[perl #130231] [LTA] Nil.chrs complains about the use of Nil in numeric context, but isn't it a string context? (Nil.chrs)

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On Thu, 01 Dec 2016 15:11:31 -0800, alex.jakime...@gmail.com wrote:
> Code:
> Nil.chrs
> 
> Result:
> Use of Nil in numeric context
>   in block <unit> at -e line 1
> 
> 
> At the same time:
> 
> Code:
> Nil.ords
> 
> Result:
> Use of Nil in string context
>   in block <unit> at -e line 1
> 
> 
> I think that both should say that it is in string context.


.chrs takes a list of numbers. The Nil is used in numeric context, resulting in 
a 0, which after being .chr'ed results in a null string:

m: quietly say Nil.chrs eq "\x[0]"; # True
rakudo-moar abc643: OUTPUT«True␤» 

The warning is accurate.