[perl #77624] [BUG] Base conversion of Str containing base conversion doesn't work in Rakudo

[Will Coleda via RT]

On Wed Sep 01 10:17:15 2010, masak wrote:
> <TimToady> rakudo: say :10(':16<bad.decaf>')
> <p6eval> rakudo dc9900: OUTPUT�DON'T PANIC! Invalid character (:)!
> Please try again :)
> <pmichaud> ...DON'T PANIC?
> <masak> that's lue's addition, I think.
> <masak> should the above work?
> <pmichaud> yes, the str-to-num conversions still need a fair bit of work.
> * masak submits rakudobug

I'm not sure the original request makes sense. Can you point us at the spec 
that says that this 
should work? (Everything I see about :NN in S02 makes it look like a literal 
syntax only.


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Will "Coke" Coleda