[perl #111956] [BUG] LTA error message when quantifier follows nothing in Rakudo

[Carl Mäsak via RT]

On Sat Mar 24 10:39:53 2012, masak wrote:
> < masak> r: my $foo = '*'; say "q*" ~~ / q <$foo> /
> <p6eval> rakudo a4c78f: OUTPUT«===SORRY!===␤Method 'rxtype' not found
> for invocant of class 'Integer'␤»
> <masak> innerestin'.
> <sorear> n: my $foo = '*'; say "q*" ~~ / q <$foo> /
> <p6eval> niecza v15-5-g1252cdb: OUTPUT«Unhandled exception: Quantifier
> quantifies nothing [...]
> <masak> I prefer Niecza's error to Rakudo's.
> <masak> r: say '' ~~ / * /
> <p6eval> rakudo a4c78f: OUTPUT«===SORRY!===␤Method 'rxtype' not found
> for invocant of class 'Integer'␤»
> <masak> ah, there we go.
> * masak submits LTA rakudobug

<moritz> r: "" ~~ / * /
<p6eval> rakudo a4c78f: OUTPUT«===SORRY!===␤Method 'rxtype' not found 
for invocant of class 'Integer'␤»
<moritz> so, one needs ~~ *and* whitesapce to trigger it?
<moritz> r: / * /
<p6eval> rakudo a4c78f: OUTPUT«===SORRY!===␤Method 'rxtype' not found 
for invocant of class 'Integer'␤»
<moritz> no, just whitespace
<moritz> so, probably a parsing bug
* masak updates the RT ticket