:13 2013, labster wrote:
> Well, almost fixed.  The spec says:
> > Attempts to say something like:
> >     ($a, $, $c) = 1..3;
> > will result in the message, "Anonymous variable requires declarator".
> 
> It results in the message:
> > Non-declarative sigil is missing its name
> which is also what STD generates.  So is this now a specsbug or rakudobug?

Lack of test has allowed behavior to revert to original quoted on ticket:

19:44 < [Coke]> r: my $a; my $c; ($a, $, $c) = 1..3;
19:44 <+camelia> rakudo-jvm 4f66ce: OUTPUT«===SORRY!=== Error while compiling
                 /tmp/_8CZwy0Onq␤Unsupported use of $, variable; in Perl 6
                 please use $*OUT.output_field_separator()␤at
                 /tmp/_8CZwy0Onq:1␤------> my $a; my $c; ($a, ⏏$, $c) = 1..3;␤
                 expecti…»
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Will "Coke" Coleda